Mel Filis
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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) |
| 2024–2025 | Charlton Athletic | 17 | (1) |
| 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, 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, most recently for Women's Championship club Charlton Athletic. Born in England, she has opted to play for the Ireland national team.
Club career
Arsenal
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
On 4 September 2020, Filis signed for FA Women's Championship side London Bees.[5]
West Ham United
On 2 July 2021, Filis signed for West Ham United[6]
Charlton Athletic (loan)
On 10 January 2024, Filis signed for Charlton Athletic on loan until the end of the 2023–24 season.[7]
Charlton Athletic
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]
International career
Born in England, Filis is of Turkish descent through her father, and of Irish descent through her mother.[10][11] She holds dual British-Irish citizenship. She is a youth international for England, having played up to the England U19s.[12] Filis was call up to the Ireland squad in February 2025 for Nations League games against Slovenia & Turkiye.[11]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 17 December 2023[13]
| 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
Arsenal
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.