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Mayssa Baha
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Mayssa
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FCB Barcelona Femení • Forward #31

The youngest Liga F goalscorer

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Hanna Glas

Retired player

One of her strangest football moments came when she fell into a rabbit hole during a match. Her leg disappeared into it and the game had to be stopped.

Marie Müller

Portland Thorns FC

Aged 12, Marie appeared on the German TV show Klein gegen Groß (“Small against Big”), where she won a juggling challenge against former professional footballer Lars Ricken.

Olivia Katoa

Retired player

As a child, she secretly wrote “I want to be a professional soccer player” on her bedroom wall using an invisible marker.

Daiane

Portland Thorns FC

Daiane comes from a family with 18 siblings. When she turned professional, she prioritised sending money home to help her parents buy a house.

Tierna Davidson

Gotham FC

She once dreamed of becoming an astronaut, not just as a childhood fantasy but as a serious career goal. She even planned to take flying lessons and attend a military academy, such as the Naval Academy or West Point, to help make that dream a reality.

Casey Murphy

Boston Legacy FC

She takes her golden retriever Nash to the dog park every day and sees him as a source of joy and comfort.

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Diana Gomes

Benfica

Diana knows how to ride a horse and owns one named Murilho.

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Jacqueline Meißner

SGS Essen

Her pre-game ritual is to always have a coffee before home matches and she also insists on leaving the dressing room last.

Simone Jackson

Orlando Pride

Before games, Jackson performs a unique ritual where she looks in the mirror and tells herself, “This is your game. When the final minutes come down, I’m looking to you to do the job,” to boost confidence and focus.

Katie Zelem

West Ham United FC

Katie admits to having a few small superstitions. For matches, she always wears the same sports bra and knickers, warms up wearing some of her jewellery, and puts on her right shin pad before the left.

Nikita Parris

London City Lionesses

In 2020, she founded the NP17 Football Academy, which offers sports qualifications to students in Liverpool. "That community gave me life and gave me an opportunity – that's what I want to do for these girls. I want to give them an opportunity to be successful in whatever they choose."

Rachel Williams

Leicester City

Before becoming fully professional, she worked as a plasterer, a trade she would like to return to after her playing career.

Hensley Hancuff

Retired player

She co-owns Proximo Careers, a recruitment agency helping retiring athletes transition into new careers, with a focus on sport, media, front-office operations and career development.

Rachel Corsie

Retired player

She co-hosts a podcast called "Behind the Goals", where the hosts offer a unique take on the world of football and interview others involved in the women’s game.

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