{"id":435,"date":"2026-03-03T06:13:25","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T06:13:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipsport.com.ng\/?p=435"},"modified":"2026-03-03T06:13:25","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T06:13:25","slug":"young-gun-kyri-teer-hutchins-young-gun-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipsport.com.ng\/?p=435","title":{"rendered":"Young Gun: Kyri Teer-Hutchins | Young gun | News"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Our Young Gun series gets to know the academy youngsters kicking off their careers at the Sobha Realty Training Centre.<\/em><\/p>\n

Kyri Teer-Hutchins spoke to us recently about her PGA Cup heroics against Leicester City and her battles with injuries in the early stages of her career<\/em><\/p>\n

I grew up with my mum, dad, brother and sister in Chingford. None of my siblings are sporty whatsoever, but I started playing football on the school playground with the boys. <\/p>\n

One day I came home and my asked what I did at school that day. When I said football, he took me out to the garden to play. He seemed quite shocked by how well I could strike a ball and called my mum out to see! <\/p>\n

I quickly started futsal training and joined my first ever team, Colebrook Royals, at six years old. From there, I trialled for Millwall and spent a season at the club, where I won their Player of the Season award. <\/p>\n

I actually played against Arsenal Girls when Tessa Payne was the academy director, and she approached me and my family after the game. We explained that I was at Millwall for the time being but would obviously be open for any development opportunities. <\/p>\n

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She invited me down for a trial at the end of the season and it was crazy – there must have been four rounds and about 60 girls competing. I remember waiting for the letter from Arsenal to come through; when it arrived, it felt like Christmas, I just could not stop smiling. <\/p>\n

I’ve been at the club since I was nine and had some incredible moments along the way, but my standout is probably our Under-16 PGA Cup semi-final against Leicester City. <\/p>\n

It felt like we were clinging on in that game, 1-0 down, and then I scored the equaliser and the winner and we came back to win. There was such a buzz around that match and we were singing in the changing rooms afterwards. I’ll always remember that moment. <\/p>\n

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“I remember waiting for the letter from Arsenal to come through; when it arrived, it felt like Christmas”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Unfortunately, I’ve also suffered quite a lot of injuries in my career, and some have kept me out for up to ten months. I’ve got to admit though, they’ve taught me so much about myself. <\/p>\n

A lot of people think of injuries as only a bad thing, but I always think it’s an opportunity to work on an area that you don’t ordinarily have the chance to. Those hard times have only built my resilience, mentality and work ethic. <\/p>\n

Being at a club for so long means you make lifelong friendships. Freya Woods and I have spent our whole journey at Arsenal together and now she’s like a sister to me. <\/p>\n

Right now, we’re injured together, and we’ve always been able to support one another through that. She’s honestly the most resilient person I’ve ever known and I want to see her succeed as much as I want myself to. <\/p>\n

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There’s not long left of the season, but I want to reach full fitness again and get back to playing consistently. Hopefully the girls and I can win the league and I’m hoping to reach the under-17s Euros with England. <\/p>\n

Football is a long journey and I’m willing to stick with it until I feel like I’ve reached my full potential. Whether that’s working my way up to the first team or going out on loan for some experience, I’ll be ready. <\/p>\n

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