1. Name: Maria Hayward
2. Age (D.O.B): 26 (18/04/84)
3. Team: Coventry Development Ladies FC (previously played for Nottingham Forest and Coventry City Ladies)
4. Position (and have you always played there)? Centre Midfield
5. Team Supporter/Fave player? Coventry City/Aaron Gunnarson
6. Occupation/or what you are studying? Customer Services Assistant
7. Are there other footballers in your family? Dad, Brother & Husband
8. Favourite game you have played in (and why)? Nottingham Forest v Millwall
9. Your best attribute as a player? Being Captain
10. What are your ambitions in football? Been there, done it and got the T - Shirt (Brill - featuring in 'She Kicks Back' IS the ultimate in a player's career-  you're right..but your t-shirt is still just in the post! Ha ha. SK Ed)
11. Who has been the biggest influence in or on your footballing career? Dad
12. What is the best thing about playing for your team? A wonderful team spirit ("Maz is the mother figure to the rest of the girls - it's a young squad", says manager, Jamie Walker)
13. If you got to design your team’s kit, what would it look like? We have an excellent change strip. It's pink because we do a lot of work for The Breast Cancer Campaign, we're the only team in the country allowed to wear their emblem on our kits.
14. Do you listen to music to get you motivated, or while you train – if so, what tracks? No, although a lot of the girls tend to blast it out in their cars beforehand.
15. Who, that plays for your team, should we know more about and why? Sarah Giles. She's a top striker. (Maria has really sold herself short here," adds Jamie. "She really is a totally committed player who leads by example. The team spirit is absolutely amazing and this is, in no small part, down to her.")