Powys teenage football ace Gittins impresses for Wales

The 17 year old from Llanerfyl was named most consistent player of the Roma Caput Mundi tournament in Rome which saw Wales represented by college sides in boys and girls’ competitions.

The Welsh lost 5-0 to Italy and 3-0 to England before losing 2-1 to Serie A side Lazio’s regional team.

The tournament represented the latest chapter in the youngster’s blossoming football career which has seen her move to south Wales.

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The 17 year old from Llanerfyl attended Llanerfyl Primary School and Caereinion High School. 

After leaving Caereinion aged 16 she went to study Sports including women’s football at Coleg y Cymoedd at Ystrad Mynnach. Her coaches are ex-Welsh internationals Claire O’Sullivan and Kathryn Morgan.

She started playing football with TNS girls before moving to Dyffryn Banw when she was 13 and played with the boys there until she was 16. 

During this time, she was training with the North Wales elite quad at Colliers Park in Gresford and represented Powys schools team. 

She was part of the Powys team which won the Welsh Schools Football Association cup in May 2019.

After moving to south Wales to attend Coleg y Cymoedd she joined Abergavenny under 19s last season and this season she plays regularly for Abergavenny in the Adran Premier League.

The teenager becomes the latest women’s football talent to emerge from the region and will hope to emulate fellow Powysians, Carrie Jones and Maria Francis-Jones in making the step through the national team ranks to the full squad.

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