Nelly Las

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Nelly Las
Personal information
Date of birth (2007-12-17) 17 December 2007 (age 17)
Place of birth England
Position(s) Winger/Wingback
Team information
Current team
Leicester City W.F.C.
Number 53
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2024– Leicester City W.F.C. 7 (0)
International career
2023–2024 England U17 17 (1)
2025– England U19 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 March 2025 [1]
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 March 2025 [1]

Nelly Lasova [2] (born 17 December 2007), known professionally as Nelly Las, is an English footballer who plays as a right winger or right wingback for Leicester City and the England U19 national team.

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Early and personal life

Las played youth football for boys side Beaumont Park FC alongside her twin brother, until joining Leicester's girls academy at 13 years old. [3] [4]

She is bilingual in English and Slovak. [4]

Club career

Las made her senior debut for Leicester on 2 October 2024 in the League Cup against Bristol City W.F.C., which Leicester eventually lost in a penalty shoot-out. She appeared in her first Women's Super League match on 14 December 2024, a 1–1 draw with Chelsea. [3]

International career

Las represented England at the 2024 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship, her side finishing as runners-up to Spain. She was selected by UEFA technical analysts as part of the team of the tournament. [5]

References

  1. 1 2 Nelly Las at Soccerway
  2. "Squad List" (PDF). FIFA. 17 October 2024. p. 5. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
  3. 1 2 Bate, Adam (20 February 2025). "Nelly Las interview: Leicester City Women's 17-year-old star on causing chaos in the WSL after whirlwind rise". Sky Sports . Retrieved 7 March 2025.
  4. 1 2 Feringa, Megan (1 March 2025). "Leicester City's Nelly Las is a 17-year-old with soaring ambitions. She wants to be better than Lucy Bronze". The New York Times . Retrieved 7 March 2025.
  5. "2024 Women's U17 EURO Team of the Tournament". UEFA.com . 21 May 2024. Retrieved 7 March 2025.