Lucia Kendall

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, and graduating from Southampton's academy.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

International career
Kendall has represented England at under-15, under-18, under-19 and under-23 youth levels.

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

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

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

Honours
Southampton


 * National League South: 2021–22
 * National League Cup: 2021–22