Katie McCabe: Arsenal defender signs new contract to extend stay with the Gunners
Katie McCabe has signed a new contract with Arsenal.
The club has not specified until when the new deal will keep the Republic of Ireland captain at the club.
Defender McCabe, 28, has made 193 appearances since joining from Shelbourne in December 2015 and will begin her ninth season with the Gunners when they take on Liverpool in their WSL opener on Sunday afternoon.
Speaking on the club’s official website, McCabe said: “Arsenal is my home and I am pleased to have committed my future to this football club. I grew up here as a player and as a person and have developed a very special bond with our supporters, which means a lot to me.
“Over the years I have experienced some fantastic moments here, but I believe the best is yet to come and I know the aim here at Arsenal is to challenge for top honours.”
During her time in North London, McCabe has won the WSL and Women’s FA Cup once each, and won the Continental Tires League Cup twice.
Last season, McCabe was named Gunners’ Player of the Season, named in the Women’s Champions League Team of the Season and received a nomination for the 2023 Ballon d’Or.
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Head coach Jonas Eidevall added: “Katie McCabe brings us so much on and off the pitch, so we are pleased to say she has signed a new contract here with us. She has been one of the top performers in world football in recent times … several years and its quality and character are an integral part of what we do here.
“We were very proud to see her step up as captain last season when she was called up and I look forward to seeing what we can achieve together in the future.”
Head of Women’s Football Clare Wheatley said: “We are delighted that Katie has signed a new contract here at Arsenal. Katie is in the prime of her career and is such a big part of what we are building at the club, so it is such great news that she will remain an Arsenal player for years to come.
“I’m sure our supporters will join me in congratulating Katie and look forward to seeing her and her teammates in action at the Emirates on Sunday.”
McCabe: It’s been a journey to get here
Katie McCabe, speaking to Arsenal.com:
“It’s exciting. It’s certainly been a journey. You’re a big fish in a small pond in a way in Ireland. When you come here and you’re in a dressing room with the likes of Emma Byrne, Kelly Smith, Alex Scott, Farah Williams , it’s hard as a young child.
“I didn’t play much, I spent the whole first year leaning on Emma about what to do next, how to play and go out on loan and all that. I didn’t feel like my career at Arsenal really took off until I came back from Glasgow.” , come back to a better place mentally and with the bite and want to compete.
“The Scottish league ends in November, I only had two weeks back at Arsenal before I could move on, so in those two weeks I had nothing else to lose. Joe Montemurro had come on and I had become Ireland captain.” and it was that transition period, I just went for it!”
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