Nour Aboul Kheir, Paula Holguin, Aya Mirjan, Ellen Wardlow, Samantha Read and Lucy Bolitho join the first team. The B team bring in Freya Morgan and K-Lah Briscoe with Laura Miller and Emily Boycott also joining the side having spent last season in the first team squad.

The new players have begun training three times a week as preparation for the 2023/24 season is under way. The first team arrivals will compete in the LSE Regional Women’s Football League Division One North, along with the Women’s FA Cup, League Cup and Capital Cup whilst our new B team players will play their domestic action in the Greater London Women’s Football League Division One North as well as the JGMT Cup, League Cup and Capital Cup.

We can also confirm the departures of first team players Sara Lopez-Ezzahiri, Alexandra Nord and Nicole Goolab and B team players Ronica Musni, Hannah Quinton, Josie Shand and Calli Weaver.

Sara leaves having played four times last season whilst Alexandra also appeared four times for the first team, including an appearance off the bench in the 4-2 win against Watford Ladies Development at the Gtech Community Stadium.

Nicole ends her six-year stint with the club after playing 17 times in the last campaign, helping Karleigh Osborne’s side to a second-place league finish in her final season for the club.

Ronica, Hannah, Josie and Calli made a combined 40 appearances for the B team last season also helping the side to a second-place league finish. Calli scored three times for Tommy Ryan-Maynard’s team, Josie and Hannah netted twice whilst Ronica scored once.

First team additions

Nour is a highly-rated midfielder who joined the Bees from FA Women’s National League side Loughborough Lightning whilst Paula also comes out of Loughborough after previously playing for the university as a striker.

Right-back Aya and striker Lucy arrive from tier five clubs with Aya joining from Sutton United whilst Lucy arrives having previously played for Millwall Lionesses.

Winger Ellen returns to Brentford after a season-long loan with National League outfit Queens Park Rangers. Samantha arrived from Headstone Manor who compete in the league above the Bees with the left-back also working for the club as an Operation Executive.

New first team players left to right: Nour Aboul Kheir, Paula Holguin, Aya Mirjan, Lucy Bolitho, Ellen Wardlaw and Samantha Read

B team additions

Freya Morgan was the B team’s first arrival of the summer joining the club from Ascot United Women who ply their trade in the Southern Region Women’s Football League whilst right-back K-Lah joins from Watford Ladies Youth Under-18s.

Emily who played 11 times between the sticks for the first team last season, will add some valuable experience to the B team along with Laura, who has been a key feature for the first team in recent campaigns.

New B team players left to right: Freya Morgan, K-Lah Briscoe, Laura Miller and Emily Boycott