Anna Filbey

Anna Marie Filbey (born 11 October 1999) is a footballer who plays as a midfielder for Crystal Palace in the FA Women's Championship and the Wales national team. She is described by Tottenham as a "brave and technically-gifted defensive midfielder".[3]

Anna Filbey
With Tottenham Hotspur in September 2019
Personal information
Full name Anna Marie Filbey[1]
Date of birth (1999-10-11) 11 October 1999[2]
Place of birth Hillingdon, England[3]
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Position(s) Defensive Midfielder / Defender
Team information
Current team
 Crystal Palace
Number 5
Youth career
Arsenal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Arsenal 1[2] (0)
2018–2021 Tottenham Hotspur 24 (3)
2021 → Celtic (loan) 12 (10)
2021–2022 Charlton Athletic 22 (1)
2022– Crystal Palace 20 (1)
International career‡
2014–2016 England U17 12 (4)
2017 England U19 2 (2)
2019– Wales 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 01:10, 01 May 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 01:10, 01 May 2023 (UTC)

Club career

On 11 February 2018, Filbey made her debut for Arsenal, coming on in the 80th minute, replacing Emma Mitchell in a 4–0 Arsenal win over Yeovil Town in the 2017–18 season.[4] That proved to be her only league appearance with the club as she joined Tottenham Hotspur on 1 August.[5] In February 2021 she joined Scottish Women's Premier League club Celtic on loan until the end of the 2020–21 season.[6]

International career

Filbey has represented England at the youth level for the U17 and the U19 team. On 20 September 2018, Filbey received a call up for the Welsh national team,[7] but was later forced to pull out due to injury.[8]

She made her senior international debut for Wales on 8 October 2019, starting a 1–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifying away win over Belarus.[9]

References
  1. "List of Players – England" (PDF). FIFA. 24 September 2016. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 November 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  2. "England – A.Filbey". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  3. "6 Anna Filbey". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  4. "Arsenal Women 4–0 Yeovil Town Ladies". BBC Sport. 11 February 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  5. "Anna Filbey joins Spurs". 1 August 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  6. "Tottenham's Filbey joins Celtic on loan". BBC Sport. 2 February 2021. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  7. "FAW / Ludlow announces squad for October training camp". www.faw.cymru. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  8. "International chances for Ladies' quintet". Tottenham Hotspur. 5 October 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
  9. "Belarus Women 0 1 Wales". BBC Sport. 8 October 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2019. Manager Jayne Ludlow handed a debut to Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Anna Filbey.
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