Arsenal Women’s Squad Number Changes for 2026/27 Season

Arsenal’s women’s side have quietly dropped a statement ahead of the 2026/27 campaign – not with a signing, but with the numbers on their backs.

Four first-team players have switched squad numbers for the new season, a subtle but telling reset for a group expected to drive Arsenal’s ambitions in the months ahead.

New Squad Numbers

Daphne van Domselaar, signed to be a long-term presence between the posts, will wear the number 1 shirt. It’s the classic goalkeeper’s jersey, and its handover underlines her status at the heart of the team’s defensive structure.

Up front, Caitlin Foord moves into the number 9. That digit carries weight at Arsenal. It belongs to finishers, focal points, forwards who set the tone in the final third. Foord has long been a key attacking outlet; now her shirt reflects that responsibility.

Olivia Smith takes on number 11, another number steeped in attacking tradition. Wingers, creators, players who change games in an instant – 11 is rarely a quiet shirt. Smith’s switch hints at a bigger role in Arsenal’s wide and creative play.

Rising talent Michelle Agyemang moves to 17, a number that has often been worn by versatile, energetic contributors in top-level squads. For a young player pushing for more minutes, it feels like a marker of growing status and trust.

The club has moved to protect supporters who already committed to the old numbers on the new season’s kit. Fans who bought 2026/27 jerseys with the previous squad numbers through Arsenal Direct can request a refund free of charge. Those who picked theirs up in person at the Armoury or Highbury stores can bring the shirt back in for a free exchange to the updated number, provided they can show proof of purchase.

Numbers don’t score goals, make saves or time a run. But in elite football they tell you plenty about hierarchy, expectation and belief. Arsenal have now pinned 1, 9, 11 and 17 to four players central to their plans.

The message is clear: these are the shoulders carrying key parts of the club’s next push.