Ruby Mace

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Ruby Mace
Personal information
Full name Ruby Mace
Date of birth (2003-09-05) 5 September 2003 (age 20) [1]
Place of birth Upminster, England
Position(s) Midfielder, Defender
Team information
Current team
 Manchester City
Number 30
Youth career
–2020 Arsenal
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2021 Arsenal 3 (0)
2021 → Birmingham City (dual registration) 11 (2)
2021– Manchester City 11 (0)
2023 → Leicester City (loan) 10 (0)
International career‡
2019 England U17 4 (2)
2021–2022 England U19 7 (0)
2023– England U23 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 December 2023

Ruby Mace (born 5 September 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder and defender for Women's Super League club Manchester City, and the England under-23s. She has previously played for Leicester City, Birmingham City, Arsenal, and England youth teams from under-15 to under-19 age level.

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Early life

Raised in Upminster, in the London Borough of Havering, Mace is the youngest of three and attended Coopers' Company and Coborn School. [2] At age 14, she switched to Woodlands in Basildon and an elite development programme. [2] The England Football Association nominated Mace to receive Sports Aid funding, and she received £1,000 football-related costs. [2] [ citation needed ]

Club career

Arsenal

Mace made her Arsenal debut on 26 September 2020 against North London rivals Tottenham Hotspur in the postponed FA Cup quarter final of 2019–20 season. She came on in the 88th minute to replace captain Kim Little as Arsenal won 4–0. [3] On 7 October 2020, Mace made another substitute appearance for Arsenal, this time against Chelsea in the 2020–21 League Cup, replacing Caitlin Foord in the 84th minute.

Mace made her WSL debut against Brighton & Hove Albion on 11 October 2020, coming on as a second-half substitute replacing Caitiln Foord in the 78th Minute. [4] She made her second league appearance against Tottenham Hotspur on 18 October, again coming on as a second-half substitute, this time replacing Danielle van de Donk in the 77th minute. [5] Mace made her second League Cup appearance against London City Lionesses, coming on in the 46th minute replacing Jill Roord, in a game Arsenal won 4–0. [6]

Birmingham City (dual registration)

On 2 February 2021, Mace signed for Birmingham City on dual registration for the rest of the 2020–21 WSL season. [7]

Manchester City

On 11 June 2021, Mace signed her first professional contract with Manchester City ahead of her 18th birthday. [8]

On 13 October 2021, she made her debut in the 2021–22 League Cup against Everton, playing the full 90 minutes, and receiving praise from fellow teenage teammate Jess Park. [9] City would go on to win the League Cup that season. [10]

Leicester City (loan)

I think it gave me confidence [the loan spell] especially at Leicester, I can't thank them enough for the platform that they put out for me to be able to play every week. It really meant a lot to me and the way that they trusted me in that position as well.

Ruby Mace, October 2023 [11]

On 28 January 2023, Mace joined Leicester City on loan for the remainder of the 2022–23 season. [12] She made her debut for the club against Reading in the FA Cup on 29 January 2023. [13] [14] On May 21 2023, Mace was sent off against West Ham United for a second yellow card. [15]

International career

In October 2017, Mace made her youth international debut with England's under-15s, captaining the team in a match against Scotland, [1] going on to play for the U-17, U-19, and U-23 team. [7] [16]

Mace made her England under-17 debut captaining the team for 2020 U-17 Championship qualification against Bosnia and Herzegovina on 24 October 2019, in which England won 4–0. [17] [11] Three days later, on 27 October, Mace scored her first goal for the under-17s against Belgium. [18]

On 20 October 2021, Mace made her debut for the under-19s in 2022 U-19 Championship qualification against Republic of Ireland in an 8–1, [19] followed by playing against Switzerland in which England would win 1–0. [20] In April 2022, she played further winning games for Championship qualification against Wales and Belgium at St George's Park, helping the squad to qualify for the final tournament in the Czech Republic. [21] [22]

In June 2022, Mace featured as part of the starting eleven for the under-19s in the 2022 U-19 Championship fixtures against Norway and Sweden as centre-back, in a win and a loss, [23] [24] prior to being replaced for the match against Germany due to injury. [25]

Mace was first named as part of the squad for the England under-23s on 8 February 2023. [26] Throughout 2023 she went on to play as the number 4 (a defensive midfielder), as part of the starting eleven, playing in fixtures against Spain, Belgium, Portugal, Norway, Italy, Portugal and France. [27] In October 2023, in discussing the U23 side, Mace said her goal is "just pushing myself to be the best that I can be, to transform into the seniors.". [11]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 14 January 2024 [28]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Arsenal 2019–20 Women's Super League 0010000010
2020–21 Women's Super League3000300060
Total3010300070
Birmingham City (loan) 2020–21 Women's Super League112200000132
Manchester City 2021–22 Women's Super League70206000150
2022–23 Women's Super League1000400050
2023–24 Women's Super League301030—70
Total1103013000270
Leicester City (loan) 2022–23 Women's Super League10010——110
Career total3526016000572

Honours

Manchester City

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