Vivienne Lia

The 18-year-old winger and England youth international joined our academy at the age of 14 in 2021 and has since gone on to win several trophies with our under-16 and under-21 teams, most recently winning the PGA Southern League title with the under-21s in April 2024.

Viv has made two senior appearances for us, with her first-team debut coming from the bench in our League Cup quarter-final victory over London City Lionesses in February 2024.

Viv also gained valuable first-team experience as part of our travelling squads for our trips to Australia and the USA in the summer of 2024. Notably, Viv started our exhibition game against A-League All-Stars Women in Melbourne last May, assisting Alessia Russo for the only goal of the game. She also featured in both of our pre-season matches in Washington, DC, in August.

In January 2025, she joined Women's Championship club Southampton on loan for the remainder of the season. Vivienne joined Nottingham Forest for the first half of the 2025/26 season, making 12 appearances in all competitions before being recalled in January 2026.