Ruby Mace

Ruby Mace (born 5 September 2003)[1] is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder and defender for Women's Super League club Manchester City and represented the England national team at youth levels.[2] She has previously played for Leicester City, Birmingham City and Arsenal.

Ruby Mace
Personal information
Full name Ruby Mace
Date of birth (2003-09-05) 5 September 2003
Place of birth Upminster, England
Position(s) Midfielder, Defender
Team information
Current team
 Manchester City
Number 30
Youth career
–2020 Arsenal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2021 Arsenal 3 (0)
2021 → Birmingham City (dual registration) 11 (2)
2021– Manchester City 5 (0)
2023 → Leicester City (loan) 3 (0)
International career‡
2019 England U17 4 (2)
2021– England U19 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:16, 12 March 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 October 2021

Early life

Raised in Upminster, Essex, in the London Borough of Havering, Mace is the youngest of three and attended Coopers' Company and Coborn School.[3] At age 14, she switched to Woodlands in Basildon and an elite development programme.[3] The England Football Association nominated Mace to receive Sports Aid funding, and she received £1,000 football-related costs.[3]

Club career

Arsenal

Mace made her Arsenal debut on 26 September 2020 against North London rivals Tottenham Hotspur in the FA Cup quarter final of 2019–20 season. The game was rescheduled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Mace came on in the 88th minute to replace captain Kim Little as Arsenal won 4–0.[4] Days later on 7 October 2020 Mace once again made a substitute appearance for Arsenal this time against Chelsea in the Continental Cup replacing Caitlin Foord in the 84th minute. Mace appeared in the WSL for the first time against Brighton & Hove Albion on 11 October 2020 coming on as a second-half substitute replacing Caitiln Foord in the 78th Minute,[5] Mace made her second league appearance against Tottenham Hotspur on 18 October 2020 again coming on as a second-half substitute this time replacing Danielle van de Donk in the 77th minute.[6] Mace made her second Continental Cup appearance of the season against London City Lionesses coming on in the 46th minute replacing Jill Roord a game in which Arsenal would go on to win 4–0.[7]

Birmingham City (dual registration)

On 2 February 2021 Birmingham City announced that Mace had joined them on loan for the rest of the 2020–21 WSL season.

Manchester City

On 11 June 2021 it was announced that Mace had joined Manchester City signing her first professional contract with the club ahead of her 18th birthday. On 13 October 2021 Mace would make her debut in the league cup against Everton playing the full 90 minutes.[8]

Leicester City (loan)

On 28 January 2023, Mace Joined Leicester City on loan for the remainder of the 2022/23 season. She made her debut for the club against Reading in the Women's FA Cup on 29 January 2023.[9]

International career

On 24 October 2020, Mace made her under 17 national team debut captaining England in UEFA Women's U-17 Qualifiers against Bosnia and Herzegovina U17s in which England won 4–0,[10] three days later on 27 October 2020 Mace scored her first goal for the under-17s against Belgium u-17s.[11]

On 26 October 2021, Mace made her under 19 national team debut in UEFA Women's U-19 Qualifiers against Switzerland U19s in which England would win 1–0.

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 12 March 2023[12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Arsenal 2019–20 FA WSL 0010000010
2020–21 FA WSL 3000300060
Total 3 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 7 0
Birmingham City (loan) 2020–21 FA WSL 11 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 13 2
Manchester City 2021–22 FA WSL 7 0 2 0 6 0 0 0 15 0
2022–23 WSL 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 5 0
Total 8 2 2 0 10 0 0 0 20 0
Leicester City 2022–23 WSL 3 0 1 0 – – 4 0
Career total 2526013000422

Honours

Manchester City

References
  1. "Ruby Mace | | WU17 EURO". UEFA.com. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  2. "Football (Sky Sports)". SkySports. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  3. Sessions, George (16 May 2019). "Havering's Mace continues to progress at Arsenal and hopeful of England selection". Romford Recorder. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  4. Bunting, Josh (17 October 2020). "Preview: Arsenal host north London rivals Tottenham Hotspur". Hackney Gazette. Archived from the original on 30 October 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  5. Bunting, Josh (12 October 2020). "Arsenal put in five star performance at Brighton". Islington Gazette. Archived from the original on 15 November 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  6. Bunting, Josh (18 October 2020). "Vivianne Miedema breaks record as Arsenal claim bragging rights over rivals Tottenham". Islington Gazette. Archived from the original on 15 November 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  7. Bunting, Josh (7 November 2020). "Miedema hits four as Arsenal roar to victory at London City Lionesses". Hackney Gazette. Archived from the original on 2 December 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  8. "Mace: City debut an 'incredible' feeling".
  9. "Shootout Heartbreak For The Foxes". www.lcfc.com. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  10. "England 4–0 Bosnia: UEFA Women's U17 Championship qualifier". www.thefa.com. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  11. "Belgium 1–4 England: UEFA Women's U17 Championship qualifier". www.thefa.com. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  12. "England - R. Mace - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
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