{{Short description|English footballer (born 2005)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2024}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Lenna Gunning-Williams | image = 20250907-Lenna Gunning-Williams.jpg | caption = Gunning-Williams in 2025 | fullname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2005|2|5|df=y}} | birth_place = [[London]], [[England]] | height = | position = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]] | currentclub = [[Tottenham Hotspur W.F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] | clubnumber = 18 | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = [[Tottenham Hotspur W.F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] | years1 = 2022– | clubs1 = [[Tottenham Hotspur W.F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] | caps1 = 27 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2023–2024 | clubs2 = → [[Ipswich Town F.C. Women|Ipswich Town]] (loan) | caps2 = 21 | goals2 = 10 | nationalyears1 = 2024– | nationalteam1 = [[England women's national under-23 football team|England U23]] | nationalcaps1 = 9 | nationalgoals1 = 1 | club-update = 15:15, 17 May 2026 (UTC) | nationalteam-update = 02:31, 28 April 2026 (UTC) }}
'''Lenna Gunning-Williams''' (born 5 February 2005) is an English professional [[Association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[Forward (association football)|forward]] for [[Women's Super League]] club [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Women|Tottenham Hotspur]] and the [[England women's national under-23 football team|England under-23s]].
==Early life and television career== Gunning-Williams grew up in [[Enfield, London]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/teams/women/players/lenna-gunning-williams/|title=Lenna Gunning-Williams profile, statistics|website=Tottenham Hotspur|accessdate=17 October 2024|archive-date=7 October 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241007171529/https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/teams/women/players/lenna-gunning-williams/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=IMDb - Lenna Gunning Williams |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8908770/?ref_=ttfc_fcr_3_9 |url-status=live |access-date=2026-04-22 |website=www.imdb.com}}</ref>
== Youth career == Gunning-Williams joined the [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Women|Tottenham Hotspur]] academy aged 16. She scored 38 goals in 39 games for the under-21 academy side.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Halls |first=Ross |date=2023-09-01 |title=Done deal: Tractor Girls sign highly-rated forward from Spurs |url=https://www.ipswichstar.co.uk/sport/23762502.ipswich-town-women-lenna-gunning-williams-signs-spurs/ |access-date=2024-10-16 |website=[[Ipswich Star]] |language=en}}</ref>
== Club career == Gunning-Williams made her senior debut for Tottenham on 27 November 2022 in a [[FA Women's League Cup|League Cup]] match, coming off the bench to score the final goal in a 5–1 win over [[Coventry United W.F.C.|Coventry United]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Feringa |first=Megan |date=2022-11-27 |title=Spurs' strength in depth praised as debutantes help extend perfect FA Cup form |url=https://www.football.london/womens-football/tottenham-hotspur-women-conti-cup-25617653 |access-date=2024-10-16 |website=Football London |language=en |archive-date=19 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240219110444/https://www.football.london/womens-football/tottenham-hotspur-women-conti-cup-25617653 |url-status=live }}</ref>
On 1 September 2023, she signed for [[FA Women's National League South|National League South]] side [[Ipswich Town F.C. Women|Ipswich Town]] on loan for the [[2023–24 FA Women's National League#Southern Division|2023-24 season]].<ref name=":0" /> Gunning-Williams scored her first senior hat-trick for Ipswich against [[Sutton Coldfield Town F.C.|Sutton Coldfield Town]] in the [[2023–24 Women's FA Cup|2023–24 FA Cup]] on 27 November 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chann |first=Tom |date=2023-11-26 |title=Gunning-Williams blasts a hat-trick as Tractor Girls hit EIGHT in FA Cup rout |url=https://www.eadt.co.uk/sport/23948643.match-report-ipswich-town-women-8-0-sutton-coldfield-town/ |access-date=2024-10-16 |website=[[East Anglian Daily Times]] |language=en |archive-date=1 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240301073955/https://www.eadt.co.uk/sport/23948643.match-report-ipswich-town-women-8-0-sutton-coldfield-town/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-11-28 |title=Ipswich Town: Promotion priority for Lenna Gunning-Williams despite Women's FA Cup hat-trick |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/67554885 |access-date=2024-10-16 |work=[[BBC Sport]] |language=en-GB |archive-date=15 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240815202246/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/67554885 |url-status=live }}</ref> She finished the season as the clubs second highest scorer with 14 goals across all competitions.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lenna Gunning-Williams profile, statistics and news |url=https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/teams/women/players/lenna-gunning-williams/ |access-date=2024-10-16 |website=[[Tottenham Hotspur FC]] |language=en |archive-date=7 October 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241007171529/https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/teams/women/players/lenna-gunning-williams/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
==International career == In October 2024, Gunning-Williams was named in the [[England women's national under-23 football team|England national under-23 team]] for European League matches against Netherlands and Portugal.<ref>{{Cite web |last=McHugh |first=Beth |date=2024-10-16 |title=England WU23 squad named for October games |url=https://www.englandfootball.com/articles/2024/Oct/16/england-womens-under-23-squad-named-for-october-games-with-netherlands-portugal-20241610 |access-date=2024-10-16 |website=England Football |language=en}}</ref> On 29 October, as an 87th-minute substitute, she made her youth international debut in a 1–0 win over Portugal.<ref>{{Cite web |last=McHugh |first=Beth |date=2024-10-28 |title=Report: England WU23s 1-0 Portugal |url=https://www.englandfootball.com/articles/2024/Oct/29/england-womens-under-23-portugal-match-report-2042910 |access-date=2024-11-28 |website=England Football |language=en |archive-date=2 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241202213128/https://www.englandfootball.com/articles/2024/Oct/29/england-womens-under-23-portugal-match-report-2042910 |url-status=live }}</ref> On 6 March 2025, Gunning-Williams scored her debut goal for the under-23s in a 1–1 draw with the Netherlands.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-03-06 |title=Lenna Gunning-Williams scores first goal for England Under-23s |url=https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/2026/march/women-gunning-williams-scores-first-goal-for-england-under-23s/ |access-date=2026-03-06 |website=Tottenham Hotspur |language=en}}</ref> She provided an assist in a 3–0 win over [[Sweden women's national under-23 football team|Sweden]], helping England to win the 2025-26 U23 European Competition title on 17 April 2026.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Grannes |first=Sara |date=17 April 2026 |title=England win WU23 European Competition |url=https://www.englandfootball.com/articles/2026/Apr/17/england-womens-under-23s-v-sweden-match-report-20261704 |access-date=17 April 2026 |work=England Football}}</ref>
== Career statistics == === Club === {{updated|match played 16 May 2026}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Lenna Williams player stats - The FA Women's National League |url=https://fulltime.thefa.com/statsForPlayer.html?selectedSeasonID=0&personID=918930967&selectedStatisticDisplayMode=1&selectedOrgStatRecordingTypeID_ForSort= |website=The FA |access-date=4 November 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=England - L.Gunning-Williams - Profile with news, career statistics and history |url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/lenna-gunning-williams/884915/ |website=Soccerway |access-date=4 November 2024}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition<ref>Single source here, if player is inactive. If player has not retired, move source next to "Updated" template.</ref> |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes [[Women's FA Cup]]}} !colspan="2"|League cup{{efn|Includes [[FA Women's National League Cup|Women's National League Cup]], [[FA Women's League Cup|Women's League Cup]]}} !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- | rowspan="5" |[[Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Women|Tottenham Hotspur]] |[[2022–23 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Women season|2022–23]] |[[Women's Super League]] |1||0||0||0||2||1||3||1 |- |[[2023–24 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Women season|2023–24]] |Women's Super League |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- |[[2024–25 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Women season|2024–25]] |Women's Super League |12 |0 |1 |0 |3 |0 |16 |0 |- |[[2025–26 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Women season|2025–26]] |Women's Super League |14 |0 |2 |1 |3 |0 |19 |1 |- ! colspan="2" |Total !27!!0!!3!!1!!8!!1!!38!!2 |- |[[Ipswich Town F.C. Women|Ipswich Town]] (loan) |[[2023–24 FA Women's National League|2023–24]] |[[FA Women's National League South|National League South]] |21||10||4||4||1||0||26||14 |- ! colspan="3" |Career total !48!!10!!7!!5!!9!!1!!64!!16 |} {{notelist}}
== References == {{reflist}}
== External links == * [https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/teams/women/players/lenna-gunning-williams/ Lenna Gunning-Williams] at Tottneham Hotspur F.C. * {{Soccerway|new_id=gunning-williams-lenna/G4fOXm77|id=lenna-gunning-williams/884915|archive=20241213052803}}
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