It has been a full circle moment for Molly Bartrip in Lilywhite after she penned a new deal with the Club.
[Committing her future until 2028 earlier this week](https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/2025/june/spurs-women-new-deal-for-bartrip/), the experienced defender will become one of the longer serving members of the playing squad, with the 2025/26 set to be her fifth campaign in N17.
And, although she initially joined the Club as a senior player in July, 2021, from Reading, her journey at Hotspur Way started a long time before that.
She was originally part of our Under-10s side during the mid-2000s, before going to spend time in the youth systems at other clubs, and Molly looked back at her special journey at the Club.
> I have played with some top players, played against some good teams and I’m thankful for the journey I have had football-wise.
“The first girls’ team for me was the Under-10s at Spurs. I couldn’t believe it, I actually thought it was a joke when they wanted me and I feel my whole career from there has… I have just been really lucky,” she told us.
“I have played with some top players, played against some good teams and I’m thankful for the journey I have had football-wise.
“But it has brought me round to where I first started and that was at Spurs, and like I said, I’m really happy to be here and looking forward to the future.”
Our number five wrote her name in our history book during last term as she reached a century of appearances for the Club in all competitions, becoming just the fourth player in the current squad to have achieved that feat, and it was a proud moment for Molly.
“When you think about it, 100 appearances, it’s kind of scary – that’s a lot of games!” she smiled.
“I’m really proud and feel very lucky to achieve that. I don’t want to stop there, I want to go on to more, but I need to prove myself that way and show that I’m at the level to do that.”
Watch | Molly's explains her decision to sign a new deal
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