Easther Kellsy Philomene Mayi Kith (born 28 March 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for English Women's Championship club Reading FC. Born in Canada to Cameroonian parents, she plays for Cameroon women's national team.
.jpg) Mayi Kith with Reading in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Easther Kellsy Philomene Mayi Kith | ||
| Date of birth | 28 March 1997[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Quebec City, Quebec, Canada[2] | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Reading | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Royal-Sélect de Beauport | |||
| AS Laser de Joliette | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2018 | West Virginia Mountaineers | 93 | (0) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014 | Quebec Dynamo ARSQ | ||
| 2018 | Dynamo de Quebec | 2 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Montpellier | 2 | (0) |
| 2020 | Metz | 4 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Reims | 35 | (0) |
| 2022 | Kristianstads | 9 | (0) |
| 2023– | Reading | 12 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013–2014 | Canada U-17 | 7 | (0) |
| 2019– | Cameroon | 3 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 September 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 July 2022 | |||
Early life edit
She began playing soccer at age seven with Royal-Sélect de Beauport.[4]
College career edit
Mayi Kith attended West Virginia University in the United States, where she made 93 appearances for the West Virginia Mountaineers women's soccer team. Her first and only collegiate career assist was on an equalizing goal in the 2016 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament championship match, and she scored in a penalty shoot-out to help West Virginia advance in the 2017 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament round of 16.[5]
Club career edit
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During her college career, Mayi Kith played for Dynamo de Quebec. After that, she joined French club Montpellier HSC on 2 January 2019.[6] She also played for French clubs Metz and Reims before moving to Kristianstads DFF of the Swedish Damallsvenskan in 2022 and making nine appearances there. On 31 January 2023, she signed an 18-month contract with WSL club Reading.[7][8]
International career edit
Quebec-born Mayi Kith represented Canada at the 2013 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship and the 2014 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.[9] Daughter of Cameroonians, she made the one-time switch to Cameroon in order to play for its women's national team at the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup. She made her senior debut prior to the competition, on 17 May 2019 in a 0–4 friendly loss to Spain.[10]
References edit
- ^ "Easther Mayi Kith – Women's Soccer". West Virginia University Athletics.
- ^ Easther Mayi Kith at the Canadian Soccer Association. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ "Easther MAYI KITH" (in French). MHSC Foot.
- ^ "Easther Mayi Kith Canada profile". Canadian Soccer Association. 28 January 2020.
- ^ "Easther Mayi Kith WVU profile". West Virginia Mountaineers.
- ^ "Easther Mayi Kith est Montpelliéraine" [Easther Mayi Kith is Montpellieraine] (in French). MHSC Foot. 2 January 2019.
- ^ "Easther Mayi Kith joins Reading on a permanent deal" (Press release). Reading FC. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
- ^ "Easther Mayi Kith: WSL strugglers Reading sign Cameroon defender". BBC Sport. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- ^ Easther Mayi Kith – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ Easther Mayi Kith at Soccerway
External links edit
- Easther Mayi Kith at Soccerway
- Easther Mayi Kith – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Easther Mayi Kith at the Canadian Soccer Association