Faye Deborah White, MBE (born 2 February 1978) is a former English footballer who captained Arsenal Ladies in the FA Women's Super League and was the longest serving captain of England to date, overtaking the 26-year-old record previously held by Carol Thomas. One of the most recognised and respected players in the women's game, Faye was a commanding presence at the heart of the Arsenal and England teams from the late 1990s until her retirement in 2013. Faye 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 (MBE) In recognition of her achievements she was inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame in 2015.
Club career
Her football journey began when, aged ten, she joined in the training sessions of her brother's team Horley Town. After three years of playing with her brother and his teammates Faye decided to go to an all-girls coaching session and it was here that her path to the Arsenal Ladies team began, as she met Jim Muir, the coach of a local girls' side Horsham Ladies. Faye very quickly worked her way into the reserves and became a first-team player aged just 14. It was while at Horsham, still aged just 16, that White became the first female player outside of the top flight to be called up for the national team by Ted Copeland  In the 1996-97 season Faye signed for Vic Akers and Arsenal Ladies, it didn't take her long to make another big impact, earning her first international cap vs Scotland. White broke into the first team, cementing a position at the heart of Arsenal's central defence. She collected her first trophy that year, the FA Women's Premier League.  In 1997-98, due to White's performances in north London she was named the Premier League Player of the Year. Arsenal won the FA Women's Cup and Premier League Cup.  Faye achieved major success despite suffering numerous injuries including two cruciate ligament injuries, which kept her out of the game she loved for 9 months each time. During her prolific career White amassed a collection of 31 major trophies at club competition level, winning the inaugural FA Women's Super League in 2011, the FA Women's Premier League 10 times (including seven consecutive years from 2003-04 to 2009-10), the FA Women's Cup nine times and the League Cup six times. Remarkably, all these trophies were achieved with one club.  Whilst club captain, Arsenal won "The Quadruple" (UEFA Women's Cup, Premier League, FA Cup, League Cup), two "trebles" (all three major domestic competitions) and four "doubles" (League title & FA Cup). The UEFA Women's Cup victory in 2007 remains the only victory by an English team since the tournament's inception.
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During her prolific career White amassed a collection of 31 major trophies at club competition level,
During her prolific career White amassed a collection of 31 major trophies at club competition level,