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Maya Le Tissier
Mar 16, 2026 6:53 PM

  Born: April 18, 2002, Guernsey, Channel Islands (Show more) Maya Le Tissier (born April 18, 2002, Guernsey, Channel Islands) English football (soccer) player in the Women’s Super League (WSL) and member of the England women’s national team. From 2022, Le Tissier has played for WSL team Manchester United. Le Tissier began playing football at a young age. Her father coached St. Martin’s AC, a local boys’ club in Guernsey, which she eventually joined, since there were no girls’ football teams on the island at the time. When she was 11, after traveling to Southampton, England, for a match with Guernsey’s boys’ team, she gained a spot on a girls’ ...(100 of 375 words) Access the full article Help support true facts by becoming a member. Subscribe today!

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