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.

Mel Filis
Filis playing for Arsenal in February 2019
Personal information
Full name Melisa Filis
Date of birth (2002-07-30) 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)
*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]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Arsenal 2018–19 FA WSL 10102040
2019–20 FA WSL 10102343
Total 20204383
London Bees 2020–21 Championship 2020030232
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 49261164717

Honours

Club

Arsenal

References
  1. "Arsenal 5-0 Charlton Athletic". womenscompetitions.thefa.com.
  2. DailyCannon (29 April 2019). "25 Arsenal players rated after league title win". Daily Cannon. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  3. "Match report: Arsenal Women 9-0 London Bees". www.arsenal.com. 11 December 2019.
  4. Rowe, Adam (4 September 2020). "New Signings: Olivia Smith and Mel Filis add strength to Bees ranks". London Bees Official Website.
  5. "Mel Filis signs for West Ham United | West Ham United F.C." www.whufc.com. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  6. "Turks in the house, as Enfield Town Ladies take on West Ham Women in friendly tonight". www.t-vine.com.
  7. "M. Filis – Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  8. 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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