Mayumi "Maz" Pacheco (; born 25 August 1998) is a professional

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who plays as a defender for

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club Everton. A former

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youth international, she received her first senior call-up for the

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in 2024.

Club career

Pacheco made a failed bid to join the youth team of

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side

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in 2013 by participating in the club's trial. She managed to secure a place in the youth team the following year. Pacheco began her senior career with

in 2015. She made her club debut on 25 March in a league loss to

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. 11 more appearances followed during the

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and

2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...

seasons before Pacheco left to join

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on loan for the remainder of the 2016 campaign. She went onto make 12 appearances and score 1 goal prior to signing a permanent contract at the beginning of 2017. In July 2018, Pacheco signed for

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, after helping Doncaster Rover Belles win the WSL 2 title. On 8 June 2020, Reading announced that Pacheco had left the club after her contract had expired. On 10 July 2020, Pacheco signed for

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. On 16 August 2021, she signed for

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. She will leave Aston Villa when her contract expires in June 2025. Pacheco was Villa’s longest-serving player at the time of her departure from the club.

International career

Pacheco played international youth football for England from under-17 level up to under-21 level, appearing in the finals of the 2015 U17 Euros, 2017 U19 Euros, and 2018 U20 World Cup. In October 2024, Pacheco received her first call up to the

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for fixtures against

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and

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in the Pink Ladies Cup held in Antalya, Turkey. As of January 2025, she was yet to make her international debut as waiting for a Philippine passport. https://www.spin.ph/football/pff-confident-maz-pacheco-passport-available-in-time-for-women-s-asian-cup-qualifiers-a795-20250110

Personal life

Pacheco was born in

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. Her father is from the town, her mother comes from the

, and she has two brothers. She graduated with a law degree from

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in 2020

Career statistics

Club

Honours

England U20s *

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third place:

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pacheco, Mayumi 1998 births Living people Alumni of the University of Sheffield English women's footballers British people of Filipino descent English people of Filipino descent British Asian footballers Women's Super League players Women's Super League 2 players Liverpool F.C. Women players Doncaster Rovers Belles L.F.C. players Footballers from Ormskirk Women's association football fullbacks Reading F.C. Women players Aston Villa W.F.C. players West Ham United F.C. Women players England women's under-21 international footballers 21st-century English sportswomen Everton F.C. (women) players