Ireland international Ruesha Littlejohn joins London City Lionesses | OneFootball

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London City Lionesses have signed Republic of Ireland international midfielder Ruesha Littlejohn from Aston Villa on a two-year contract.

Littlejohn won her 75th cap for her country at the World Cup and the 33-year-old has played domestically for Arsenal, Liverpool, West Ham, Leicester City, and Birmingham City, as well as winning titles with Glasgow City and Norway’s Sandviken.

Littlejohn told londoncitylionesses.com: “I spoke to Carolina [Morace] and Nicola [Williams] and I could tell that they have a lot of ambition. When they went through their presentation, I liked their ideas and style. I feel like I can learn from them, which made my decision in the end,”

“I had a few weeks off after the World Cup to rest and recover, so I haven’t had a normal preseason but I think it’ll be okay. It’s just nice to get back in for training and being around the team.”

Head coach Carolina Morace added: “Ruesha is an experienced midfielder who has already played at the highest level, so she will be an important player for us this year.

“She is an international player who offers experience and technical skill, with good vision across the pitch. She can be another role model for the younger players that we have here.

“In the modern concept of football there are two phases: in possession and out of possession. She has a lot of vision with her defending but she is also good attacking from deeper areas.”

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