![]() Kendall playing for Southampton in 2023 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Lucia Charlotte Kendall [1] | ||
Date of birth | 20 May 2004 | ||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Aston Villa | ||
Number | 21 | ||
Youth career | |||
Winchester City Flyers | |||
Southampton | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2020–2025 | Southampton [a] | 78 | (21) |
2025– | Aston Villa | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2019 | England U15 | 2 | (0) |
England U18 | |||
2021–2023 | England U19 | 10 | (3) |
2023– | England U23 | 6 | (1) |
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:54, 17 November 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:14, 2 December 2024 (UTC) [4] |
Lucia Charlotte Kendall (born 20 May 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Women's Super League club Aston Villa, and the England under-23 team. Kendall previously played for Southampton where she made over 100 appearances and won the National League Cup and National League South.
Kendall was born in Winchester and educated at Twyford School [5] and St Swithun's School. [6] Her father is the former Hampshire cricketer, Will Kendall. [7] [8] She has a younger sister and brother. [9]
She started her youth career aged 7 with Winchester City Flyers, before joining Southampton's Regional Talent Club, [9] and graduating from Southampton's academy. [10]
As a youth cricketer, Kendall represented Hampshire Women, [11] and was selected for the England Women's Academy in the 2019–20 season. [12]
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. [13] [14]
On 27 April 2022, she scored two goals in the National League Cup Final against Huddersfield Town, [15] helping the Saints to win the National League Cup, and seal a non-league double. [16] During the 2021–22 National League South season, Kendall scored 22 goals in 27 appearances. [9]
On 21 May 2022, in the National League Championship play-off, that Southampton won 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. [17]
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. [18]
In June 2023, Kendall signed a contract extension with Southampton to remain until 2025. [10]
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. [19]
In November 2024, Kendall made her 100th senior appearance for Southampton. [20]
On 23 July 2025, Women's Super League club Aston Villa announced the signing of Kendall, following the expiry of her Southampton contract. [21]
Kendall has represented England at under-15, under-17, under-18, under-19 and under-23 youth levels. [9] [4]
In October 2021, Kendall was called to the England under-19 team for 2022 U-19 Championship qualification fixtures, [22] [23] playing in matches against the Republic of Ireland and Switzerland. [24] [25] On 9 November 2022, Kendall scored both goals in the 2–1 win against Norway in the Algarve Cup. [26]
In October 2023, Kendall was named as part of the England under-23 squad for fixtures in the U23 European League. [27] She went on to feature in the 1–1 draw against Italy, [28] followed by the 2–0 victory over Portugal, alongside Saints teammate midfielder Molly Pike. [29] [30]
On 2 December 2024, in the U23 European League competition, Kendall scored her debut goal for the under-23s in a 2–1 defeat to Sweden. [31]
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