Havanna Shepherd

Havanna is a 9-year-old central midfielder currently playing for Stoke City Girls U10s Academy. She has a real passion for football and loves training, competing, learning and continually improving her game. Her journey so far has taken her through grassroots and development football into an academy environment, where she continues to develop both technically and tactically. Away from the pitch, Havanna's football journey is documented through her parent-managed TikTok account, Football with Havanna, giving an authentic look at academy training, matches, development, challenges and life as a young girl growing up in the game. Her ambition is simply to keep developing, enjoy her football and see how far the journey can take her.