Leah Cathrine Williamson OBE is an English professional footballer who plays for Women's Super League club Arsenal and captains the Lionesses.
She suffers from endometriosis, a medical condition that can affect her performance during menstruation. She talks about this condition to raise awareness about its issues.
She started playing football at the end of one of her gymnastics sessions. Her coach threw a ball out for a bit of fun, and all the girls just ran around after it.
Her mom Amanda is her biggest inspiration and the person she looks up to the most.
Her favorite place in the world is London.
She is not a fan of coffee and prefers tea or hot chocolate.
After the final whistle in the Euro final, when Leah as captain led the Lionesses to victory, her grandma just put her head on her mum’s shoulder and went, "She did it
Her best friend is her Arsenal teammate Lia Wälti. They moved together when Leah had ACL injury and Lia took care of her.
She trained as an accountant.
She and her mum Amanda are big Arsenal fans. Her dad David and younger brother Jacob are Tottenham supporters.
She released four books for children and one called You Have the Power: Find Your Strength and Believe You Can to encourage and inspire young girls.
She loves sudoku.
She said about herself that she has no culinary skills.
After captaining the Lionesses to victory at the Euros, Prince William awarded her the Order of the British Empire (OBE).
She holds club record with the most matches for Arsenal in the Super League.
At the age of ten, she was the mascot at the UWCL final, which Arsenal won. Arsenal's next victory in the UWCL final came 18 years later, when she was named player of the match.
Her mantra is: If somebody is bothering enough to criticise you, then it means you are important enough for them to care.
She is a lifelong Arsenal fan and has been playing for the club since the age of nine, when she joined the club's academy.
In 2006, it was chosen as the mascot for the Arsenal men's team in a League Cup match at the Hawthorns Stadium against West Bromwich Albion. Although she was on holiday, her mother drove her the 690km round trip to ensure her dream came true. Her reward was a photograph with Theo Walcott.
In 2023, while she was out with injury, she learned how to play piano in just six weeks.
Her father is a lifelong Spurs supporter. But when Leah won the Champions League final with Arsenal, he surprised her by wearing her jersey.
Her favourite musician is Whitney Houston.
She is known for liking plain food. She has never tasted ketchup or mayo.
Commentator and women's football podcast host Suzanne Wrack pays tribute to England captain Leah Williamson in her recent article. She is only 28, yet she has already led England to back-to-back EURO titles. On top of that, she won the Champions League this year with Arsenal, where she also holds the record for most appearances. And it’s not just England that adores her. According to Wrack, Leah Williamson is “the most natural of unnatural leaders.”
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Arsenal defender Leah Williamson emphasized the team's commitment to maintaining high standards and learning from past performances ahead of their UEFA Women's Champions League quarter-final second leg against Real Madrid. Reflecting on their previous 2-0 loss, she acknowledged that the team underperformed and stressed the importance of self-assessment and continuous improvement. Williamson highlighted the team's culture of accountability and the necessity of being present and impactful in every action and communication with teammates.
With over 20,000 supporters expected at Emirates Stadium, Williamson expressed confidence in the squad's ability to leverage the home advantage. She drew parallels to their previous successful comeback against Bayern Munich in a similar situation, noting that such experiences instill confidence and belief in overturning deficits. As an Arsenal fan who grew up with the club, Williamson conveyed the team's ambition to replicate past successes and continue striving toward their goals.
Leah Williamson officially became our record appearance holder in Women's Super League history when she took to the field against Everton on Friday.
The 27-year-old England captain, who has been at the club since the age of eight, made her first-team debut way back in 2014, and on Friday 14. March ahe made her 158th appearance in the WSL. She has started 146 of those 158 matches, and the tally includes her seven matches in the Spring Series, that bridged the gap between the WSL moving from a summer to a winter league in 2017.
| Nike |
| Dyson |
| European championship | 2× |
| UEFA Women's Champions League | 1× |
| FA WSL | 1× |
| FA Women's Cup | 2× |
| FA Women's League Cup | 4× |
| Year | Club | AP | GL |
|---|---|---|---|
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2014
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present
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Arsenal | 164 | 10 |
| International Stats | |||
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2018
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present
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England | 55 | 5 |
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2014
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2018
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England U23 | 6 | 0 |
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2014
-
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England U20 | 3 | 0 |
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2014
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2016
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England U19 | 15 | 6 |
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2012
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2013
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England U17 | 16 | 2 |
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2010
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2011
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England U15 | 1 | 0 |
