{"id":595243,"date":"2025-11-26T15:19:15","date_gmt":"2025-11-26T15:19:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/595243\/"},"modified":"2025-11-26T15:19:15","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T15:19:15","slug":"freya-godfrey-excited-to-learn-from-england-legends-at-first-camp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/595243\/","title":{"rendered":"Freya Godfrey excited to &#8216;learn from England legends&#8217; at first camp"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-113064\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Freya-Godfery-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Freya Godfrey England WSL Player of the Month\" width=\"839\" height=\"559\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Freya Godfrey has discussed how excited she was to be called up to the England squad by Sarina Wiegman for a first time this month.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The London City Lionesses star <a href=\"https:\/\/shekicks.net\/freya-godfrey-england-lionesses\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">earned her first international call-up<\/a> for England\u2019s final camp of the year.<\/p>\n<p>Freya Godfrey looking forward to first England camp<\/p>\n<p>With England ravaged by injuries, Freya Godfrey has been given a huge chance for the Lionesses.<\/p>\n<p>Sarina Wiegman has already sung the praises of Godfrey who <a href=\"https:\/\/shekicks.net\/who-is-freya-godfrey-london-city-lionesses-england\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">she believes will add \u2018something different\u2019 to the squad<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The 20-year-old spoke about how she was called up ahead of a potential international debut this weekend.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was in my car driving to see my brother who is at uni.\u201d She said. \u201cI haven\u2019t seen him for a few months, so I was really excited to see him and then Sarina rang me and I was obviously over the moon.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Joining us for the very first time\ud83d\udc4f<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s go, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/freyagodfreyyy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@freyagodfreyyy<\/a>! \u2728 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nRrpBt99CV\">pic.twitter.com\/nRrpBt99CV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Lionesses (@Lionesses) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Lionesses\/status\/1992995542213746752?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">November 24, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cI rung my parents and said, \u2018I\u2019ve got to go \u2013 I\u2019m at my brother\u2019s\u2019, I got out the car and told him straight away. It was really nice to have that moment with him where I hadn\u2019t seen him in a while and that was the first thing I could say to him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It is sure to be an emotional first camp for Godfrey, but she is eager to learn from the best during the break.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think just soaking up as much as I can, learning from the incredible players that are around me,\u201d she explained.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019ll be good to be in this environment and learn from English legends who I\u2019ve looked up to for a long time. To be around them and Sarina and all her staff, it\u2019s an incredible opportunity that I\u2019m going to take as much from as I can.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Freya Godfrey reunited with former teammates<\/p>\n<p>Although she spent two years with Arsenal, Freya Godfrey only made two appearances for the Gunners.<\/p>\n<p>The English youngster is set to reunite with former teammates at the England camp such as Alessia Russo, Chloe Kelly and Beth Mead.<\/p>\n<p>Godfrey played on loan at London City last season and made her move permanent in the summer after a successful spell.<\/p>\n<p>This season the talented youngster suffered an injury setback at the start of the campaign and she only returned to action in October.<\/p>\n<p>Since returning Godfrey has been impressive \u2013 with her performances in November earning her a <a href=\"https:\/\/shekicks.net\/wsl-player-of-the-month-shortlist-november\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">player of the month nomination.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>It is unlikely that Godfrey will start for the Lionesses in either of their final <a href=\"https:\/\/shekicks.net\/lionesses-announce-homecoming-tour\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Homecoming Tour<\/a> fixtures, however she is expected to make her debut against China or Ghana.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"mh-facebook\" href=\"#\" onclick=\"window.open('https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fshekicks.net%2Ffreya-godfrey-excited-to-learn-from-england-legends%2F&amp;t=Freya+Godfrey+excited+to+%E2%80%98learn+from+England+legends%E2%80%99+at+first+Lionesses+camp', 'facebookShare', 'width=626,height=436'); return false;\" title=\"Share on Facebook\"><\/p>\n<p>\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t<a class=\"mh-twitter\" href=\"#\" onclick=\"window.open('https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?text=Freya+Godfrey+excited+to+%E2%80%98learn+from+England+legends%E2%80%99+at+first+Lionesses+camp:&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fshekicks.net%2Ffreya-godfrey-excited-to-learn-from-england-legends%2F', 'twitterShare', 'width=626,height=436'); return false;\" title=\"Tweet This Post\"><\/p>\n<p>\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t<a class=\"mh-linkedin\" href=\"#\" onclick=\"window.open('https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/shareArticle?mini=true&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fshekicks.net%2Ffreya-godfrey-excited-to-learn-from-england-legends%2F&amp;source=\" return=\"\" false=\"\" title=\"Share on LinkedIn\"><\/p>\n<p>\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t<a class=\"mh-pinterest\" href=\"#\" onclick=\"window.open('https:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fshekicks.net%2Ffreya-godfrey-excited-to-learn-from-england-legends%2F&amp;media=https:\/\/shekicks.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Freya-Godfery-scaled.jpg&amp;description=Freya+Godfrey+excited+to+%E2%80%98learn+from+England+legends%E2%80%99+at+first+Lionesses+camp', 'pinterestShare', 'width=750,height=350'); return false;\" title=\"Pin This Post\"><\/p>\n<p>\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t<a class=\"mh-email\" href=\"http:\/\/shekicks.net\/cdn-cgi\/l\/email-protection#88b7fbfdeae2edebfcb5cefaedf1e9adbab8cfe7eceefaedf1adbab8edf0ebe1fcedecadbab8fce7adbab8adcdbaadb0b8adb1b0e4ede9fae6adbab8eefae7e5adbab8cde6efe4e9e6ecadbab8e4edefede6ecfbadcdbaadb0b8adb1b1adbab8e9fcadbab8eee1fafbfcadbab8c4e1e7e6edfbfbedfbadbab8ebe9e5f8aee9e5f8b3eae7ecf1b5e0fcfcf8fbadbbc9adbaceadbacefbe0ede3e1ebe3fba6e6edfcadbaceeefaedf1e9a5efe7eceefaedf1a5edf0ebe1fcedeca5fce7a5e4ede9fae6a5eefae7e5a5ede6efe4e9e6eca5e4edefede6ecfbadbace\" title=\"Send this article to a friend\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t<a class=\"mh-print\" href=\"https:\/\/shekicks.net\/freya-godfrey-excited-to-learn-from-england-legends\/javascript:window.print()\" title=\"Print this article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>\t<\/a><br \/>\n    <a class=\"mh-whatsapp\" href=\"#\" onclick=\"window.open('https:\/\/api.whatsapp.com\/send?phone={phone_number}&amp;text=Freya+Godfrey+excited+to+%E2%80%98learn+from+England+legends%E2%80%99+at+first+Lionesses+camp:&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fshekicks.net%2Ffreya-godfrey-excited-to-learn-from-england-legends%2F', 'whatsappShare', 'width=626,height=436'); return false;\" title=\"Share on Whatsapp\"><\/p>\n<p>    <\/a><br \/>\n\t<a class=\"mh-mastodon\" href=\"#\" onclick=\"window.open('https:\/\/mastodonshare.com\/share?text=Freya+Godfrey+excited+to+%E2%80%98learn+from+England+legends%E2%80%99+at+first+Lionesses+camp:&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fshekicks.net%2Ffreya-godfrey-excited-to-learn-from-england-legends%2F', 'mustodonShare', 'width=626,height=436'); return false;\" title=\"Share On Mastodon\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/mostadon-logo.png\" height=\"25px\" width=\"20px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Would you like to read more women\u2019s football news just like this? 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