# Maz Pacheco

Mayumi "Maz" Pacheco (born 25 August 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Women's Super League club Aston Villa. A former England youth international, she received her first senior call-up for the Philippines in 2024.

## Club career

Pacheco made a failed bid to join the youth team of FA WSL 1 side Liverpool in 2013 by participating in the club's trial. She managed to secure a place in the youth team the following year.
Pacheco began her senior career with Liverpool in 2015. She made her club debut on 25 March in a league loss to Sunderland. 11 more appearances followed during the 2015 and 2016 seasons before Pacheco left to join Doncaster Rovers Belles on loan for the remainder of the 2016 campaign. She went onto make 12 appearances and score 1 goal prior to signing a permanent contract at the beginning of 2017. In July 2018, Pacheco signed for Reading, after helping Doncaster Rover Belles win the WSL 2 title. On 8 June 2020, Reading announced that Pacheco had left the club after her contract had expired. On 10 July 2020, Pacheco signed for West Ham United. On 16 August 2021, she signed for Aston Villa.

## International career

Pacheco played international youth football for England from under-17 level up to under-21 level, appearing in the finals of the 2015 U17 Euros, 2017 U19 Euros, and 2018 U20 World Cup.
In October 2024, Pacheco received her first call up to the Philippines women's national football team for fixtures against Jordan and DR Congo in the Pink Ladies Cup held in Antalya, Turkey.

## Personal life

Pacheco was born in Ormskirk. Her father is from the town, her mother comes from the Philippines, and she has two brothers. She graduated with a law degree from Sheffield University in 2020

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 2 October 2024.
| Club | Season | League | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Continental | Continental | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Liverpool | 2015 | Women's Super League | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| Liverpool | 2016 | Women's Super League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Liverpool | Total | Total | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| Doncaster Rovers Belles (loan) | 2016 | Women's Super League | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 1 |
| Doncaster Rovers Belles | 2017 | Women's Super League 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 0 |
| Doncaster Rovers Belles | 2017–18 | Women's Super League 2 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 1 |
| Doncaster Rovers Belles | Total | Total | 36 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 42 | 2 |
| Reading | 2018–19 | Women's Super League | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 |
| Reading | 2019–20 | Women's Super League | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 1 |
| Reading | Total | Total | 25 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 1 |
| West Ham United | 2020-21 | Women's Super League | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 |
| Aston Villa | 2021–22 | Women's Super League | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 0 |
| Aston Villa | 2022–23 | Women's Super League | 22 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 1 |
| Aston Villa | 2023–24 | Women's Super League | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 23 | 2 |
| Aston Villa | 2024–25 | Women's Super League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 |
| Aston Villa | Total | Total | 64 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 1 | — | — | 84 | 3 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 154 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 201 | 6 |
* ↑ Includes the FA Women's Cup
* ↑ Includes the FA WSL Cup
* ↑ Includes the UEFA Women's Champions League

## Honours

England U20s
* FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup third place: 2018