Teyah Goldie is a name that seems to have been around for ages – making her Arsenal debut five years ago, and more recently helping London City Lionesses to the Championship title and promotion to the top tier.
She’s not yet 22 years of age and has packed plenty into her career so far – both highlights and lowlights.
As a 17-year-old, she made her first senior appearances for the Gunners in the Women’s FA Cup and the UEFA Women’s Champions League, which she says passed “in a bit of a flash”. It was during the pandemic, and she was put into the first team’s “bubble”, meaning she essentially had to stay there until restrictions were relaxed.
“I really did have the best time around those girls and learned so much,” she tells SheKicks.net. “I know I wasn’t on the pitch for as long as I would have liked with them, but even off the pitch I learned so much – and that’s what I’ve enjoyed from coming here [to London City Lionesses] as well. There’s been some really great people and older experienced players to learn from, so I’m lucky to have been in both environments.”
Teyah Goldie: Last season with London City Lionesses meant a lot
After spending a season on loan at London City in 2024-25, Goldie made the move permanent this summer. Although she hasn’t had as many minutes on the pitch so far this campaign as perhaps she would have liked, she says she has now found a good rhythm in training and wants to push for more first-team time in the second half of the season.
“Last season was one of the most incredible things in my career so far. I loved joining this team. Obviously, it’s one of the only other teams I’ve ever played for so it was a new experience but playing with new players and some of the names that we had was it was incredible, and the Championship was definitely exciting as well. I joined really just with the the aim of playing, which I did, so it gave me that freedom and enjoyment again and winning [the league] was a bonus, but it was an incredible team to be a part of.
“Last season meant a lot for me, so going forward, it was a no-brainer that I wanted to stay and continue my journey here.”
Goldie rounded off her time with Arsenal by travelling to Lisbon to cheer on the team as they won the UEFA Women’s Champions League final against Barcelona back in May – an experience she describes as “incredible”.
“That was really nice to be there with the girls for that. I know they’d worked so hard for it. For an English club to achieve that, it was such a big thing, so having that at the end of the season was amazing. It was nice to, for me, finalise my time there.
“Arsenal will always be special to me. I know how much it meant to the girls in the club. It was amazing to be a part of that and be home for a little bit.”
Goldie and the Arsenal ACL Crew
Goldie’s time with Arsenal was notoriously interrupted by two serious injuries – first an ACL injury she suffered in a match while on loan to Watford in March 2022, and then after recovering from that, the same injury off the pitch but in the opposite knee, in August 2023.
“My first one, I was a bit more alone. It is a really tough time because it’s so long away from the pitch. When any player does it, the first thing you think is how long you’re going to be missing from the pitch and how much time you’re going to spend by yourself and working hard in the gym.
“But weirdly, the time does fly by. The little thing for me was setting myself little goals. If you speak to most players, they’ll say the same: the little goals in between and the little steps, there’s always something new you can achieve. each week, each month. and those different stages really, really break it up.”
The second time around, she was part of the now-infamous Arsenal “ACL crew”, which included Leah Williamson, Beth Mead, Vivianne Miedema, and Laura Wienroither (the latter two now at Manchester City).
“It was unfortunate that we were all in that situation, but we really came together,” she recalls. “We made the best of it and worked together, and having those people around you really helped.
“And of course, I wouldn’t wish it on anyone, but I’ve been through it and it’s definitely helped make me the player and person I am now and probably fast-forwarded me a few years, and I had to mature a bit quicker.”
It’s no wonder that fans were concerned when they saw her in a knee brace and on crutches after an injury in the end-of-season clash with Birmingham City in May this year.
“Because of what I’ve been through, you always worry, but obviously, luckily, it was nothing like I’d been through before. It’d been a big season for me and I’d played a lot of minutes, so potentially, I don’t know, a bit of fatigue played a part.
“Everything was precautionary and I’d been working hard over summer to get myself back and fit.”
Teyah Goldie: England will always be my goal
As well as being available for London City Lionesses, Goldie has extensive England youth experience, and is currently part of the under-23 set-up. She has higher ambitions, but knows it will be hard work.
“The standard is always getting higher and higher, but the 23s played a big part for me last year and I loved going away and being with those different girls, some of the girls I’ve known now for years.
“It provides a really different aspect throughout the season and some really good challenging opposition. So yeah, I love going away on camp, and luckily I was back there last month, so again, that was good and it was good minutes for me.
“I know the next step and my dream will always be to play for the Lionesses. I know I’ve got some work to do at club and to get myself some minutes, and then, yeah, you never know, but of course, that will always be my goal.”
