Lucy O’Brien Signs New Deal with Ipswich Town

Ipswich Town have secured a key piece of their attacking core, with Lucy O’Brien signing a new contract that keeps her at Portman Road through the 2026/27 season.

The 22-year-old, a former England youth international, had been due to see her previous deal expire this summer. Instead, the club moved decisively to tie down a player who has grown up in their system and lifted silverware in their colours.

O’Brien is Ipswich through and through. She came through the academy, broke into the senior side and helped drive the Tractor Girls to the FA Women’s National League Southern Premier Division title in 2024/25. That campaign underlined her status as one of the club’s homegrown leaders, a player shaped by the environment she now commits to again.

Last season she stepped onto an even bigger stage, making 12 appearances in Barclays WSL2. The exposure at that level has sharpened her game and only increased her value to Ipswich as they look to build on recent progress.

The club’s stance is clear: this is a player with more to give, and they want those peak years to unfold in Suffolk. Fresh terms for the next 12 months, with the agreement running to 2026/27, underline their belief that O’Brien can be central to the next phase of the project.

O’Brien’s own words matched that sense of belonging and ambition. “This club has been such a big part of my life since I first joined and I’m delighted to sign a new deal here,” she said, reflecting the depth of her connection with Ipswich.

“The team showed so much fight and togetherness last season and everyone is so eager to continue that progress and kick on in the year ahead.”

For Ipswich, keeping one of their own is a statement as much as a signing. With O’Brien locked in and more squad news promised in due course, the picture of what comes next at Portman Road is starting to sharpen.