Chelsea Academy goalkeeper Katie Cox signs professional contract | News | Official Site

Chelsea are delighted to announce that Academy goalkeeper Katie Cox has signed her first skilled contract with the membership on a deal till the summer season of 2026, plus the choice of an additional 12 months.

The 18-year-old has been with the Blues since becoming a member of our Academy at solely eight years previous. She has loved a lot success at youth stage through the years, profitable the FA Youth Cup in 2021/22 and the PGA Cup the next season.

In Might of 2024, the younger goalkeeper grew to become the first-ever recipient of the Ladies’s Academy Participant of the Yr award.

After committing her future to the Blues, Cox stated: ‘It’s an honour to signal my first skilled contract with my childhood membership.

‘I’m wanting ahead to working with and taking part in with a few of the greatest workers and gamers on this planet and I’m very excited to see what the longer term holds.’

Basic supervisor Paul Inexperienced added: ‘We’re actually happy for Katie to signal her first skilled contract.

‘Katie is a vibrant prospect who has come by means of and excelled in our Academy programme. Certainly, choosing up the Academy Participant of the Yr for final season.

‘We’ve obtained actually excessive hopes for her sooner or later and sit up for seeing her develop and enhance within the upcoming years.’

Cox already boasts expertise with the primary crew as she featured within the match-day squad within the first leg of final season’s UEFA Ladies’s Champions League semi-final in opposition to Barcelona and is at the moment a part of our squad on tour within the USA.

On the worldwide stage, Cox has represented England at Underneath-16s, Underneath-17s and Underneath-19s stage. This summer season, she began each match because the Younger Lionesses reached the semi-finals of the U-19s European Championships in Lithuania.

Away from soccer, {the teenager} excels at basketball and has represented Nice Britain within the sport at Underneath-18s stage.

Everybody at Chelsea want to congratulate Katie on signing her first skilled contract, and we want her each success throughout her time in blue.