Anna Marie Filbey (born 11 October 1999) is a

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who plays as a

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for

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in the

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and the Wales national team. She was described by Tottenham as a "brave and technically-gifted defensive midfielder".

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

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in the 2017–18 season. That proved to be her only league appearance with the club as she joined

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on 1 August. In February 2021 she joined

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club

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on loan until the end of the 2020–21 season. FIlbey was part of the Crystal Palace squad that earned promotion to the

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for the first time, before joining Watford in the summer of 2024. Her first goal for the Golden Girls came in the 2-0 win over Cheltenham Town at Grosvenor Vale.

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, but was later forced to pull out due to injury. She made her senior international debut for Wales on 8 October 2019, starting a 1–0

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away win over

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. Filbey earned a recall to the Wales squad in October 2024, and was involved again in November of that year as the side qualified for their first-ever major tournament.

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* 1999 births Living people English women's footballers Welsh women's footballers 21st-century Welsh sportswomen Wales women's international footballers Women's Super League players Arsenal W.F.C. players Crystal Palace F.C. (Women) players Women's association football midfielders Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Women players Celtic F.C. Women players Charlton Athletic W.F.C. players Women's Super League 2 players Scottish Women's Premier League players Footballers from the London Borough of Hillingdon People from Hillingdon England women's youth international footballers 21st-century English sportswomen {{Wales-footy-midfielder-stub Watford F.C. Women players