England Captain Williamson Signs New Arsenal Deal

England skipper Leah Williamson has signed a caller statement pinch Women's Super League broadside Arsenal.

BBC Sport understands nan 29-year-old defender has signed a two-year deal.

Williamson, who joined Arsenal's academy aged nine, has spent her full elder profession pinch nan club, chalking up much than 250 appearances successful each competitions since making her debut successful 2014.

"Everyone astatine nan nine looks guardant to Leah's continued activity and performances present astatine Arsenal," said nan club, via a statement.

She has helped Arsenal triumph nan WSL, 2 FA Cups, and 4 League Cups arsenic good arsenic nan 2024-25 Champions League, erstwhile she was named successful nan squad of nan season, and nan inaugural Women's Champions Cup successful 2026.

Williamson made her world debut successful 2018 and has won 67 caps for England, captaining nan Lionesses to back-to-back Women's Euros crowns successful 2022 and 2025.

A knee wounded picked up during nan 2025 tourney is 1 of a number of limb injuries to plague Williamson passim this season, restricting her to conscionable 4 convention appearances.

Williamson is nan 4th subordinate to perpetrate her early to nan nine successful caller weeks, pinch Kim Little, Stina Blackstenius, and Steph Catley each signing caller deals.