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Marissa
Sheva
IRL
Republic of Ireland
Sunderland
Sunderland
image: Marissa Sheva
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Position:
Midfielder
Age:
29
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 played in the vast majority of their WSL 2 matches in 2025/2026, making 19 appearances overall and playing 1,613 minutes. She has been selected in the starting XI in 18 of these appearances across their 22 fixtures and been used as a substitute on one occasion.

The last time that Sheva featured in the league came on May 2 for Sunderland against Ipswich Town; a meeting that she played 90 minutes in during a 2-1 loss. In total, the midfielder has notched one WSL 2 goal this term, and provided one assist. She has been booked five times, tied for the most in the league this season.

She opened her account for the campaign against Durham on February 20, scoring during a 3-2 victory.

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

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