Freya Godfrey
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.jpg) Godfrey with Ipswich Town in 2023. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Freya Godfrey | ||
| Date of birth | 7 May 2005[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Essex, England | ||
| Position | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | London City Lionesses | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Arsenal | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023–2025 | Arsenal | 2 | (0) |
| → Ipswich Town (dual reg) | |||
| 2023–2024 | → Charlton Athletic (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2025 | → London City Lionesses (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2025– | London City Lionesses | 12 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021 | England U16 | ||
| 2022 | England U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | England U19 | 23 | (12) |
| 2024– | England U23 | 6 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 February 2026 [2] ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17 February 2026 [3] | |||
Freya Godfrey (born 7 May 2005) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Women's Super League club London City Lionesses. Godfrey started her career at Arsenal, from whom she has previously been on loan to then Ipswich Town and Charlton Athletic. She has represented England from under-14 youth level, captained the England under-19 national team, and been called up to the senior team.
Club career
Godfrey played for Ipswich Town in the FA Women's National League Southern Premier Division in the 2022–23 season, while remaining with the Gunners under dual-registration.[4]
As a central striker, she excelled with Ipswich, scoring 8 goals in all competitions, as well as the winner on the last day of the season against Oxford United on the 7 May 2023.[6][7]
On 11 May 2023, Godfrey made her Arsenal and WSL debut as an 89th-minute substitute, appearing in Arsenal's 4–0 win over Brighton & Hove Albion.[8][9]
In June 2023, Godfrey signed her first professional contract with Arsenal before joining Charlton Athletic on loan in July,[5][4] saying she "can’t wait to get started."[9]
In December 2023, after 10 appearances with Charlton, she was profiled as one of the next-generation stars of the Women's Championship by Impetus Football.[10]
London City Lionesses
In August 2024, BBC journalist Emma Sanders wrote that Bristol City were interested in Godfrey joining on loan,[11] but she remained at Arsenal for the first half of the 2024–25 season before going out on loan to London City Lionesses in January 2025 for the second half of the season.[12][13]
On 23 July 2025, it was announced that Godfrey was making the move to London City Lionesses a permanent one, following former Arsenal teammate Teyah Goldie in making the move to South London in the 2025 summer transfer window.[14]
On 9 November 2025, Godfrey opened her scoring account for London City Lionesses with a brace in a 4–2 victory over Tottenham Hotspur.[citation needed]
