Sarah Mayling

Sarah Mayling (born 20 March 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender currently playing for Aston Villa^[1] of the FA WSL.^[2] She progressed through their centre of excellence.^[3]

Sarah Mayling

Personal information
Full name	Sarah Emma Mayling
Date of birth	(1997-03-20) 20 March 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth	Sutton Coldfield, England,
Height	1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s)	Defender, Full-back,
Team information
Current team	Aston Villa
Number	2
Youth career
	Aston Villa
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2017	Aston Villa	23	(0)
2017–2021	Birmingham City	62	(0)
2021–	Aston Villa	72	(2)
International career‡
2012–2013	England U17	3	(0)
2014–2015	England U19	6	(0)
2017	England U23	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 February 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 October 2018

Career

On 2 July 2021, Mayling was announced at Aston Villa.^[4]

Personal life

Mayling is engaged to Aston Villa teammate Rachel Daly.^[5][6]

Career statistics

Club

As of 20 February 2025.^[7] Records may be incomplete due to lack of historical statistics.

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Aston Villa	2014	Women's Championship	-		-		4	0	4	0
	2015		-		-		0	0	0	0
	2016		-		-		1	0	1	0
	Total		-	-	-	-	5	0	5	0
Birmingham City	2017	Women's Super League	7	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
	2017–18		11	0	0	0	2	0	13	0
	2018–19		17	0	0	0	5	0	22	0
	2019–20		9	0	0	0	3	0	10	0
	2020–21		18	0	0	0	1	0	19	0
	Total		62	0	0	0	11	0	73	0
Aston Villa	2021–22	Women's Super League	21	1	1	0	3	0	25	1
	2022–23		20	0	4	1	5	0	29	1
	2023–24		21	1	1	0	5	0	27	1
	2024–25		10	0	2	0	1	0	13	0
	Total		72	2	8	1	14	0	94	3
Career total			134	2	8	1	30	0	172	3

References

1. Freville, Chris (2 July 2021). "Sarah Mayling comes home to her beloved Aston Villa". Her Football Hub. Archived from the original on 3 December 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
2. "Sarah Mayling". Birmingham City Football Club. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
3. "Blues sign midfielder Sarah Mayling from Villa Ladies". Archived from the original on 7 October 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
4. "Sarah Mayling joins Villa Women ✍️". www.avfc.co.uk. 2 July 2021.
5. "Instagram".
6. "51 athletes who are out and proud members of the LGBTQ+ community". Insider. 3 June 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
7. "England - S. Mayling - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 5 February 2020.

External links

• Sarah Mayling at Soccerway.com
• Sarah Mayling at kicker (in German)
• Sarah Mayling at FBref.com
• Birmingham City Profile