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Marissa
Sheva
IRL
Republic of Ireland
Sunderland
Sunderland
image: Marissa Sheva
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Position:
Midfielder
Age:
28
Height:
1.62m

Name: Marissa Sheva
Nationality: Republic of Ireland
Date of Birth: April 22, 1997
Position: Midfielder
Current club: Sunderland
WSL 2 clubs played for: Sunderland

Sunderland's Marissa Sheva has taken part in the vast majority of their WSL 2 games in 2025/2026, making 16 appearances overall and accumulating 1,343 minutes of playing time. She has been selected in the starting XI in 15 of these appearances across their 18 fixtures and come on as a substitute on one occasion.

Sheva last made an appearance in a WSL 2 game on March 22, playing 85 minutes for Sunderland against Portsmouth in a 1-0 success. In total, she has notched one WSL 2 goal in 2025/2026. She has been booked four times.

Her opening goal of the campaign came in the 3-2 victory against Durham on February 20.

Up next for Sunderland in WSL 2 action is a home match against Newcastle United on March 29.

Last season, Sheva played a combined nine NWSL and WSL 2 games between Portland Thorns (6) and Sunderland (3) and created one assist.

Sheva linked up with Sunderland in March 2025 from Portland Thorns, for whom she made six league appearances in total, providing one assist.