Anna Filbey

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Anna Filbey

| image = Anna Filbey, 15 September 2019 (01) (cropped).jpg

| caption = With Tottenham Hotspur in September 2019

| fullname = Anna Marie Filbey{{cite web |title=List of Players – England |url=https://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/83/62/03/fu17w_2016_squadlists_neutral.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161104230225/http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/83/62/03/fu17w_2016_squadlists_neutral.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=4 November 2016 |publisher=FIFA |accessdate=2 December 2018 |page=4 |date=24 September 2016}}

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1999|10|11}}

| birth_place = Hillingdon, England{{cite web |title=6 Anna Filbey |url=https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/teams/tottenham-hotspur-women/players/anna-filbey/ |publisher=Tottenham Hotspur F.C. |accessdate=26 December 2019}}

| height = 167cm

| position = Defensive Midfielder / Defender

| currentclub = Watford

| clubnumber = 4

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Arsenal

| years1 = 2017–2018

| clubs1 = Arsenal

| caps1 = 1{{cite web|title=England – A.Filbey|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/anna-filbey/440766/|publisher=Soccerway|accessdate=11 February 2018}}

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2018–2021

| clubs2 = Tottenham Hotspur

| caps2 = 24

| goals2 = 3

| years3 = 2021

| clubs3 = → Celtic (loan)

| caps3 = 12

| goals3 = 10

| years4 = 2021–2022

| clubs4 = Charlton Athletic

| caps4 = 22

| goals4 = 1

| years5 = 2022–2024

| clubs5 = Crystal Palace

| caps5 = 36

| goals5 = 2

| nationalyears1 = 2014–2016

| nationalteam1 = England U17

| nationalcaps1 = 12

| nationalgoals1 = 4

| nationalyears2 = 2017

| nationalteam2 = England U19

| nationalcaps2 = 2

| nationalgoals2 = 2

| nationalyears3 = 2019–

| nationalteam3 = Wales

| nationalcaps3 = 7

| nationalgoals3 = 0

| years6 = 2024-

| clubs6 = Watford

| caps6 = 14

| goals6 = 3

| club-update = 30 May 2025

| nationalteam-update = 1 May 2023

}}

Anna Marie Filbey (born 11 October 1999) is a footballer who plays as a midfielder for Watford in the FA Women's National League South 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 Yeovil Town in the 2017–18 season.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/42934949|title=Arsenal Women 4–0 Yeovil Town Ladies|publisher=BBC Sport|date=11 February 2018|accessdate=11 February 2018}}

That proved to be her only league appearance with the club as she joined Tottenham Hotspur on 1 August.{{cite web|url=http://dailycannon.com/2018/08/anna-filbey-joins-spurs/|title=Anna Filbey joins Spurs|date=1 August 2018|accessdate=16 August 2018}}

In February 2021 she joined Scottish Women's Premier League club Celtic on loan until the end of the 2020–21 season.{{cite news |title=Tottenham's Filbey joins Celtic on loan |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/55904913 |access-date=19 March 2021 |work=BBC Sport |date=2 February 2021}}

FIlbey was part of the Crystal Palace squad that earned promotion to the Women's Super League for the first time, before joining Watford in the summer of 2024.{{Cite web |date=2024-04-28 |title=Crystal Palace reach Women's Super League for first time in team's history |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/crystal-palace-women-promotion-wsl-32689822 |access-date=2024-12-30 |website=The Mirror |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Women: Filbey Signs On |url=https://www.watfordfc.com/news/2024/august/02/official-filbey-signs-on/ |access-date=2024-12-30 |website=www.watfordfc.com}}

Her first goal for the Golden Girls came in the 2-0 win over Cheltenham Town at Grosvenor Vale.{{Cite web |title=Report & Reaction: Watford 2-0 Cheltenham Town |url=https://www.watfordfc.com/news/2024/september/22/report-and-reaction-watford-cheltenham-town/ |access-date=2024-12-30 |website=www.watfordfc.com}}

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,{{Cite web|url=http://www.faw.cymru/en/news/ludlow-announces-squad-training-camp/|title=FAW / Ludlow announces squad for October training camp|website=www.faw.cymru|language=en|access-date=2018-09-20}} but was later forced to pull out due to injury.{{cite web |title=International chances for Ladies' quintet |url=https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/2018/october/international-chances-for-ladies-quintet/ |website=Tottenham Hotspur |accessdate=11 February 2019 |language=en |date=5 October 2018}}

She made her senior international debut for Wales on 8 October 2019, starting a 1–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifying away win over Belarus.{{cite news |title=Belarus Women 0 1 Wales |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/49874380 |accessdate=26 December 2019 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=8 October 2019 |quote=Manager Jayne Ludlow handed a debut to Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Anna Filbey.}}

Filbey earned a recall to the Wales squad in October 2024,{{Cite web |date=2024-10-16 |title=Cymru squad announced for EURO play-off semi-finals |url=https://faw.cymru/news/cymru-squad-announced-for-euro-play-off-semi-finals/ |access-date=2024-12-30 |website=FAW |language=en-US}} and was involved again in November of that year as the side qualified for their first-ever major tournament.{{Cite web |date=2024-11-20 |title=Cymru squad announced for UEFA Women's EURO play-off final |url=https://faw.cymru/news/cymru-squad-announced-for-uefa-womens-euro-play-off-final/ |access-date=2024-12-30 |website=FAW |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Euro 2025 play-off: Wales beat Republic of Ireland to reach first major women's tournament |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/cn010xx9527t |access-date=2024-12-30 |website=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}