Lucia Kendall

English footballer

Lucia Kendall
Kendall playing for Southampton in 2023
Personal information
Full name Lucia Charlotte Kendall[1]
Date of birth (2004-05-20) 20 May 2004 (age 19)
Height 1.70m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Southampton
Number 4
Youth career
Winchester City Flyers
Southampton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Southampton 35 (2)
International career‡
2019 England U15 2 (0)
England U18
2021–2023 England U19 10 (3)
2023– England U23 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 February 2024
(only includes Women's Championship statistics)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 February 2024

Lucia Kendall (born 20 May 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Women's Championship club Southampton, and the England under-23 team. With Southampton she is a National League Cup winner, and has represented England at youth level since under-15.

Early life

Kendall started her youth career aged 7 with Winchester City Flyers, before joining Southampton's Regional Talent Club,[2] and graduating from Southampton's academy.[3]

Club career

Southampton

On 20 April 2022, Kendall scored the second goal against Portsmouth for a 2–0 victory to secure the National League title, in front of a record attendance for the team of 5,145.[4][5]

On 27 April 2022, she scored two goals in the National League Cup Final against Huddersfield Town,[6] helping the Saints to win the National League Cup, and seal a non-league double.[7] During the 2021–22 National League South season, Kendall scored 22 goals in 27 appearances.[2]

Kendall (centre) playing for Southampton against Lewes in 2022.

On 21 May 2022, for the National League Championship play-off, that Southampton won by 1–0 thus gaining promotion to the Women's Championship, Kendall's performance was described by The Observer as "dictating the play from the middle", while displaying football intelligence beyond her years.[8]

On 17 October 2022, as a substitute, she scored her first Championship goal for Southampton, the winning goal, against Birmingham City for a 1–0 victory in the 2022–23 season.[9]

In June 2023, Kendall signed a contract extension with Southampton to remain until 2025.[3]

On 11 February 2024, in a 3–1 defeat to Manchester United in the fifth round of the 2023–24 FA Cup, she provided the assist to equalise in the match.[10]

International career

Kendall has represented England at under-15, under-18, under-19 and under-23 youth levels.[2][11]

In October 2021, Kendall was called to the England under-19 team for 2022 U-19 Championship qualification fixtures,[12][13] playing in matches against the Republic of Ireland and Switzerland.[14][15]

On 9 November 2022, Kendall scored both goals in the 2–1 win against Norway in the Algarve Cup.[16]

In October 2023, Kendall was named as part of the England under-23 squad for fixtures in the U23 European League.[17] She went on to feature in the 1–1 draw against Italy,[18] followed by the 2–0 victory over Portugal, alongside Saints teammate midfielder Molly Pike.[19][20]

Honours

Southampton

References

  1. ^ "Lucia Kendall - Profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "Lucia Kendall". www.southamptonfc.com. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  3. ^ a b Rees-Julian, George (23 June 2023). "Saints confirm contract extensions for Lucia Kendall and Kayla Rendell". Southern Daily Echo. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Saints Women crowned league champions with St Mary's victory over rivals Pompey". Southern Daily Echo. 20 April 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  5. ^ "Southampton vs Portsmouth on 20 Apr 22 - Match Centre - Portsmouth". www.portsmouthfc.co.uk. 20 April 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  6. ^ a b Rose, Dan (24 April 2022). "Kendall strikes twice as Saints Women seal double with League Cup glory". Southern Daily Echo. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  7. ^ Crocker, Tom (27 April 2022). "Spacey-Cale: Team around Kendall key to 'red-hot' scoring form". Southern Daily Echo. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  8. ^ Downey, Sophie (21 May 2022). "Southampton Women win promotion to second tier after victory against Wolves". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  9. ^ "Report: Southampton 1-0 Blues Women". Birmingham City Football Club. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  10. ^ "Manchester United 3-1 Southampton (11 Feb, 2024) Commentary". ESPN. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  11. ^ "Lucia Kendall". Flashscore. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  12. ^ "Saints youngster rewarded with England under-19 call-up". Southern Daily Echo. 5 October 2021. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  13. ^ Davies, Callum (15 October 2021). "England WU19s squad named for start of Euro qualifying campaign". www.englandfootball.com. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  14. ^ Smith, Frank (20 October 2021). "Republic of Ireland 0-1 England WU19s". www.englandfootball.com. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  15. ^ Veevers, Nicholas (26 October 2021). "A second-half goal from Grace Clinton ensures progress for England Women's under-19s in EURO qualifiers". www.englandfootball.com. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  16. ^ Smith, Frank (9 November 2022). "England WU19s get their Algarve Cup campaign underway against Norway". www.englandfootball.com. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  17. ^ McHugh, Beth (18 October 2023). "England WU23s squad named for Italy and Portugal games". www.englandfootball.com. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  18. ^ McHugh, Beth (26 October 2023). "Report: Italy 1-1 England WU23s". www.englandfootball.com. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  19. ^ Wallace, Tom (31 October 2023). "Four Saints Women players featured in England under-23 win over Portugal". Southern Daily Echo. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  20. ^ McHugh, Beth (30 October 2023). "Report: England WU23s 2-0 Portugal". www.englandfootball.com. Retrieved 11 February 2024.

External links

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