Mel Filis
Melisa Filis (born 30 July 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Women's Super League club West Ham United.
![]() Filis playing for Arsenal in February 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Melisa Filis | ||
| Date of birth | 30 July 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Essex, England | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | West Ham United | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Arsenal | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2020 | Arsenal | 2 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | London Bees | 20 | (2) |
| 2021– | West Ham United | 19 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018–2019 | England U17 | 15 | (16) |
| 2020 | England U19 | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:07, 7 March 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 March 2020 | |||
Club career
Arsenal
Coming through the Arsenal academy, Filis made her senior debut for the Gunners on 6 December 2018 as an 82nd minute substitute during a 5–0 win over Charlton Athletic in the 2018–19 League Cup group stage.[1] She made her FA WSL debut on 27 January 2019 against Reading Women at Adams Park, entering as a 93rd minute substitute and providing an assist for Katie McCabe 22 seconds later to seal a 3–0 victory.[2] Filis' only Arsenal goals came when she scored a hat-trick during a 9–0 win over London Bees in the 2019–20 League Cup group stage.[3]
London Bees
On 4 September 2020, Filis signed for FA Women's Championship side London Bees.[4]
West Ham United
On 2 July 2021, Filis signed for West Ham United[5]
International career
Born in England, Filis is of Turkish descent through her father. She is a youth international for England, having played up to the England U19s.[6]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 5 March 2023[7]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Arsenal | 2018–19 | FA WSL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2019–20 | FA WSL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 3 | ||
| London Bees | 2020–21 | Championship | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 2 |
| West Ham United | 2021–22 | FA WSL | 19 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 2 |
| 2022–23 | WSL | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Total | 27 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 40 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 49 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 71 | 7 | ||
Honours
References
- "Arsenal 5-0 Charlton Athletic". womenscompetitions.thefa.com.
- DailyCannon (29 April 2019). "25 Arsenal players rated after league title win". Daily Cannon. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
- "Match report: Arsenal Women 9-0 London Bees". www.arsenal.com. 11 December 2019.
- Rowe, Adam (4 September 2020). "New Signings: Olivia Smith and Mel Filis add strength to Bees ranks". London Bees Official Website.
- "Mel Filis signs for West Ham United | West Ham United F.C." www.whufc.com. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
- "Turks in the house, as Enfield Town Ladies take on West Ham Women in friendly tonight". www.t-vine.com.
- "M. Filis – Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
- Smyth, Rob (28 April 2019). "Brighton 0–4 Arsenal: Women's Super League – as it happened". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
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