Vicky Losada did not expect to become Albion’s latest Catalan captain.

But she always knew what her role would be when she signed for the club this summer.

And it is pretty much in line with that is expected from the player who wears the armband.

Losada is expected to lead out the Seagulls at the Amex for the first time when they take on Tottenham in the WSL today (4pm).

She was arguably the biggest name among some impressive signings made by the club in a busy summer.

There were 11 additions in all while five existing players signed new contracts.

There were about as many departures too – or more when you include youngsters going out on loan.

Losada has pretty much seen it all with Barcelona, Arsenal, Manchester City and Spain.

She hopes that experience will be valuable during good and bad times in the ever-improving WSL.

Losada, 32, said: “I think when I met Mel (Phillips, head coach) definitely the project excited me.

“I think I am a player with a lot of experience.

“I am not frightened to say in the last few years I haven’t been lucky with injuries. I just had some experience in Italy (with Roma) and I wanted to come back here.

“I think the WSL is the best league.

“Especially physically, it is a really quick league and, tactically, the teams are getting way better.

“It is especially competitive. Every single team is able to compete every weekend and you never know what is going to happen.

“That is what makes this league really interesting.

“I wasn’t expecting to be captain but, coming here, my role was never going to change wearing the armband or not.

“I think I am going to help the team, especially the young players who are full of talent. We are building on that.”

Losada was visited and interviewed by leading Catalan football journalist Guillem Balague at the Lancing training complex last weekend.

She has seen Ansu Fati around the canteen and had a chat.

(“I think he is very excited to be here in a team playing such nice football”).

And she has spoken to Basque under-18s head coach Inigo Calderon.

She is settling in at Albion and said: “It is about creating a family.

“That doesn’t mean that we don’t want to win.

“I think we have talent but we also have character, personality, leaders and we are excited.

“What I am so happy about is I think the style of football we want to show suits me.

“We want to have personality, we want to have the ball knowing that this league is really difficult so we are going to have moments when we will have to be really strong mentally.

“That is the idea of growing during the season.

“Being able to play football but also be able to manage the games.”

Last time Albion had a Catalan captain, it was on the men’s side when Bruno led them to the Premier League.

Losada knows what progress looks like but says it will not be easily measured.

She said: “Football is not like a sprint. It is long and you have to work really hard to get results.

“Even if you work hard, you never know if you are going to win.

“You guys are going to test us on the results and the points.

“But, in the end, it is about the process, growing every day.”

This weekend is a chance to get points on the board and also to showcase a club people in Spain already know about.

Losada said: “100% they do. People will come to watch the games.

“We have a big game at the Amex for women’s football and that means the club is also supporting us. It’s my season No.17. My experience is massive. I want to keep enjoying football.”