The last time that England played in the European Championships in 2017, Leah Williamson had not even made her senior Lionesses debut.
At the World Cup in France three years ago, she played just six minutes as a substitute.
On Wednesday, the Arsenal centre-back will make her first major tournament start in England's opening Euro 2022 game against Austria at Old Trafford. She'll do it as captain.
Leah Williamson will make her first major tournament start in England's Euro 2022 opener
Williamson may not have been the most obvious choice to wear the armband in the absence of Steph Houghton, who has not been picked in Sarina Wiegman's final 23-woman squad after only just recently returning from an Achilles problem.