Aztecs On Tour
Connecting with the global game.
The Aztecs don't just compete against the best in England, we go in search of games and experiences overseas too. Not only do we get to test ourselves against different futsal cultures, but we have a lot of fun doing it!
Where have we been?
August 2023 | Women | Malaga (Spain)
March 2024 | Women | Paris (France)
May 2024 | Women | Nantes (France)
August 2024 | Women | Malaga (Spain), Gibraltar, Tangier (Morocco)
February 2025 | Women | Strasbourg (France)
July 2025 | Women | Nantes (France)
July 2025 | Men | Košice (Slovakia)
Malaga 2023
Our first ever trip abroad was to Malaga in August 2023. This featured two training sessions, and one friendly against Torre Casabermeja. It was great to experience Spanish futsal culture for the first time. Managing our game strategy in the heat was a challenge.
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Squad: Hannah Walker, Rebecca Moody, Rebekah Tonks, Laura Ingram, Nicola Curtis, Lauren Sayler, Amy Maidment, Alicia Povey.
Match: Torre Casabermeja 2 v 10 Aztecs
Scorers: Rebecca Moody x3, Alicia Povey x5, Rebekah Tonks, Nicola Curtis.
Malaga 2023 Training Reel
Paris 2024
In March of 2024, the Aztecs went to France for the first time. The team were competing in the Sporting Paris Cup, finishing in 4th place, after losing the play-off match to the hosts, Sporting Paris, following penalties. Amy Maidment was selected as one of the tournament's best players.
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Squad: Lauren Sayler, Beth Anderson, Anna Lewis, Laura Barton, Amy Maidment, Rebekah Tonks, Rebecca Moody, Nicola Curtis, Laura Ingram, Kayleigh Tonks, Divina Alo Ilolo.
Matches: Olreans Futsal 0 v 1 Aztecs
Paris FC 0 v 1 Aztecs
Sporting Paris 0 v 1 Aztecs
Diamant 1 v 0 Aztecs
Sporting Paris (p) 0 v 0 Aztecs
Scorers: Beth Anderson, Kayleigh Tonks
Sporting Paris 2024 Reel
Nantes 2024
Two months after Paris, the girls went to Nantes in May 2024, for the Mondial Futsal Feminin. Twenty-four clubs battle it out over two days, featuring the best women's teams from France, Europe, and beyond. Rebekah Tonks was selected for the All-Star game as one of the best players at the tournament.
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Squad: Divina Alo Ilolo, Beth Anderson, Hannah Walker, Rebekah Tonks, Rebecca Moody, Amy Maidment, Nicola Curtis, Andrea Fast, Laura Kwiatkowska.
Matches: Toulouse Espoir 3 v 0 Aztecs
Sporting Paris 0 v 1 Aztecs
Paris Acasa 0 v 0 Aztecs
Nantes Reserves 0 v 2 Aztecs
Kingersheim 1 v 1 Aztecs
Joliot Groom 0 v 3 Aztecs
Sporting Besançon 2 v 1 Aztecs
Torcy 1 v 2 Aztecs
Scorers: Rebekah Tonks, Beth Anderson, Amy Maidment, Hannah Walker, Andrea Fast, Divina Alo Ilolo.
Malaga 2024
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A relatively small squad of seven players made the trip to the Costa del Sol in August of 2024. Those players made history, becoming the first women's team from England to play a futsal match in Africa. This pre-season tour featured four games, two against Spanish opponents; our friends at Torre Casabermeja, and a new opponent in Playas de Malaga. The first day was a trip to Gibraltar to play against Hercules. The trip finished with the Aztecs travelling across the Mediterranean by ferry to Tangier in Morocco, to play against Chabiba Tangier.
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The team made new friends, went to unforgettable locations, and experienced the trip of a lifetime. As far as we can tell, Rebekah Tonks is the first and only English goal scorer in a futsal match in Africa, and Lauren Sayler is the first American goal scorer. The visiting Aztecs side was accompanied by a fanfare, including Moroccan news reporters.
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A more detailed rundown of the trip can be found here.
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​Squad: Mayela Reyna, Beth Anderson, Amy Maidment, Rebekah Tonks, Nicola Curtis, Lauren Sayler, Laura Ingram.
Matches and Scorers:
Hercules 1 v 23 Aztecs
OG (3), Amy Maidment (3), Laura Ingram (4), Nicola Curtis (3), Rebekah Tonks (6), Beth Anderson (3), Lauren Sayler
Playas de Malaga 3 v 1 Aztecs
Beth Anderson
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Torre Casabermeja 1 v 1 Aztecs
Nicola Curtis
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Chabiba Tangier 2 v 7 Aztecs
Rebekah Tonks, Lauren Sayler
The List
This is the prestigious list of players that have scored abroad for the Aztecs.​
Aztecs On Tour Trivia
The Aztecs have played in five countries abroad; Spain, France, Gibraltar, Morocco, and Slovakia.
For those keeping score, we have some fun facts below.
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Rebekah Tonks has scored in every country she has played; Spain, France, Gibraltar, Morocco.
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Nicola Curtis and Rebekah Tonks are the only players to have been on every women's trip. Beth Anderson hasn't missed a women's trip since joining the club.
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Beth Anderson is the only player to score on every trip she's been on.
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Lauren Sayler, Amy Maidment, and Liam Beasley are the only players to have scored whilst playing as a goalkeeper.
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Liam Beasley is the only player to score his first Aztecs goal abroad.
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In Slovakia, all nine men's players scored. The only trip, with men or women, where every player scored.
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France is the country we have visited the most, which is four times.
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France is the country where we have played the most games, with twenty-seven.
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Nine different nationalities have found the net abroad for the Aztecs; England, Sweden, Equatorial Guinea, USA, Portugal, Brazil, Spain, Cyprus, Norway.
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Twelve different nationalities have played abroad for the Aztecs, including the aforementioned, plus Mexico, Poland, and Timor-Leste.
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Laura Ingram and Will Ingram are the only siblings to have scored for the men's and women's teams.
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Kayleigh Tonks and Rebekah Tonks are the only sisters to have scored for the women's team, but never on the same trip.
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​The Aztecs have only ever kept clean sheets abroad in France, with Amy Maidment, Laura Ingram, and Laura Kwiatkowska being the goalkeepers.
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John Rix became the first player to miss a trip, when he was denied entry to the plane at Stansted Airport. This was due to a recent EU rule change, meaning the captain's passport was invalid.
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The biggest win abroad for the women's team was 23-1 against Hercules of Gibraltar.
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The biggest win abroad for the men was 10-4 against a select team in Slovakia.
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​The biggest win in Spain is 10-2 against Torre Casabermeja.
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The biggest win in France is 3-0 against Joliot Groom.
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The biggest win in Morocco is 7-2 against Chabiba Tangier.
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The first goal scorer in Spain was Rebecca Moody.
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The first goal scorer in France was Beth Anderson.
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The first goal scorer in Gibraltar was Amy Maidment.
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The first goal scorer in Morocco was Rebekah Tonks.
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The first goal scorer in Slovakia was Will Wilson.
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The first English goal scorer abroad was Rebecca Moody.
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The first Swedish goal scorer abroad was Andrea Fast.
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The first Equatoguinean goal scorer was Divina Alo Ilolo.
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The first American goal scorer was Lauren Sayler.
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The first Portuguese goal scorer was Ayuma Asira.
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The first Brazilian goal scorer was Larissa Pereira.
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The first Cypriot goal scorer was Stephanos Christorofou.
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The first Spanish goal scorer was Enrique Mbela.
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The first Norwegian goal scorer was Nick Oliversen.