{{short description|English footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Maz Pacheco | image = Mayumi Pacheco (50259199303) (cropped).jpg | image_size = | alt = | caption = | fullname = Mayumi Pacheco<ref name="fifa">{{cite web |title=List of Players - England |url=https://tournament.fifadata.com/documents/FU20WWC/2018/pdf/FU20WWC_2018_SQUADLISTS.PDF |publisher=FIFA |accessdate=14 February 2019 |page=3 |date=5 August 2018 |archive-date=15 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190215050356/https://tournament.fifadata.com/documents/FU20WWC/2018/pdf/FU20WWC_2018_SQUADLISTS.PDF |url-status=dead }}</ref> | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1998|8|25}} | birth_place = Ormskirk, England<ref name="Doncaster Rovers Belles profile">{{cite news|title=Mayumi Pacheco profile|url=http://www.doncasterroversbelles.co.uk/playerProfile/mayumi_pacheco.html|accessdate=6 November 2017|work=Doncaster Rovers Belles}}</ref> | height = {{convert|1.64|m|order=flip}}<ref name="fifa"/> | position = Left-back | currentclub = Everton | clubnumber = 33 | youthyears1 = 2014–2015 | youthclubs1 = Liverpool | collegeyears1 = | college1 = | collegecaps1 = | collegegoals1 = | years1 = 2015–2017 | clubs1 = Liverpool | caps1 = 12 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2016 | clubs2 = → Doncaster Rovers Belles (loan) | caps2 = 10 | goals2 = 1 | years3 = 2017–2018 | clubs3 = Doncaster Rovers Belles | caps3 = 26 | goals3 = 1 | years4 = 2018–2020 | clubs4 = Reading | caps4 = 25 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2020–2021 | clubs5 = West Ham United | caps5 = 17 | goals5 = 0 | clubs6 = Aston Villa | caps6 = 71 | goals6 = 2 | years6 = 2021–2025 | years7 = 2025– | clubs7 = Everton | caps7 = 18 | goals7 = 1 | nationalyears1 = 2015 | nationalteam1 = England U17 | nationalcaps1 = 8 | nationalgoals1 = 1 | nationalyears2 = 2016–2017 | nationalteam2 = England U19 | nationalcaps2 = 9 | nationalgoals2 = 0 | nationalyears3 = 2017–2018 | nationalteam3 = England U20 | nationalcaps3 = 8 | nationalgoals3 = 0 | nationalyears4 = 2019 | nationalteam4 = England U21 | nationalcaps4 = 10 | nationalgoals4 = 1 | nationalyears5 = | nationalteam5 = | nationalcaps5 = | nationalgoals5 = | club-update = 15:06, 19 May 2026 (UTC) | nationalteam-update = 17 January 2020 | medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Women's football}} {{Medal|Country|{{fbw|ENG}}}} {{Medal|Competition|FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup}} {{Medal|3rd|2018 France|}} }}
'''Mayumi''' "'''Maz'''" '''Pacheco''' ({{IPA|tl|mɐˈjume pɐˈtʃɛko|lang}}; born 25 August 1998) 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.<ref name="Soccerway profile">{{cite news|title=Mayumi Pacheco profile|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/mayumi-pacheco/387531/|accessdate=3 January 2017|work=Soccerway}}</ref>
== 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.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Morales |first1=Luisa |title=Meet the full-blooded Filipina booter in England's top football tournament |url=https://www.philstar.com/sports/2020/09/19/2043650/meet-full-blooded-filipina-booter-englands-top-football-tournament |accessdate=20 September 2020 |work=The Philippine Star |date=19 September 2020}}</ref>
Pacheco began her senior career with Liverpool in 2015.<ref name="Soccerway profile"/> 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.<ref name="Soccerway profile"/><ref name="Doncaster Rovers Belles loan">{{cite news|title=SIGNING: Pacheco signs on loan|url=http://www.doncasterroversbelles.co.uk/news/signing_pacheco_signs_on_loan.html#8mX5lzJBfQEcxakQ.97|accessdate=3 January 2017|work=Doncaster Rovers Belles L.F.C.|date=30 June 2016}}</ref> She went onto make 12 appearances and score 1 goal prior to signing a permanent contract at the beginning of 2017.<ref name="Doncaster Rovers Belles permanent">{{cite news|title=SIGNING: Pacheco returns|url=http://www.doncasterroversbelles.co.uk/news/signing_pacheco_returns.html#42DP1wBMBVkCuKxb.97|accessdate=3 January 2017|work=Doncaster Rovers Belles L.F.C.|date=1 January 2017}}</ref>
In July 2018, Pacheco signed for Reading, after helping Doncaster Rover Belles win the WSL 2 title.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44929167|title=Mayumi Pacheco: Reading Women sign former Doncaster Rovers Belles left-back|date=2018-07-23|work=BBC Sport|access-date=2018-08-21|language=en-GB}}</ref> On 8 June 2020, Reading announced that Pacheco had left the club after her contract had expired.<ref>{{Cite web|title= Reading FC Women issue thanks as out of contract players depart|url=https://www.readingfc.co.uk/news/2020/june/reading-fc-women-bid-farewell-to-out-of-contract-players/|access-date=2020-06-08|website=www.readingfc.co.uk|date=8 June 2020 |language=en-gb}}</ref>
On 10 July 2020, Pacheco signed for West Ham United.<ref>{{cite web |title=West Ham United sign defender Maz Pacheco |url=https://www.whufc.com/news/articles/2020/july/10-july/west-ham-united-sign-defender-maz-pacheco |website=www.whufc.com |language=en}}</ref>
On 16 August 2021, she signed for Aston Villa.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.avfc.co.uk/news/2021/august/Mayumi-Pacheco-joins-Villa-Women-/|title=Mayumi Pacheco joins Villa Women|website=Aston Villa|date=16 August 2021}}</ref> She will leave Aston Villa when her contract expires in June 2025.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=9 May 2025 |title=Corsie, Nobbs, Turner and Pacheco to depart |url=https://www.avfc.co.uk/news/2025/may/09/Corsie--Nobbs--Turner-and-Pacheco-to-depart/ |access-date=9 May 2025 |website=Aston Villa Football Club}}</ref> Pacheco was Villa’s longest-serving player at the time of her departure from the club.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Club |first=Aston Villa Football |date=2025-05-09 |title=Corsie, Nobbs, Turner and Pacheco to depart |url=https://www.avfc.co.uk/news/2025/may/09/Corsie--Nobbs--Turner-and-Pacheco-to-depart/ |access-date=2025-07-02 |website=Aston Villa Football Club}}</ref>
On 22 July 2025, Pacheco signed for Everton on a permanent transfer.<ref>{{citeweb|url=https://www.evertonfc.com/news/2025/july/22/everton-sign-pacheco/|title=Everton Sign Pacheco|website=www.evertonfc.com}}</ref>
== 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.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Terrado |first=Jonas |title=Aston Villa's Maz Pacheco set to make her Filipinas debut |url=https://sports.inquirer.net/589282/aston-villas-maz-pacheco-set-to-make-her-filipinas-debut |access-date=12 October 2024 |newspaper=Inquirer |date=12 October 2024 |language=en-US}}</ref> As of January 2025, she was yet to make her international debut as she is waiting for a Philippine passport.<ref>{{citeweb|url=https://www.spin.ph/football/pff-confident-maz-pacheco-passport-available-in-time-for-women-s-asian-cup-qualifiers-a795-20250110|title= Maz Pacheco will soon be eligible to play for Filipinas, says PFF|website=www.spin.ph}}</ref>
==Personal life==
Pacheco was born in Ormskirk. Her father is from the town, her mother comes from the Philippines, and she has two brothers.<ref name="Philippines">{{cite news |date=27 September 2015 |title=Special Feature: The story of Mayumi Pacheco, a 17-year-old Pinay footballer playing for Liverpool |work=Inter Aksyon |url=http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/special-feature-the-story-of-mayumi-pacheco-a-17-year-old-pinay-footballer-playing-for-liverpool |url-status=dead |accessdate=26 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160507140442/http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/special-feature-the-story-of-mayumi-pacheco-a-17-year-old-pinay-footballer-playing-for-liverpool |archive-date=7 May 2016}}</ref> She graduated with a law degree from Sheffield University in 2020<ref>{{Cite web |last=Burhan |first=Asif |title=Maz Pacheco: The Law Graduate Blazing A Trail On And Off The Soccer Pitch |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/asifburhan/2020/09/02/maz-pachecothe-law-graduate-blazing-a-trail-on-and-off-the-pitch/ |access-date=2023-11-28 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref> {{As of|2025|11}}, Pacheco is in a relationship with Leah Tyrer, who took part in the tenth series of ''Married at First Sight''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Venn |first1=Lydia |title=Who is MAFS UK's Leah's new girlfriend Maz Pacheco? As she confirms relationship following split from Leigh |url=https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/entertainment/a69455008/who-is-mafs-uk-leah-new-girlfriend-maz-pacheco/ |website=Cosmopolitan |access-date=18 November 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20251118175447/https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/entertainment/a69455008/who-is-mafs-uk-leah-new-girlfriend-maz-pacheco/ |archive-date=18 November 2025 |language=en |date=17 November 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Hallam |first1=Katy |title=MAFS star Leah breaks silence on dating footballer she 'bumped into with Leigh' |url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/showbiz-tv/mafs-star-leah-breaks-silence-32885354 |website=Birmingham Live |access-date=18 November 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20251118175500/https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/showbiz-tv/mafs-star-leah-breaks-silence-32885354 |archive-date=18 November 2025 |language=en |date=16 November 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Bell |first1=Lily |title=MAFS UK's Leah confirms relationship with footballer after Leigh split |url=https://www.capitalfm.com/news/tv-film/reality/mafs-uk-leah-girlfriend-dating-footballer/ |website=Capital |access-date=18 November 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20251118175456/https://www.capitalfm.com/news/tv-film/reality/mafs-uk-leah-girlfriend-dating-footballer/ |archive-date=18 November 2025 |language=en |date=18 November 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref>
==Career statistics== ===Club=== {{updated|match played 16 May 2026}}.<ref name="Soccerway profile"/> {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|FA Cup{{efn|Includes Women's FA Cup}} !colspan="2"|League Cup{{efn|Includes Women's League Cup}} !colspan="2"|Continental{{efn|Includes UEFA Women's Champions League}} !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="3"|Liverpool |2015 |Women's Super League |9||0||0||0||7||0||0||0||16||0 |- |2016 |Women's Super League |3||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||3||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !12!!0!!0!!0!!7!!0!!0!!0!!19!!0 |- |rowspan="1"|Doncaster Rovers Belles (loan) |2016 |Women's Super League |10||1||0||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||12||1 |- | rowspan="3" |Doncaster Rovers Belles |2017 |Women's Super League 2 |9||0||1||0|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||10||0 |- |2017–18 |Women's Super League 2 |17||1||0||0||3||0|| colspan="2" |—||20||1 |- ! colspan="2" |Total !26!!1!!1!!0!!3!!0!!0 !0!!30!!1 |- | rowspan="3" |Reading |2018–19 |Women's Super League |16||0||2||0||2||0|| colspan="2" |—||20||0 |- |2019–20 |Women's Super League |9||0||2||1||5||0|| colspan="2" |—||16||1 |- ! colspan="2" |Total !25!!0!!4!!1!!7!!0!!0 !0!!36!!1 |- |West Ham United |2020-21 |Women's Super League |17||0||0||0||3||0||colspan="2"|—||20||0 |- | rowspan="5" |Aston Villa |2021–22 |Women's Super League |22||0||1||0||2||0|| colspan="2" |—||25||0 |- |2022–23 |Women's Super League |22||0||4||1||5||0|| colspan="2" |—||31||1 |- |2023–24 |Women's Super League |18||1||0||0||5||1|| colspan="2" |—||23||2 |- |2024–25 |Women's Super League |9||1||0||0||3||0|| colspan="2" |—||12||1 |- ! colspan="2" |Total !71!!2!!5!!1!!18!!1!!0 !0!!91!!4 |- |Everton |2025–26 |Women's Super League |18 |1 |1 |0 |2 |0 | colspan="2" |— |21 |1 |- ! colspan="3" |Career total !179!!4!!11!!2!!39!!1!!0!!0!!229!!7 |} {{Reflist|group=lower-alpha}}
==Honours== '''England U20s''' *FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup third place: 2018<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thefa.com/news/2018/aug/24/world-cup-england-france-bronze-medal-240818 |title=ENGLAND WIN BRONZE MEDAL AT FIFA U20 WOMEN'S WORLD CUP |publisher=The FA |date=24 August 2018 |accessdate=3 April 2019}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist|30em}}
==External links== *{{soccerway|mayumi-pacheco/387531}}
{{Everton F.C. (women) squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pacheco, Mayumi}} Category:1998 births Category:Living people Category:Alumni of the University of Sheffield Category:English women's footballers Category:British people of Filipino descent Category:English people of Filipino descent Category:British Asian footballers Category:Women's Super League players Category:Women's Super League 2 players Category:Liverpool F.C. Women players Category:Doncaster Rovers Belles L.F.C. players Category:Footballers from Ormskirk Category:Women's association football full-backs Category:Reading F.C. Women players Category:Aston Villa W.F.C. players Category:West Ham United F.C. Women players Category:England women's under-21 international footballers Category:21st-century English sportswomen Category:Everton F.C. Women players