Maya Le Tissier
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Maya Le Tissier | ||
| Date of birth | 18 April 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Guernsey | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Brighton & Hove Albion | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| St. Martins A.C. | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018– | Brighton & Hove Albion | 45 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2018 | Guernsey U-16 (men) | ||
| 2018–2019 | England U-17 | 16 | (1) |
| 2020– | England U-19 | 2 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 December 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 November 2020 | |||
Maya Le Tissier (born 18 April 2002) is a professional footballer who currently plays as a defender for Brighton & Hove Albion of the FA Women's Super League (WSL).[1]
Club career[]
Le Tissier started her youth football career at St. Martins A.C. on her home island of Guernsey[2] before moving to the English WSL side Brighton & Hove Albion in May 2018.[3] After spending a short period of time in the development squad she made her senior debut on 5 December 2018 in the League Cup against Crystal Palace.[4] She made her league debut four days later against Chelsea. On 9 May 2021 she scored her first goal for the club in a league match against Bristol City.[5]
International career[]
Le Tissier was the first female player to play with Guernsey men's team in 2018.[6]
Le Tissier made her England U-17 debut on 19 September 2018 as captain against Moldova,[7] after having captained the U-15 side. Her step up to U-19 level came on 6 March 2020 against Sweden in the La Manga tournament.[8]
Personal life[]
Despite being born on the same relatively small island as fellow footballer Matt Le Tissier, the two are not related.[9]
References[]
- ^ "Maya Le Tissier - Defender". Brighton & Hove Albion W.F.C. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
- ^ "Thirteen-year-old Maya Le Tissier earns her first England cap". ITV News. 18 December 2015. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
- ^ "Maya Le Tissier on moving to Brighton to pursue her dreams". BBC Radio Jersey. 24 May 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
- ^ "Le Tissier hails 'dream' professional debut". ITV. 6 December 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
- ^ "Bright 3-1 Bristol City". BBC. 9 May 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ "Maya Le Tissier: Brighton defender wants to be 'better than Lucy Bronze'". BBC Sport. 16 December 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
- ^ "Le Tissier captains England U17s to victory in Moldova". Guernsey Press. 19 September 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
- ^ "Emma Coate's Young Lionesses Lose out to late goal against Sweden in La Manga". The FA. 6 March 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- ^ "Maya Le Tissier: Guernsey girl, 15, may make history in boys' under-16 Muratti". BBC Sport. 15 March 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
External links[]
- Maya Le Tissier at Soccerway
- Maya Le Tissier on Twitter
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