New Zealand international forward signs on again at Lewes

New Zealand international forward Katie Rood has signed a new contract with Lewes for the upcoming FA Women’s Championship season.

The 27-year-old has enjoyed a productive 18-month spell with The Rookettes, joining the club initially on a loan deal from Bristol City before making the move permanent last summer.

Rood has netted four goals in 17 outings in the FA Women’s Championship for Lewes while she also hit a wonderstrike in the narrow 2-1 defeat to Barclays FA Women’s Super League champions Chelsea at The Dripping Pan last season in the group stage of the FA Women’s Continental League Cup.

With Lewes boss Simon Parker currently building his squad for the 2020/2021 season, it has today been confirmed that forward Rood is the latest player to put pen to paper. The Rookettes confirmed the news on their official Twitter account this lunchtime.

How about this for some #MondayMotivation!

We’re pleased to announce that New Zealand international @Roodie_roo has signed a new contract with the Rooks!#COYR 🔴⚫️ pic.twitter.com/4HuB6x3QNy

— Lewes FC Women (@LewesFCWomen) July 27, 2020

Rood’s new deal at The Dripping Pan now means that six Lewes players have signed on for the new season. The Kiwi joins Filippa Savva, Charley Boswell, Paula Howells, Samantha Quayle and Rhian Cleverly in extending her contract with The Rookettes. Lewes boss Parker is yet to bring any new faces into his group.

Lewes finished the 2019/2020 campaign in eighth position in the FA Women’s Championship in what was their second year playing at that level of football

Daniel Pentland

I am the editor and owner of FAWSL Full-Time magazine. I have been reporting on men’s and women’s football at various levels since summer 2015. Some of the events which I have reported from include the 2017 UEFA Women’s European Championship, 2018 FIFA Under-20 Women’s World Cup, FIFA Women’s World Cup France 2019, SSE Women’s FA Cup final, Emirates FA Cup final, UEFA Europa League, English Football League and various international matches.

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