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Maya Le Tissier
Le Tissier with Manchester United in 2022
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-04-18) 18 April 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Guernsey
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.71 m)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Manchester United
Number 4
Youth career
2006–2018 St. Martins A.C. (boy's)
2018 Brighton & Hove Albion
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2022 Brighton & Hove Albion 58 (2)
2022– Manchester United 49 (5)
International career‡
2018 Guernsey U16 (men's)
England U15
2018–2019 England U17 16 (1)
2020–2021 England U19 2 (0)
2021– England U23 6 (0)
2022– England 6 (0)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  England
UEFA–CONMEBOL Finalissima
Winner 2023 England
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 October 2024

Maya Le Tissier (born 18 April 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Women's Super League club Manchester United, which she captains, and the England national team.

Club career

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St. Martins A.C.

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Le Tissier grew up on the channel island of Guernsey. She first played football at the age of four for local boys' club St. Martins A.C., coached by her father, Darren.[1] With no girls' teams on the island, Le Tissier would fly to Hampshire to play for the county team twice a month from the age of 13, doing so for two years until the time commitment meant she was missing too much school and too many training sessions.[2] She continued to play for St. Martins until the age of 16.[3]

Brighton & Hove Albion

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On 1 July 2018, Le Tissier joined the academy at English Women's Super League club Brighton & Hove Albion.[4] She was quickly promoted to the first team, being named as an unused substitute for a WSL match against Arsenal on 25 November 2018, and made her senior debut on 5 December, starting and playing the full 90 minutes of a 5–1 League Cup group stage win against Crystal Palace.[5] She made her league debut four days later starting against Chelsea and scored her first goal for the club on 9 May 2021 in a 3–1 league win against Bristol City.[6] She was named as Brighton Women's Young Player of the Season at Albion's end-of-season awards for both the 2020–21 and 2021–22 seasons.[7][8] In March 2021, she was named by Goal.com in the NXGN 10 best wonderkids list.[9] Le Tissier nominated for PFA Women's Young Player of the Year in June 2022 but lost out to Lauren Hemp, winning the award for a third consecutive season.[10]

Manchester United

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On 20 July 2022, Le Tissier signed a three-year contract with Manchester United.[11] With one year remaining on her Brighton contract, the club triggered a release clause reportedly between £50,000 and £60,000.[12] She made her club debut on 17 September 2022, starting and scoring two goals in a 4–0 opening day WSL win against Reading.[13] She signed a four-year contract extension with the club on 19 April 2024.[14]

Following the departure of Katie Zelem, Le Tissier was named as the new captain of Manchester United on 27 August 2024.[15] On 19 October 2024, Le Tissier became the youngest player to reach 100 WSL appearances.[16]

International career

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Guernsey

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Le Tissier made history when she became the first female player to play for the Guernsey under-16 boys' team, featuring in the under-16 version of the 2018 Muratti Vase against Jersey under-16s in March of that year.[17]

England

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Youth

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Having been invited to an England under-15 south west regional camp, Le Tissier went on to captain the England under-15 women's national team.[17] In September 2018, Le Tissier was named captain of the under-17s ahead of 2019 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship qualification.[18] England won all six qualification games without conceding and Le Tissier was named to the final squad for the 2019 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship in Bulgaria.[19] She started all three games as England were eliminated at the group stage on head-to-head goal difference having tied on six points with Germany and Netherlands.

Her step up to under-19 level came on 6 March 2020 against Sweden in the La Manga tournament.[20] She made her under-23 debut at the age of 19 in a friendly against Belgium on 25 October 2021.[21]

Senior

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In November 2022, Le Tissier received her first senior England call-up for friendlies against Japan and Norway.[22] She made her debut on 15 November, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–1 draw with the latter opponent.[23] On 18 November 2022, her England legacy number was announced as number 226.[24] In May 2023, Le Tissier was named to the standby list for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.[25] Le Tissier won her fourth cap for England in their Uefa Women’s Euro 2025 qualifier against Republic of Ireland on 12 July 2024, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–1 win at Carrow Road, Norwich.[26][27]

Personal life

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Le Tissier's father, Darren, previously played semi-professional football for St. Martins A.C.[2] She credits him for introducing her to the team of four-year-old boys he was coaching, of which she has said: "credit to the boys back home, if they didn't just see me as another footballer, then I might not be where I am today."[28]

Despite coming from the same small island of Guernsey and sharing a surname, Le Tissier is not related to the former England international footballer Matthew Le Tissier, although the two families know each other and Darren had previously played football with Matt.[3]

In May 2022, Le Tissier signed up to footballing charity Common Goal, pledging to donate at least one percent of her salary.[29]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 3 November 2024[30]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Brighton & Hove Albion 2018–19 WSL 2 0 0 0 1 0 — 3 0
2019–20 12 0 3 0 4 0 — 19 0
2020–21 22 1 3 0 2 0 — 27 1
2021–22 22 1 1 0 3 0 — 26 1
Total 58 2 7 0 10 0 0 0 75 2
Manchester United 2022–23 WSL 22 2 5 0 4 0 — 31 2
2023–24 22 2 5 0 4 0 2 0 33 2
2024–25 5 1 0 0 1 0 — 6 1
Total 49 5 10 0 9 0 2 0 70 5
Career total 107 7 17 0 19 0 2 0 145 7

International

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As of match played 29 October 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
England 2022 1 0
2023 1 0
2024 4 0
Total 6 0

Honours

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Manchester United

England

Individual

References

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  1. ^ "Maya Le Tissier on her different pathway to the WSL, working under 'legend' Hope Powell and playing against the world's best". Sky Sports.
  2. ^ a b McElwee, Molly (26 March 2021). "Meet football's other talented Le Tissier who is making waves at Brighton". The Telegraph.
  3. ^ a b Lloyd-Hughes, Florence (29 April 2022). "Maya Le Tissier: From small aims (remembering to lock doors) to big ambitions (England captaincy)". The Athletic.
  4. ^ "Maya Le Tissier on moving to Brighton to pursue her dreams". BBC Radio Jersey. 24 May 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  5. ^ "Le Tissier hails 'dream' professional debut". ITV. 6 December 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  6. ^ "Bright 3–1 Bristol City". BBC. 9 May 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  7. ^ a b "Maya Le Tissier wins Brighton Women's Young Player of the Year". ITV News. 7 June 2021.
  8. ^ a b "Cucurella at the double at Players' Awards". Brighton & Hove Albion. 9 May 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  9. ^ "NXGN: Maya Le Tissier, Hanna Bennison and where 2021's best women's football wonderkids are now". www.goal.com. 21 March 2024. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  10. ^ "Le Tissier nominated for PFA award". www.brightonandhovealbion.com.
  11. ^ "United Women sign Maya Le Tissier". Manchester United.
  12. ^ "Manchester United sign Le Tissier from Brighton". BBC Sport.
  13. ^ "Manchester United 4–0 Reading". BBC Sport.
  14. ^ "Maya Le Tissier: Manchester United defender signs contract extension". BBC Sport. 19 April 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  15. ^ "Le Tissier becomes United Women captain". Manchester United. 27 August 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  16. ^ "Le Tissier breaks WSL record at Brighton". Manchester United. 19 October 2024. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
  17. ^ a b "Maya Le Tissier: Guernsey girl, 15, may make history in boys' under-16 Muratti". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  18. ^ "Le Tissier captains England U17s to victory in Moldova". Guernsey Press. 19 September 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  19. ^ "Captain Maya heading for Euro U17 finals with England". guernseypress.com.
  20. ^ "Emma Coate's Young Lionesses Lose out to late goal against Sweden in La Manga". The FA. 6 March 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  21. ^ "Belgium 0–1 England WU23s". The FA. 25 October 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  22. ^ "England squad named for Japan and Norway". www.englandfootball.com.
  23. ^ "England 1 Norway 1". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  24. ^ "England women's legacy and results archive". England Football. The Football Association. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  25. ^ "England Women's World Cup squad: Beth Mead left out, Beth England in". BBC Sport. 31 May 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  26. ^ "Maya shines as she returns as Lioness". Guernsey Press. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  27. ^ "Patient Le Tissier enjoys roaming at right back in Republic of Ireland win". Bailiwick Express. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  28. ^ Le Tissier, Maya (10 June 2021). Women's Young Player of the Season 2021: Maya Le Tissier. Brighton and Hove Albion FC. Archived from the original on 5 March 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2022 – via YouTube.{{cite AV media}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  29. ^ "Maya Le Tissier joins Common Goal". www.brightonandhovealbion.com.
  30. ^ "M. Le Tissier". Soccerway.
  31. ^ Sanders, Emma (12 May 2024). "Women's FA Cup final: Manchester United beat Tottenham to win first major trophy". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  32. ^ Wrack, Suzanne (14 May 2023). "Chelsea claim FA Cup hat-trick after Sam Kerr sees off Manchester United". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  33. ^ Sanders, Emma (6 April 2023). "England beat Brazil on penalties to win Finalissima". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  34. ^ "Arnold Clark Cup: England hit six v Belgium to retain trophy". BBC Sport. 22 February 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  35. ^ "Rachel Daly: Aston Villa forward wins PFA women's Player of the Year award". BBC Sport. 29 August 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  36. ^ "Footballer Maya Le Tissier named Sports Personality of the Year". ITV.
  37. ^ "Toone and Le Tissier share Players' Player of the Year". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. 18 May 2024. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  38. ^ "Khadija Shaw: Manchester City striker wins at Women's Football Awards". BBC Sport. 30 May 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
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