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Pelova to Leave Arsenal Post-Injury, Contract Ends 2025-26

5/11/2026

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Victoria Pelova will leave Arsenal when her contract ends after the 2025/26 season.
She joined from Ajax in January 2023 and debuted in a 3-0 League Cup win on 26 January 2023.
Pelova played 120 minutes of Arsenal’s 2024 League Cup final win over Chelsea and lifted the FIFA Women’s Champions Cup in January 2026.
A June 2024 ACL injury limited her 2025-26 minutes and contributed to her departure.

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Victoria Pelova will leave Arsenal when her contract ends after the 2025/26 season.
She joined from Ajax in January 2023 and debuted in a 3-0 League Cup win on 26 January 2023.
Pelova played 120 minutes of Arsenal’s 2024 League Cup final win over Chelsea and lifted the FIFA Women’s Champions Cup in January 2026.
A June 2024 ACL injury limited her 2025-26 minutes and contributed to her departure.