England and Chelsea goalkeeper Hannah Hampton, 25, has stunned fans with an eye-catching swimsuit snap posted to social media. The two-time European champion has been enjoying a well-deserved break after appearing in three major tournaments in the last four years.
Summer Adventures
Hampton has been spotted soaking up the sun in Zanzibar and Barcelona in recent weeks. She kicked off her summer with a visit to Wimbledon, where she watched eventual winner Jannik Sinner in action. Her latest photo dump, captioned "a few more for the plot," drew a sea of red heart emojis and supportive comments as she showed off her figure in a sleek black bathing suit.
Other photos included one of her swimming alongside turtles and another showing her cheering on England's men at the World Cup while wearing a Three Lions shirt. She also shared pictures from Barcelona, including a visit to La Sagrada Familia and one of her wearing the shirt of her former side, Villarreal. Her summer of fun continued with photos of herself wearing cowboy boots and a hat at Wembley Stadium, watching country music star Luke Combs.
Club and Country Success
Hampton recently signed a new two-year contract with Chelsea. She first joined the Blues from Aston Villa in 2023 and became the club's No 1 in the 2024/25 campaign as her side went unbeaten in a treble-winning season. The WSL kicks off on September 4, with Chelsea welcoming Villa to Stamford Bridge on September 5.
Chelsea Women produced two dominant displays on their pre-season summer tour, beating an Auckland FC invitational side 7-0 before hammering the A-Leagues All Stars Women 3-0 in Sydney. Hampton was a half-time substitute in the first match in New Zealand and picked up another half of action in Australia.
Overcoming Adversity
Hampton leapt to fame when she took over from England keeper Mary Earps to become Sarina Wiegman's first-choice for the national team ahead of the Euros in 2025. Her stratospheric rise has been all the more incredible considering that she was born with strabismus, a condition that left her 'cross-eyed'. She underwent multiple operations to realign her eyes up to the age of three.
Hampton, whose penalty shootout saves helped the Lionesses retain the European Championship trophy in 2025, said: "I have got a visual impairment. I was born with a squint and being cross-eyed I had to have multiple operations before I was three-years-old to try and straighten them.
"They are not quite straight now. I can go back for more operations but there is always that risk that it's going to make your eyesight worse. Alongside that I have then found out that I have got no depth perception. So I cannot judge distances which as a goalkeeper is quite needed."
