Mel Filis

Melisa Filis (born 30 July 2002) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Women's Championship club Charlton Athletic.

Coming through the Arsenal academy, Filis made her senior debut for the Gunners on 6 December 2018 as an 82nd minute substitute during a 5–0 win over Charlton Athletic in the 2018–19 League Cup group stage.

[1] She made her FA WSL debut on 27 January 2019 against Reading Women at Adams Park, entering as a 93rd minute substitute and providing an assist for Katie McCabe 22 seconds later to seal a 3–0 victory.

[2] Filis' only Arsenal goals came when she scored a hat-trick during a 9–0 win over London Bees in the 2019–20 League Cup group stage.

[8] Filis was call up to the Ireland squad in February 2025 for Nations League games against Slovenia & Turkiye Arsenal