Anna Filbey

Anna Filbey

With Tottenham Hotspur in September 2019
Personal information
Full name	Anna Marie Filbey [1]
Date of birth	(1999-10-11) 11 October 1999 (age 25) [2]
Place of birth	Hillingdon, England [3]
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) [1]
Position(s)	Defensive Midfielder / Defender
Team information
Current team	Watford
Number	4
Youth career
	Arsenal
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2018	Arsenal	2 [2]	(0)
2018–2021	Tottenham Hotspur	40	(3)
2021	→ Celtic (loan)	12	(10)
2021–2022	Charlton Athletic	22	(1)
2022–2024	Crystal Palace	36	(2)
2024-	Watford	20	(4)
International career‡
2014–2016	England U17	12	(4)
2017	England U19	2	(2)
2019–	Wales	7	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 May 2023

Anna Marie Filbey (born 11 October 1999) is a footballer who plays as a midfielder for Watford in the FA Women's National League South and the Wales national team. She was described by Tottenham as a "brave and technically-gifted defensive midfielder". ^[3]

Club career

On 11 February 2018, Filbey made her debut for Arsenal, coming on in the 80th minute, replacing Emma Mitchell in a 4–0 Arsenal win over Yeovil Town in the 2017–18 season. ^[4]

That proved to be her only league appearance with the club as she joined Tottenham Hotspur on 1 August. ^[5]

In February 2021 she joined Scottish Women's Premier League club Celtic on loan until the end of the 2020–21 season. ^[6]

FIlbey was part of the Crystal Palace squad that earned promotion to the Women's Super League for the first time, before joining Watford in the summer of 2024. ^{[7] [8]}

Her first goal for the Golden Girls came in the 2-0 win over Cheltenham Town at Grosvenor Vale. ^[9]

International career

Filbey has represented England at the youth level for the U17 and the U19 team. On 20 September 2018, Filbey received a call up for the Welsh national team, ^[10] but was later forced to pull out due to injury. ^[11]

She made her senior international debut for Wales on 8 October 2019, starting a 1–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifying away win over Belarus. ^[12]

Filbey earned a recall to the Wales squad in October 2024, ^[13] and was involved again in November of that year as the side qualified for their first-ever major tournament. ^{[14] [15]}

References

1. "List of Players – England" (PDF). FIFA. 24 September 2016. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 November 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
2. "England – A.Filbey". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
3. "6 Anna Filbey". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
4. "Arsenal Women 4–0 Yeovil Town Ladies". BBC Sport. 11 February 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
5. "Anna Filbey joins Spurs". 1 August 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
6. "Tottenham's Filbey joins Celtic on loan". BBC Sport. 2 February 2021. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
7. "Crystal Palace reach Women's Super League for first time in team's history". The Mirror. 28 April 2024. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
8. "Women: Filbey Signs On". www.watfordfc.com. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
9. "Report & Reaction: Watford 2-0 Cheltenham Town". www.watfordfc.com. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
10. "FAW / Ludlow announces squad for October training camp". www.faw.cymru. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
11. "International chances for Ladies' quintet". Tottenham Hotspur. 5 October 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
12. "Belarus Women 0 1 Wales". BBC Sport. 8 October 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2019. Manager Jayne Ludlow handed a debut to Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Anna Filbey.
13. "Cymru squad announced for EURO play-off semi-finals". FAW. 16 October 2024. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
14. "Cymru squad announced for UEFA Women's EURO play-off final". FAW. 20 November 2024. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
15. "Euro 2025 play-off: Wales beat Republic of Ireland to reach first major women's tournament". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 December 2024.

External links

• Anna Filbey at Soccerway