We\u2019re delighted to announce that Alessia Russo has signed a new long-term contract.<\/p>\n
Alessia joined us in July 2023 and has since scored 36 goals in 72 appearances for the club, helping us to win the League Cup in 2024 and the UEFA Women\u2019s Champions League in 2025.<\/p>\n
Now 26, Alessia has broken her personal scoring records in each of her two seasons with Arsenal so far. She scored 16 goals in 31 appearances in her first campaign at the club, before finding the net 20 times in 41 appearances last season. Alessia\u2019s 12 goals in 21 league appearances in the 2024\/25 season saw her win the Barclays Women\u2019s Super League Golden Boot.<\/p>\n
Alessia played an integral role in our historic Champions League triumph last season, scoring a decisive brace in our thrilling comeback victory over Real Madrid in the quarter-finals, before finding the net again in our 5-3 aggregate semi-final defeat of eight-time winners Lyon.<\/p>\n
Following a stellar 2024\/25 campaign, Alessia was crowned Football Writers\u2019 Association Player of the Year and was named in both the PFA and the UEFA Champions League Teams of the Year. She has also been nominated for the 2025 Ballon d\u2019Or.<\/p>\n
At international level, Alessia played a key role in England\u2019s successive UEFA Women\u2019s European Championship title wins in 2022 and 2025, as well as the Lionesses’ run to the FIFA Women\u2019s World Cup final in 2023.<\/p>\n
\u201cArsenal feels like home,\u201d said Alessia. \u201cThis is such a special club and it has felt that way to me from the moment I joined two years ago. Playing for Arsenal is an honour and has pushed me to develop and grow as a player, and I feel empowered with this badge on my chest.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m so proud of everything we\u2019ve achieved together as a club, with our supporters driving us forward. But I\u2019m still so hungry for more success, and I know that\u2019s shared by everyone here at the club. I can\u2019t wait to get started this season, starting with this Saturday at Emirates Stadium.\u201d<\/p>\n
Director of Women\u2019s Football Clare Wheatley added: \u201cAlessia is one of the best strikers in world football and we\u2019re thrilled to have agreed a new, long-term contract with her. We are all determined to bring more silverware to this club and keeping players like Alessia at the club is crucial to achieving that.\u00a0<\/p>\n
“I know our supporters will be delighted by this news, I join them in congratulating Alessia on her new contract.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Head Coach Ren\u00e9e Slegers added: \u201cAlessia is a really important part of our group and I\u2019m so pleased that she has signed a new deal here. As a striker, Alessia\u2019s goals often take the spotlight \u2013 but she brings so much more to our group.\u00a0<\/p>\n
“She\u2019s a selfless player, working so hard for the team, and she also contributes so much to our team culture. I\u2019m looking forward to striving for more together.\u201d<\/p>\n