Lenna Gunning-Williams

Lenna Gunning-Williams
Gunning-Williams in 2025
Personal information
Date of birth (2005-02-05) 5 February 2005
Place of birth London, England
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Tottenham Hotspur
Number 18
Youth career
Tottenham Hotspur
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Tottenham Hotspur 27 (0)
2023–2024 → Ipswich Town (loan) 21 (10)
International career‡
2024– England U23 9 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:15, 17 May 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 02:31, 28 April 2026 (UTC)

Lenna Gunning-Williams (born 5 February 2005) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Women's Super League club Tottenham Hotspur and the England under-23s.

Early life and television career

Gunning-Williams grew up in Enfield, London.[1]

Gunning-Williams was part of the main cast in children's football based TV show 'Jamie Johnson' between 2017 and 2020. She played the role of Jack Marshall, appearing in 31 episodes.[2]

Youth career

Gunning-Williams joined the Tottenham Hotspur academy aged 16. She scored 38 goals in 39 games for the under-21 academy side.[3]

Club career

Gunning-Williams made her senior debut for Tottenham on 27 November 2022 in a League Cup match, coming off the bench to score the final goal in a 5–1 win over Coventry United.[4]

On 1 September 2023, she signed for National League South side Ipswich Town on loan for the 2023-24 season.[3] Gunning-Williams scored her first senior hat-trick for Ipswich against Sutton Coldfield Town in the 2023–24 FA Cup on 27 November 2023.[5][6] She finished the season as the clubs second highest scorer with 14 goals across all competitions.[7]

International career

In October 2024, Gunning-Williams was named in the England national under-23 team for European League matches against Netherlands and Portugal.[8] On 29 October, as an 87th-minute substitute, she made her youth international debut in a 1–0 win over Portugal.[9] On 6 March 2025, Gunning-Williams scored her debut goal for the under-23s in a 1–1 draw with the Netherlands.[10] She provided an assist in a 3–0 win over Sweden, helping England to win the 2025-26 U23 European Competition title on 17 April 2026.[11]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 16 May 2026[12][13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[14]
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Tottenham Hotspur 2022–23 Women's Super League 10002131
2023–24 Women's Super League 00000000
2024–25 Women's Super League 12 0 1 0 3 0 16 0
2025–26 Women's Super League 14 0 2 1 3 0 19 1
Total 2703181382
Ipswich Town (loan) 2023–24 National League South 211044102614
Career total 481075916416

References

  1. ↑ "Lenna Gunning-Williams profile, statistics". Tottenham Hotspur. Archived from the original on 7 October 2024. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
  2. ↑ "IMDb - Lenna Gunning Williams". www.imdb.com. Retrieved 22 April 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. 1 2 Halls, Ross (1 September 2023). "Done deal: Tractor Girls sign highly-rated forward from Spurs". Ipswich Star. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  4. ↑ Feringa, Megan (27 November 2022). "Spurs' strength in depth praised as debutantes help extend perfect FA Cup form". Football London. Archived from the original on 19 February 2024. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  5. ↑ Chann, Tom (26 November 2023). "Gunning-Williams blasts a hat-trick as Tractor Girls hit EIGHT in FA Cup rout". East Anglian Daily Times. Archived from the original on 1 March 2024. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  6. ↑ "Ipswich Town: Promotion priority for Lenna Gunning-Williams despite Women's FA Cup hat-trick". BBC Sport. 28 November 2023. Archived from the original on 15 August 2024. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  7. ↑ "Lenna Gunning-Williams profile, statistics and news". Tottenham Hotspur FC. Archived from the original on 7 October 2024. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  8. ↑ McHugh, Beth (16 October 2024). "England WU23 squad named for October games". England Football. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  9. ↑ McHugh, Beth (28 October 2024). "Report: England WU23s 1-0 Portugal". England Football. Archived from the original on 2 December 2024. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
  10. ↑ "Lenna Gunning-Williams scores first goal for England Under-23s". Tottenham Hotspur. 6 March 2026. Retrieved 6 March 2026.
  11. ↑ Grannes, Sara (17 April 2026). "England win WU23 European Competition". England Football. Retrieved 17 April 2026.
  12. ↑ "Lenna Williams player stats - The FA Women's National League". The FA. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  13. ↑ "England - L.Gunning-Williams - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  14. ↑ Single source here, if player is inactive. If player has not retired, move source next to "Updated" template.
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