Le Tissier grew up on the channel island of Guernsey. She first played football at the age of four for local boys' club St. Martins A.C., coached by her father, Darren.[1] With no girls' teams on the island, Le Tissier would fly to Hampshire to play for the county team twice a month from the age of 13, doing so for two years until the time commitment meant she was missing too much school and too many training sessions.[2] She continued to play for St. Martins until the age of 16.[3]
Brighton & Hove Albion
On 1 July 2018, Le Tissier joined the academy at English Women's Super League club Brighton & Hove Albion.[4] She was quickly promoted to the first team, being named as an unused substitute for a WSL match against Arsenal on 25 November 2018, and made her senior debut on 5 December, starting and playing the full 90 minutes of a 5–1 League Cup group stage win against Crystal Palace.[5] She made her league debut four days later starting against Chelsea and scored her first goal for the club on 9 May 2021 in a 3–1 league win against Bristol City.[6] She was named as Brighton Women's Young Player of the Season at Albion's end-of-season awards for both the 2020–21 and 2021–22 seasons.[7][8] In March 2021, she was named by Goal.com in the NXGN 10 best wonderkids list.[9] Le Tissier nominated for PFA Women's Young Player of the Year in June 2022 but lost out to Lauren Hemp, winning the award for a third consecutive season.[10]
Manchester United
On 20 July 2022, Le Tissier signed a three-year contract with Manchester United.[11] With one year remaining on her Brighton contract, the club triggered a release clause reportedly between £50,000 and £60,000.[12] She made her club debut on 17 September 2022, starting and scoring two goals in a 4–0 opening day WSL win against Reading.[13] She signed a four-year contract extension with the club on 19 April 2024.[14]
Following the departure of Katie Zelem, Le Tissier was named as the new captain of Manchester United on 27 August 2024.[15] On 19 October 2024, Le Tissier became the youngest player to reach 100 WSL appearances.[16]
International career
Guernsey
Le Tissier made history when she became the first female player to play for the Guernsey under-16 boys' team, featuring in the under-16 version of the 2018 Muratti Vase against Jersey under-16s in March of that year.[17]
England
Youth
Having been invited to an England under-15 south west regional camp, Le Tissier went on to captain the England under-15 women's national team.[17] In September 2018, Le Tissier was named captain of the under-17s ahead of 2019 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship qualification.[18] England won all six qualification games without conceding and Le Tissier was named to the final squad for the 2019 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship in Bulgaria.[19] She started all three games as England were eliminated at the group stage on head-to-head goal difference having tied on six points with Germany and Netherlands.
Her step up to under-19 level came on 6 March 2020 against Sweden in the La Manga tournament.[20] She made her under-23 debut at the age of 19 in a friendly against Belgium on 25 October 2021.[21]
Senior
In November 2022, Le Tissier received her first senior England call-up for friendlies against Japan and Norway.[22] She made her debut on 15 November, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–1 draw with the latter opponent.[23] On 18 November 2022, her England legacy number was announced as number 226.[24] In May 2023, Le Tissier was named to the standby list for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.[25] Le Tissier won her fourth cap for England in their Uefa Women’s Euro 2025 qualifier against Republic of Ireland on 12 July 2024, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–1 win at Carrow Road, Norwich.[26][27]
Personal life
Le Tissier's father, Darren, previously played semi-professional football for St. Martins A.C.[2] She credits him for introducing her to the team of four-year-old boys he was coaching, of which she has said: "credit to the boys back home, if they didn't just see me as another footballer, then I might not be where I am today."[28]
Despite coming from the same small island of Guernsey and sharing a surname, Le Tissier is not related to the former England international footballer Matthew Le Tissier, although the two families know each other and Darren had previously played football with Matt.[3]
In May 2022, Le Tissier signed up to footballing charity Common Goal, pledging to donate at least one percent of her salary.[29]
