Faye White

Faye White
MBE
Faye White at the Emirates Stadium, London, August 2006
Personal information
Full name Faye Deborah White[1]
Date of birth (1978-02-02) 2 February 1978 (age 46)
Place of birth Horley,[2] England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[3]
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Horsham Ladies
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–2013 Arsenal Ladies 300 (22)
2007 Ottawa Fury (loan)[4] 8 (1)
International career
1997–2012 England 90 (12)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:39, 7 March 2011 (GMT)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 July 2011

Faye Deborah White, MBE (born 2 February 1978) is an English former footballer who captained Arsenal Women in the FA Women's Super League and is the longest-serving female captain of England to date. Her Lionesses career spanned 15 years and five major tournament finals - a record four as captain. A UEFA Women's Champions League winner, she won both League titles and the FA Cup across three different decades with Arsenal. White was recognised for services to Sport in the Queen's New Year's Honours List 2007, being appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire[5] In recognition of her achievements she was inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame in 2015.[6]

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  3. ^ "Fury defence adds Gunner". Slam Sports. 15 June 2007. Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 8 October 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. ^ "Ottawa Fury Women Sign England and Arsenal Captain". 14 June 2007. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
  5. ^ Harris, Chris (1 January 2007). "Faye White earns MBE in honours list". Arsenal F.C. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  6. ^ Callow, James (3 April 2015). "White, Barnes and Pearce to be inducted into Hall of Fame". The Football Association. Archived from the original on 27 April 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2023.