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Sarah Mayling
Personal information
Full name Sarah Emma Mayling
Date of birth (1997-03-20) 20 March 1997 (age 28)
Place of birth Sutton Coldfield, England
Height 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Defender, Full-back
Team information
Current team
 Aston Villa
Number 2
Youth career
Aston Villa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 Aston Villa 23 (0)
2017–2021 Birmingham City 62 (0)
2021– Aston Villa 80 (2)
International career‡
2012–2013 England U17 3 (0)
2014–2015 England U19 6 (0)
2017 England U23 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 8 November 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 6 October 2018

Sarah Emma Mayling (born 20 March 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Women's Super League club Aston Villa.[1][2] She progressed through their centre of excellence.[3]

Career

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On 2 July 2021, Mayling rejoined Aston Villa, having started her career there, before joining Birmingham City in 2017.[4][5]

In March 2025, Mayling suffered an ankle injury in their quarter final defeat in the FA cup against Manchester City, and was sidelined for six weeks.[6] On 29 May 2025, it was announced that Mayling had signed a new contract, extending her time with the club to June 2027.[7]

Personal life

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Mayling is engaged to Aston Villa teammate Rachel Daly.[8][9]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 8 November 2025.[10] Records may be incomplete due to lack of historical statistics.

Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Aston Villa 2014 Women's Championship - - 4 0 4 0
2015 - - 0 0 0 0
2016 - - 1 0 1 0
Total - - - - 5 0 5 0
Birmingham City 2017 Women's Super League 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
2017–18 11 0 0 0 2 0 13 0
2018–19 17 0 0 0 5 0 22 0
2019–20 9 0 0 0 3 0 10 0
2020–21 18 0 0 0 1 0 19 0
Total 62 0 0 0 11 0 73 0
Aston Villa 2021–22 Women's Super League 21 1 1 0 3 0 25 1
2022–23 20 0 4 1 5 0 29 1
2023–24 21 1 1 0 5 0 27 1
2024–25 13 0 3 0 1 0 16 0
2025–26 5 0 0 0 2 0 7 0
Total 80 2 9 1 16 0 105 3
Career total 142 2 9 1 32 0 183 3

References

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  1. ^ Freville, Chris (2 July 2021). "Sarah Mayling comes home to her beloved Aston Villa". Her Football Hub. Archived from the original on 3 December 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Sarah Mayling". Birmingham City Football Club. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Blues sign midfielder Sarah Mayling from Villa Ladies". Archived from the original on 7 October 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  4. ^ "Sarah Mayling joins Villa Women ✍️". www.avfc.co.uk. 2 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Sarah Mayling: Aston Villa women sign Birmingham City midfielder and Chantelle Boye-Hlorkah from Everton". BBC Sport. 2 July 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
  6. ^ "Mayling set for a spell on the sidelines". Aston Villa Football Club. 14 March 2025. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
  7. ^ Club, Aston Villa Football (29 May 2025). "Mayling pens new contract". Aston Villa Football Club. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  8. ^ "Instagram".
  9. ^ "51 athletes who are out and proud members of the LGBTQ+ community". Insider. 3 June 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  10. ^ "England - S. Mayling - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
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