Caitlin Foord

Electric winger Caitlin heads into her sixth full season in north London on the back of a fine campaign that was bookended by scoring four goals in the 6-0 win over Rangers in our opening UEFA Champions League qualifier and excelling in the final, where her tireless workrate was invaluable at both ends of the pitch.

The Australian showed great consistency in between, netting a personal best 13 times and terrorising opposition defenders on both flanks with her pace, trickery and direct running, although she was usually found on the left, where she has a near-telepathic understanding with both Katie McCabe and international team-mate Steph Catley.

Caitlin joined Arsenal from NWSL side Portland Thorns in January 2020, and although the Covid pandemic interrupted her early months in England she hit form in 2020/21 by scoring 12 goals, a tally she matched in 2022/23.

A key player for her national team, she made her international debut in 2011 at the age of 16, scoring in a 3-0 win over New Zealand, and won Australia’s Player and Young Player of the Year awards in 2016. She has featured at four World Cups, starring in the Matildas run to the semi-finals in 2023, and three Olympics.