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Mel Filis
Filis playing for Arsenal in February 2019
Personal information
Full name Melisa Filis
Date of birth (2002-07-30) 30 July 2002 (age 22)
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– England U23 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:52, 23 October 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 December 2023

Melisa Filis (born 30 July 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Women's Championship club Charlton Athletic.

Club career

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Arsenal

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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]

London Bees

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On 4 September 2020, Filis signed for FA Women's Championship side London Bees.[4]

West Ham United

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On 2 July 2021, Filis signed for West Ham United[5]

Charlton Athletic (loan)

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On 10 January 2024, Filis signed for Charlton Athletic on loan until the end of the 2023–24 season.[6]

Charlton Athletic

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On 12 July 2024, Filis was announced at Charlton Athletic on a two year contract.[7]

International career

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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.[8]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 17 December 2023[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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

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Arsenal

References

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  1. ^ "Arsenal 5–0 Charlton Athletic". womenscompetitions.thefa.com.
  2. ^ DailyCannon (29 April 2019). "25 Arsenal players rated after league title win". Daily Cannon. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Match report: Arsenal Women 9–0 London Bees". www.arsenal.com. 11 December 2019.
  4. ^ Rowe, Adam (4 September 2020). "New Signings: Olivia Smith and Mel Filis add strength to Bees ranks". London Bees Official Website.
  5. ^ "Mel Filis signs for West Ham United | West Ham United F.C." www.whufc.com. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  6. ^ "Mel Filis joins Charlton Athletic on loan | West Ham United F.C." www.whufc.com. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  7. ^ "Mel Filis signs two-year deal". www.charltonafc.com.
  8. ^ "Turks in the house, as Enfield Town Ladies take on West Ham Women in friendly tonight". www.t-vine.com.
  9. ^ "M. Filis – Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  10. ^ 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.
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