Nelly Las
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 17 December 2007 | ||
| Place of birth | Kettering, England | ||
| Position(s) | Winger/Wingback | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Leicester City | ||
| Number | 53 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024– | Leicester City | 10 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023–2024 | England U17 | 17 | (1) |
| 2025– | England U19 | 6 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 April 2025[1] ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 April 2025[1] | |||
Nelly Lasova[2] (born 17 December 2007), known professionally as Nelly Las, is an English footballer who plays as a right winger or right wingback for Leicester City and the England U19 national team.
Early and personal life
[edit]Las started at Leicester City's girls academy at the age of 9 following a successful trial, before returning to play youth football for boys side Beaumont Park FC alongside her twin brother. She rejoined Leicester at 13 years old.[3][4]
She is bilingual in English and Slovak.[4]
Club career
[edit]Las made her senior debut for Leicester on 2 October 2024 in the League Cup against Bristol City W.F.C., which Leicester eventually lost in a penalty shoot-out. She appeared in her first Women's Super League match on 14 December 2024, a 1–1 draw with Chelsea.[3] Las scored her first professional goal in a 4-1 win over Stoke City on 15 January 2025 in the 2024–25 Women's FA Cup. She scored her second professional goal on 9 February 2025 in a 3-1 away defeat against Manchester City in the same competition.
International career
[edit]Las represented England at the 2024 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship, her side finishing as runners-up to Spain. She was selected by UEFA technical analysts as part of the team of the tournament.[5] Later that year Las was selected for the 2024 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup and scored in a group stage game against Mexico.[4] She then started in the quarter-final victory over Japan and semi-final elimination against Spain as England finished fourth. She was part of the squad that qualified for the 2025 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship. [6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b N. Las at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
- ^ "Squad List" (PDF). FIFA. 17 October 2024. p. 5. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
- ^ a b Bate, Adam (20 February 2025). "Nelly Las interview: Leicester City Women's 17-year-old star on causing chaos in the WSL after whirlwind rise". Sky Sports. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
- ^ a b c Feringa, Megan (1 March 2025). "Leicester City's Nelly Las is a 17-year-old with soaring ambitions. She wants to be better than Lucy Bronze". The New York Times. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
- ^ "2024 Women's U17 EURO Team of the Tournament". UEFA.com. 21 May 2024. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
- ^ "Spain 3-0 England". ESPN. Retrieved 9 April 2025.