Melisa Filis (born 30 July 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for West Ham United of the FA Women's Super League.
![]() Filis playing for Arsenal in February 2019 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Melisa Filis | ||
Date of birth | (2002-07-30) 30 July 2002 (age 20) | ||
Place of birth | England | ||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club 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) |
National team‡ | |||
2018–2019 | England U17 | 15 | (16) |
2020 | England U19 | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 January 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 March 2020 |
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]
On 4 September 2020, Filis signed for FA Women's Championship side London Bees.[4]
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.[5]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Arsenal | 2018–19 | FA WSL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
2019–20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | ||
Total | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | ||
London Bees | 2020–21 | Championship | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 23 | 2 | |
Career total | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 5 |
Arsenal
West Ham United F.C. Women – current squad | |
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