Mel Filis
.jpg) Filis playing for Arsenal in February 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Melisa Katie Filis[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 30 July 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Essex, England | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Charlton Athletic | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Arsenal | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2020 | Arsenal | 2 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | London Bees | 20 | (2) |
| 2021–2024 | West Ham United | 37 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Charlton Athletic (loan) | 10 | (3) |
| 2024– | Charlton Athletic | 7 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018–2019 | England U17 | 15 | (16) |
| 2020 | England U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | England U23 | 5 | (0) |
| 2025– | Ireland | 0 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:52, 23 October 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 February 2025 | |||
Melisa Katie Filis (born 30 July 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Women's Championship club Charlton Athletic. Born in England, she has opted to play for the Ireland national team.
Club career
[edit]Arsenal
[edit]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.[2] 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.[3] 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.[4]
London Bees
[edit]On 4 September 2020, Filis signed for FA Women's Championship side London Bees.[5]
West Ham United
[edit]On 2 July 2021, Filis signed for West Ham United[6]
Charlton Athletic (loan)
[edit]On 10 January 2024, Filis signed for Charlton Athletic on loan until the end of the 2023–24 season.[7]
Charlton Athletic
[edit]On 12 July 2024, Filis was announced at Charlton Athletic on a two year contract.[8]
International career
[edit]Born in England, Filis is of Turkish descent through her father, and of Irish descent through her mother.[9][10] She holds dual British-Irish citizenship. She is a youth international for England, having played up to the England U19s.[11] Filis was call up to the Ireland squad in February 2025 for Nations League games against Slovenia & Turkiye.[10]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 17 December 2023[12]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Arsenal | 2018–19 | Women's Super League | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2019–20 | Women's Super League | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 3 | ||
| London Bees | 2020–21 | Championship | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 2 |
| West Ham United | 2021–22 | Women's Super League | 19 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 2 |
| 2022–23 | Women's Super League | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | Women's Super League | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Total | 37 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 52 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 59 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 83 | 7 | ||
Honours
[edit]Arsenal
References
[edit]- ^ description!, beIN SPORTS. "Melisa Katie Filis". beIN SPORTS.
- ^ "Arsenal 5–0 Charlton Athletic". womenscompetitions.thefa.com.
- ^ DailyCannon (29 April 2019). "25 Arsenal players rated after league title win". Daily Cannon. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
- ^ "Match report: Arsenal Women 9–0 London Bees". www.arsenal.com. 11 December 2019.
- ^ Rowe, Adam (4 September 2020). "New Signings: Olivia Smith and Mel Filis add strength to Bees ranks". London Bees Official Website.
- ^ "Mel Filis signs for West Ham United | West Ham United F.C." www.whufc.com. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
- ^ "Mel Filis joins Charlton Athletic on loan | West Ham United F.C." www.whufc.com. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
- ^ "Mel Filis signs two-year deal". www.charltonafc.com.
- ^ Duffy, Emma (11 February 2025). "Having assisted McCabe on WSL debut, Filis tipped to bring 'something different' to Ireland". The 42.
- ^ a b Pyne, Anthony (11 February 2025). "Charlton midfielder Filis receives first Ireland call" – via www.rte.ie.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Turks in the house, as Enfield Town Ladies take on West Ham Women in friendly tonight". www.t-vine.com.
- ^ "M. Filis – Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
- ^ 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.
- 2002 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Essex
- Republic of Ireland women's association footballers
- English women's footballers
- England women's youth international footballers
- Irish people of Turkish descent
- English people of Irish descent
- English people of Turkish descent
- London Bees players
- West Ham United F.C. Women players
- Charlton Athletic W.F.C. players
- Arsenal W.F.C. players
- Women's Super League players
- Women's Championship (England) players
- Women's association football midfielders
- 21st-century English sportswomen