Ava Kuyken
Ava Kuyken (born 15 June 2001 in Oxford, England) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Watford in the FA Women’s National League South. A product of Arsenal’s academy, she made her first-team debut in 2017 at age 16 in the Continental Cup and went on to win medals with Arsenal, including the 2017–18 FA WSL Cup and the 2018–19 FA WSL title, while also featuring in the team’s FA Cup campaigns.
She studied at Cherwell School in Oxford and then earned a soccer scholarship at the University of Florida, where she played for the Florida Gators from 2019 to 2021, making 27 appearances and scoring once.
After leaving Arsenal, Kuyken played for Bristol City in 2021–22, then for Hibernian in 2022–23. She joined Reading in 2023–24 but was ruled out for the season with an ACL injury in August 2023 and left Reading in July 2024 after the club was relegated to a lower league. In August 2024 she signed for Plymouth Argyle, and in July 2025 she moved to Watford.
Internationally, Kuyken has represented England at the U15, U16, U17, U18 and U19 levels and holds dual UK–USA nationality. She has been noted for her consistency as a midfielder and for progressing from the Arsenal academy to professional football across multiple clubs.
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