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Mel Filis

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Mel Filis
Filis with Arsenal in 2019
Personal information
Full name Melisa Katie Filis[1]
Date of birth (2002-07-30) 30 July 2002 (age 24)
Place of birth Essex, England
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Wolverhampton Wanderers
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)
2025–2026 Sassuolo 4 (0)
2026– Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 (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)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:33, 21 December 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 11 February 2025

Melisa Katie Filis (born 30 July 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for WSL 2 club Wolverhampton Wanderers. Born in England, she has opted to play for the Ireland national team.

Club career

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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.[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]

On 7 July 2026, Filis was announced at WSL 2 club Wolverhampton Wanderers.[11]

International career

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Born in England, Filis is of Turkish descent through her father, and of Irish descent through her mother.[12][13] She holds dual British-Irish citizenship. She is a youth international for England, having played up to the England U19s.[14] Filis was call up to the Ireland squad in February 2025 for Nations League games against Slovenia & Turkiye.[13]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 17 December 2023[15]
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 10102040
2019–20 Women's Super League 10102343
Total 20204383
London Bees 2020–21 Championship 2020030232
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 59261164837

Honours

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Arsenal

References

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  1. ↑ description!, beIN SPORTS. "Melisa Katie Filis". beIN SPORTS.
  2. ↑ "Arsenal 5–0 Charlton Athletic". womenscompetitions.thefa.com.
  3. ↑ DailyCannon (29 April 2019). "25 Arsenal players rated after league title win". Daily Cannon. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  4. ↑ "Match report: Arsenal Women 9–0 London Bees". www.arsenal.com. 11 December 2019.
  5. ↑ Rowe, Adam (4 September 2020). "New Signings: Olivia Smith and Mel Filis add strength to Bees ranks". London Bees Official Website.
  6. ↑ "Mel Filis signs for West Ham United | West Ham United F.C." www.whufc.com. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  7. ↑ "Mel Filis joins Charlton Athletic on loan | West Ham United F.C." www.whufc.com. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  8. ↑ "Mel Filis signs two-year deal". www.charltonafc.com.
  9. ↑ "Charlton Athletic Women squad update 2024/25 | Charlton Athletic Football Club". www.charltonafc.com. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  10. ↑ RedazioneF (25 July 2025). "Melisa Filis è neroverde!". U.S. Sassuolo Calcio (in Italian). Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  11. ↑ "Melisa Filis becomes Part of the Pack". www.wolves.co.uk. 7 July 2026. Retrieved 7 July 2026.
  12. ↑ Duffy, Emma (11 February 2025). "Having assisted McCabe on WSL debut, Filis tipped to bring 'something different' to Ireland". The 42.
  13. 1 2 Pyne, Anthony (11 February 2025). "Charlton midfielder Filis receives first Ireland call" – via www.rte.ie.
  14. ↑ "Turks in the house, as Enfield Town Ladies take on West Ham Women in friendly tonight". www.t-vine.com.
  15. ↑ "M. Filis – Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  16. ↑ 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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