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Lionesses goalkeeper Ellie Roebuck signs for Aston Villa on free transfer after seeing Barcelona contract terminated one year early

<p>The former Manchester City youth player, who made her professional debut for the Cityzens in 2016, spent eight seasons at the club. In April 2024, Roebuck signed a pre-contract with Liga F giants Barcelona and formally completed the move at the end of the 2023-24 campaign. However, the Lionesses custodian was limited to only two appearances at the Catalan club as she was still recovering <a href="https://www.goal.com/en/lists/lionesses-goalkeeper-ellie-roebuck-suffers-brain-injury-heavy-blow-barcelona-training/bltc230e755efcf94f5#cs31f77385626297b9" target="_blank">from a stroke that she suffered in 2023</a>.</p><p></p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Back in the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BarclaysWSL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BarclaysWSL</a> 🏠 <a href="https://t.co/AyupMkd0Tc">pic.twitter.com/AyupMkd0Tc</a></p>— Aston Villa Women (@AVWFCOfficial) <a href="https://twitter.com/AVWFCOfficial/status/1942514037465702544?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 8, 2025</a></blockquote>
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WHAT HAPPENED?

<p>The England star has now mutually terminated her Barcelona deal one year early and joined WSL side Aston Villa on a two-year contract. Roebuck's last appearance in club football came for Barca against Levante in a league clash on February 1.</p>

THE BIGGER PICTURE

<p>Following the goalkeeper's transfer, Aston Villa's director of women’s football, Marisa Ewers, <a href="https://www.avfc.co.uk/news/2025/july/08/villa-sign-ellie-roebuck/" target="_blank">said</a>: "We are delighted that Ellie will be joining our club. She is an exciting addition to the team and is a player with a lot of experience who can help drive our performance levels."</p>

WHAT HAS BEEN SAID

<p>The Villans, who finished sixth in the 2024-25 WSL campaign, will find out their full full fixture schedule for the upcoming season on July 25.</p>

WHAT NEXT FOR ASTON VILLA?

Lionesses goalkeeper Ellie Roebuck signs for Aston Villa on free transfer after seeing Barcelona contract terminated one year early | Goal.com

England goalkeeper Ellie Roebuck has returned to the Women&apos;s Super League after just one year as she signed for Aston Villa on Tuesday. Roebuck left Manchester City to join Barcelona on a two-year deal last summer but she is now back in her homeland after mutually terminating her contract with the Catalan giants. Roebuck has signed a two-year deal with the Villans.