Maz Pacheco


Mayumi "Maz" Pacheco is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Women's Super League club Everton. 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. She will leave Aston Villa when her contract expires in June 2025. Pacheco was Villa’s longest-serving player at the time of her departure from the club.

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. As of January 2025, she was yet to make her international debut as waiting for a Philippine passport. https://www.spin.ph/football/pff-confident-maz-pacheco-passport-available-in-time-for-women-s-asian-cup-qualifiers-a795-20250110

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, Pacheco is in a relationship with Leah Tyrer, who took part in the tenth series of Married at First Sight.

Honours

England U20s