Alayah Pilgrim

Music is her must-have for match travel, with Afrobeats and Lil Baby often on her playlist.

Her pre-game power snack is a little chocolate, especially milk chocolate or Ovomaltine chocolate.

Her mother is Swiss, and her father is Moroccan.

As a child, she spent much of her time with boys and was the only girl allowed to join their school football games.

Football was always her biggest passion, but she also kept up easily with boys in unihockey and volleyball.

She was already playing in Switzerland’s second tier with FC Aarau at 15.

She trained as a healthcare professional and later said finishing that education mattered because football does not last forever.

Her hidden talent is modelling, and she loves fashion and styling because it lets her step into different looks.

Sam Kerr was her favourite player when she was younger, and she once named England, Spain and Italy as leagues that interested her.

She has a dog named Archie Brown.