Maya Le Tissier

Maya Le Tissier (born 18 April 2002) is a professional footballer who currently plays as a defender for Brighton & Hove Albion of the FA Women's Super League (WSL).[1]

Maya Le Tissier
Personal information
Full name Maya Le Tissier
Date of birth (2002-04-18) 18 April 2002
Place of birth Guernsey
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Brighton & Hove Albion
Number 6
Youth career
St. Martins A.C.
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– Brighton & Hove Albion 27 (0)
National team‡
2018 Guernsey U-16 (men)
2018–2019 England U-17 16 (1)
2020– England U-19 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 January 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 November 2020

Maya, was chosen as the winner of the Her Football Hub’s Rising Star Award for 2020 by former England player Fern Whelan. Previous winners include Birmingham’s Lily Simkin.

Club career

Le Tissier started her youth football career at St. Martins A.C. on her home island of Guernsey[2] before moving to the English WSL side Brighton & Hove Albion in May 2018.[3] After spending a short period of time in the development squad she made her senior debut on 5 December 2018 in the League Cup against Crystal Palace.[4] She made her league debut four days later against Chelsea.

International career

Le Tissier was the first female player to play with Guernsey men's team in 2018.[5]

Le Tissier made her England U-17 debut on 19 September 2018 as captain against Moldova,[6] after having captained the U-15 side. Her step up to U-19 level came on 6 March 2020 against Sweden in the La Manga tournament.[7]

Personal life

Despite being born on the same relatively small island as fellow footballer Matt Le Tissier, the two are not related.[8]

References
  1. "Maya Le Tissier - Defender". Brighton & Hove Albion W.F.C. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  2. "Thirteen-year-old Maya Le Tissier earns her first England cap". ITV News. 18 December 2015. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  3. "Maya Le Tissier on moving to Brighton to pursue her dreams". BBC Radio Jersey. 24 May 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  4. "Le Tissier hails 'dream' professional debut". ITV. 6 December 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  5. "Maya Le Tissier: Brighton defender wants to be 'better than Lucy Bronze'". BBC Sport. 16 December 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  6. "Le Tissier captains England U17s to victory in Moldova". Guernsey Press. 19 September 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  7. "Emma Coate's Young Lionesses Lose out to late goal against Sweden in La Manga". The FA. 6 March 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  8. "Maya Le Tissier: Guernsey girl, 15, may make history in boys' under-16 Muratti". BBC Sport. 15 March 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
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