Ruby Mace
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ruby Mace | ||
| Date of birth | 5 September 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | England | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder, Defender | ||
| Team 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) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2020– | England U17 | 4 | (2) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 February 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 November 2020 | |||
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]
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]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Arsenal | 2019–20 | FA WSL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020–21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Birmingham City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
References
- ^ "Ruby Mace | | WU17 EURO". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2020-11-08.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Football (Sky Sports)". SkySports. Retrieved 2020-11-08.
- ^ a b c Sessions, George (16 May 2019). "Havering's Mace continues to progress at Arsenal and hopeful of England selection". Romford Recorder. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- ^ Bunting, Josh (2020-10-17). "Preview: Arsenal host north London rivals Tottenham Hotspur". Hackney Gazette. Retrieved 2020-11-08.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Bunting, Josh (2020-10-12). "Arsenal put in five star performance at Brighton". Islington Gazette. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Bunting, Josh (2020-10-18). "Vivianne Miedema breaks record as Arsenal claim bragging rights over rivals Tottenham". Islington Gazette. Retrieved 2020-11-08.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Bunting, Josh (2020-11-07). "Miedema hits four as Arsenal roar to victory at London City Lionesses". Hackney Gazette. Retrieved 2020-11-08.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "England 4-0 Bosnia: UEFA Women's U17 Championship qualifier". www.thefa.com. Retrieved 2020-11-08.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Belgium 1-4 England: UEFA Women's U17 Championship qualifier". www.thefa.com. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Rebecca May player profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 November 2020.