Ruby Mace

Ruby Mace (born 5th September 2003)[1] is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder and defender for FA Women's Super League club Birmingham City on Dual Registration from Arsenal and the under-17 national team.[2]

Ruby Mace
Personal information
Full name Ruby Mace
Date of birth (2003-09-05) 5 September 2003
Place of birth England
Position(s) Midfielder, Defender
Club information
Current team
 Birmingham City
(on Dual Registration from Arsenal)
Number 4
Youth career
–2020 Arsenal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Arsenal 3 (0)
2021– → Birmingham City (Dual Regisration) 0 (0)
National team‡
2020– England U17 4 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 February 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 8 November 2020

Early life

Raised in the London Borough of Havering, Mace attended Coopers' Company and Coborn School.[3] At age 14, she switched to Woodlands in Basildon and an elite development programme.[3] The England Football Association nominated Mace to receive Sports Aid funding, and she received £1,000 football-related costs.[3]

Club career

Mace made her Arsenal debut on 26 September 2020 against North London rivals Tottenham Hotspur in the FA Cup quarter final of 2019-20 season. The game was rescheduled due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Mace came on in the 88th minute to replace captain Kim Little as Arsenal won 4-0.[4] Days later on 7 October 2020 Mace once again made a substitute appearance for Arsenal this time against Chelsea in the Continental Cup replacing Caitlin Foord in the 84th minute. Mace appeared in the WSL for the first time against Brighton & Hove Albion on 11 October 2020 coming on as a second half substitute replacing Caitiln Foord in the 78th Minute,[5] Mace made her second league appearance against Tottenham Hotspur on 18 October 2020 again coming on as a second half substitute this time replacing Danielle van de Donk in the 77th minute.[6] Mace made her second Continental Cup appearance of the season against London City Lionesses coming on in the 46th minute replacing Jill Roord a game in which Arsenal would go on to win 4-0.[7]

On 2 February 2021 Birmingham City announced that Mace had joined them on loan for the rest of the 2020-21 WSL season.

International career

On 24 October 2020, Mace made her under 17 national team debut captaining England in UEFA Women's U-17 Qualifiers against Bosnia and Herzegovina U17s in which England won 4-0,[8] three days later on 27 October 2020 Mace scored her first goal for the under-17s against Belgium u-17s.[9]

Career statistics
As of match played 18 November 2020.[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Arsenal 2019–20 FA WSL 0010000010
2020–21 3000300060
Birmingham City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 3010300070

References
  1. "Ruby Mace | | WU17 EURO". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2020-11-08.
  2. "Football (Sky Sports)". SkySports. Retrieved 2020-11-08.
  3. Sessions, George (16 May 2019). "Havering's Mace continues to progress at Arsenal and hopeful of England selection". Romford Recorder. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  4. Bunting, Josh (2020-10-17). "Preview: Arsenal host north London rivals Tottenham Hotspur". Hackney Gazette. Retrieved 2020-11-08.
  5. Bunting, Josh (2020-10-12). "Arsenal put in five star performance at Brighton". Islington Gazette. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
  6. Bunting, Josh (2020-10-18). "Vivianne Miedema breaks record as Arsenal claim bragging rights over rivals Tottenham". Islington Gazette. Retrieved 2020-11-08.
  7. Bunting, Josh (2020-11-07). "Miedema hits four as Arsenal roar to victory at London City Lionesses". Hackney Gazette. Retrieved 2020-11-08.
  8. "England 4-0 Bosnia: UEFA Women's U17 Championship qualifier". www.thefa.com. Retrieved 2020-11-08.
  9. "Belgium 1-4 England: UEFA Women's U17 Championship qualifier". www.thefa.com. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
  10. "Rebecca May player profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
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