“I'm a character, they say,” she laughed, speaking on the squad. “They're just really good people to be around. They make it comfortable and they make me feel in the environment, which is important for me to be able to thrive - both on and off the pitch. They've allowed me to do that by just being them, being good people.”
Asked about Head Coach Martin Ho, she added: “His attention to detail is probably the most I've seen in any coach and he's obviously really passionate and he cares a lot about everything and everyone.”
First signing for us as an 18-year-old, before spending the rest of the 2023/24 campaign at Palace, it can be a daunting experience as a youngster to enter a completely new building with new faces around.
However, two years later, it’s fair to say Araya feels right at home at Spurs – and she praised a lot of her team-mates for helping feel settled at the Club.