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 57 (2)
National team‡
2018 Guernsey U-16 (men)
2018–2019 England U-17 16 (1)
2020–2021 England U-19 2 (0)
2021– England U-23 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 April 2022
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 4 January 2022

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. On 9 May 2021 she scored her first goal for the club in a league match against Bristol City.[5]

International career

Le Tissier was the first female player to play with the Guernsey under 16 boy's team in 2018.[6]

Le Tissier made her England U-17 debut on 19 September 2018 as captain against Moldova,[7] 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.[8] She then made her U-23 debut at the age of 19 against Belgium on 25 October 2021.[9]

Family

Le Tissier said her father used to play for St. Martins, a football club on Guernsey, and she used to go at a very young age to watch.[10] She also said at four years old her father introduced her to the group of four-year old boys he was coaching which about which she said "credit to the boys back home like if they didn't just see me as another footballer I wouldn't be where I am today."[10] Despite coming from the same small island of Guernsey and sharing a surname, Le Tissier is not related to the former international footballer Matthew Le Tissier.[11][12]

References
  1. "Maya Le Tissier - Defender". Brighton & Hove Albion W.F.C. Archived from the original on 27 April 2019. 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. "Bright 3-1 Bristol City". BBC. 9 May 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  6. "Maya Le Tissier: Brighton defender wants to be 'better than Lucy Bronze'". BBC Sport. 16 December 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  7. "Le Tissier captains England U17s to victory in Moldova". Guernsey Press. 19 September 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  8. "Emma Coate's Young Lionesses Lose out to late goal against Sweden in La Manga". The FA. 6 March 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  9. "Belgium 0-1 England WU23s". The FA. 25 October 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  10. 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 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2022 – via YouTube.
  11. "Ten women's players to watch in 2022". UEFA Women's Champion's League. 10 January 2022. Maya Le Tissier. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  12. "Maya Le Tissier: Guernsey girl, 15, may make history in boys' under-16 Muratti". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 March 2018.


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