Nelly Las


Nelly Lasova, known professionally as Nelly Las, is an English footballer who plays as a right winger or right wingback for Leicester City and the [England women's national under-19 Association football|football team|England U19 national team].

Early and personal life

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.
She is bilingual in English and Slovak.

Club career

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. 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

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. 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. 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.

Honours

;England U19