Melisa Katie Filis (born 30 July 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Italian Serie A club Sassuolo. Born in England, she has opted to play for the Ireland national team.
_(cropped).jpg) Filis with Arsenal in 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 | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sassuolo | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| 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) |
| 2024–2025 | Charlton Athletic | 17 | (1) |
| 2025– | Sassuolo | 4 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018–2019 | England U17 | 15 | (16) |
| 2020 | England U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | England U23 | 5 | (0) |
| 2025– | Republic of Ireland | 0 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:33, 21 December 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 11 February 2025 | |||
Club career
editComing 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]
On 4 September 2020, Filis signed for FA Women's Championship side London Bees.[5]
On 2 July 2021, Filis signed for West Ham United.[6]
On 10 January 2024, Filis signed for Charlton Athletic on loan until the end of the 2023–24 season.[7]
On 12 July 2024, Filis was announced at Charlton Athletic on a two year contract.[8] On 1 June 2025, it was announced that Filis would depart Charlton, having reached a mutual agreement with the club to leave a year before the expiry of her contract.[9]
Filis was announced at Italian club Sassuolo on 25 July 2025.[10]
International career
editBorn in England, Filis is of Turkish descent through her father, and of Irish descent through her mother.[11][12] She holds dual British-Irish citizenship. She is a youth international for England, having played up to the England U19s.[13] Filis was call up to the Ireland squad in February 2025 for Nations League games against Slovenia & Turkiye.[12]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 17 December 2023[14]
| 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
editArsenal
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.
- ↑ "Charlton Athletic Women squad update 2024/25 | Charlton Athletic Football Club". www.charltonafc.com. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
- ↑ RedazioneF (25 July 2025). "Melisa Filis è neroverde!". U.S. Sassuolo Calcio (in Italian). Retrieved 21 December 2025.
- ↑ Duffy, Emma (11 February 2025). "Having assisted McCabe on WSL debut, Filis tipped to bring 'something different' to Ireland". The 42.
- 1 2 Pyne, Anthony (11 February 2025). "Charlton midfielder Filis receives first Ireland call" – via www.rte.ie.
- ↑ "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.
External links
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- Melisa Filis at Soccerway.com
- Melisa Filis at FBref.com
- Melisa Filis at kicker (in German)
