Maya Le Tissier – Bio, Salary, Family, Age, Father, Career, Facts

Maya Le Tissier is a talented professional footballer who is well recognized for playing as a defender for Manchester United of the English Women’s Super League (WSL). Her jersey number is 15. She started playing football at the age of four for the local boys’ club St. Martins A.C. She has been capped internationally by England up to the under-23 level. Tissier made history when she became the first female player to play for the Guernsey under-16 boys’ team, featuring in the under-16 version of the 2018 Muratti Vase against Jersey under-16s in March of that year. She signed up for footballing charity Common Goal in May 2022, pledging to donate at least one percent of her salary. On 20th July 2022, she signed a three-year contract with Manchester United. Moreover, Maya is also active in social media as she has earned more than 19.9K followers on her Instagram account and over 7.1K followers on her Twitter account.

Maya Le Tissier famous for

• She is a professional footballer.
• She plays as a defender for Manchester United of the English Women’s Super League (WSL).

Where is Maya Le Tissier from?

Maya Le Tissier stepped for the very first time into the world on 18th April 2002 in Guernsey. She is British by nationality although Guernsey is not part of the UK, it is part of the British Isles and there are very strong economic, cultural, and social links between Guernsey and the UK. She came from a mixed ethnic background. Similarly, she follows the Christian religion and her race is white. Maya’s present age is 20 which she celebrated recently in 2022 and as per her birthdate, her star sign is Aries. Her father, Darren Le Tissie, previously played semi-professional football for St. Martins A.C. She credits him for introducing her to the team of four-year-old boys he was coaching, of which she has said: “credit to the boys back home, if they didn’t just see me as another footballer, then I might not be where I am today.” Maya has not shared any details regarding her mother however we know that she has three siblings.

Moving to Maya’s education, she attended Worthing college from September 2018 to May 2020.

Maya Le Tissier football career

St. Martins A.C.

• Maya Le Tissier conceived her football career at the age of four for the local boys’ club St. Martins A.C. where she was coached by her father.
• She started flying to Hampshire to play for the county team twice a month from the age of 13 with no girls’ teams on the island. She continued to play for St. Martins until the age of 16.

Brighton & Hove Albion

• Maya joined the academy at English Women’s Super League club Brighton & Hove Albion on 1st July 2018 and was quickly promoted to the first team, being named as an unused substitute for a WSL match against Arsenal on 25th November 2018.
• She then made her senior debut on 5th December, starting and playing the full 90 minutes of a 5-1 League Cup group stage win against Crystal Palace.
• On 9th May 2021, she made her league debut four days later starting against Chelsea, and scored her first goal for the club in a 3-1 league win against Bristol City.
• As well, Le Tissier was named as Brighton Women’s Young Player of the Season at Albion’s end-of-season awards for both the 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 seasons as well as she was nominated for PFA Women’s Young Player of the Year in June 2022.

Manchester United

• Maya signed a three-year contract with Manchester United on 20th July 2022. With one year remaining on her Brighton contract, the club triggered a release clause reportedly between £50,000 and £60,000. 
• On 17th September 2022, she made her club debut, starting and scoring two goals in a 4-0 opening day WSL win against Reading.

International career

Guernsey

• Maya Le Tissier made history when she became the first female player to play for the Guernsey under-16 boys’ team, featuring in the under-16 version of the 2018 Muratti Vase against Jersey under-16s in March of that year.

England

• Maya went on to captain the England under-15 women’s national team and was named captain of the under-17s ahead of the 2019 UEFA Women’s Under-17 Championship qualification in September 2018.
• As well, she won all six qualification games without conceding, and Le Tissier was named to the final squad for the 2019 UEFA Women’s Under-17 Championship in Bulgaria.
• Subsequently, she began all three games as England were eliminated at the group stage on head-to-head goal difference having tied on six points with Germany and Netherlands.
• On 6th March 2020, her step up to the under-19 level came against Sweden in the La Manga tournament, and later on 25th October 2021, she made her under-23 debut at the age of 19 in a friendly against Belgium.

Awards and Achievements

Individual

• Brighton & Hove Albion Women’s Young Player of the Season: 2020-2021, 2021-2022

Transfer News

• Manchester United Women on 01/07/2022 From Brighton & Hove Albion WFC at 60k €

Is Maya Le Tissier dating?

Maya Le Tissier is at a young age and is more focused on building her life and career. Despite her young age, she has a huge fan following and many people love her. Being such famous, it is obvious that many of her fans would want to know about her relationship status as well. Tissier is single at the present time and she is currently focusing on her career as she has recently gained fame and a major title. Furthermore, talking about her sexual orientation, she is straight.

What is Maya Le Tissier’s salary?

Maya Le Tissier has a net worth of between $1 million to $5 million as of 2022. She also earns a fine amount of salary which is around $20,000 to $30,000 per year. She is a passionate and hardworking lady, so there is no doubt her income will surely rise higher in the future days. Besides, she earns some amount through endorsements, advertisements, and sponsorships of several brands and companies. In addition, Maya’s major source of income is her football career.

How tall is Maya Le Tissier?

Maya Le Tissier is a pretty and gorgeous lady. She has a decent height of 171 cm (5 ft 7 in) and a decent weight of 58kg which suits her body physique. She has blonde hair and dark brown eyes color. Maya wears clothes that enhance her appeal more and mostly, she’s spotted wearing outfits that show off her beautiful long legs. Additionally, her body build type is athletic.