For our GAME. SET. STYLE. campaign, we spent the day with three players from Bromley FC Women – Alyssia Mundle, Eleanor Hutchings and Melanie Parreno Espinosa.

But behind the football kits, training sessions and match days are three women with very different stories, careers and lives away from the pitch.

From engineering and reinsurance to coaching the next generation of female footballers, we got to know the women behind the game – and found out what football, friendship and the Bromley community mean to them.

Finding their place at Bromley

All three players arrived at Bromley FC Women by different routes.

Alyssia Mundle (Attacker | Left & Right Winger) first joined the club on loan from AFC Wimbledon in 2024. By the end of the season, the decision to stay felt natural.

“I knew where I wanted to be and where I wanted to call home. I built my confidence and really developed as a player, and I’m now into my second season with the club.”

For Eleanor Hutchings (Midfielder), joining Bromley followed her departure from Ebbsfleet United in 2025. Having previously played alongside some of the Bromley squad at Crystal Palace, she had already heard about the welcoming atmosphere at the club.

That sense of belonging quickly became one of the things she valued most.

“Since the day I arrived, everyone was so welcoming and now these have become some of my closest friends. The support network I have around me at Bromley is fulfilling and there is never a dull moment.”

Melanie Parreno Espinosa (Centre Attacking Midfielder), meanwhile, joined after taking a short break from football. Conversations about the club’s ambitions and plans for the futuremade the decision to return to the game an easy one.

What keeps her there? In her words:

“The environment, the girls and the professionalism.”

Life beyond the pitch

Football might bring the three together, but away from the game their lives look very different.

Eleanor works in London as a reinsurance broker, balancing her career with training and matches. Having a supportive workplace helps her manage both, with flexibility around training.

Melanie is an Analyst Engineer with a Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering. She has been balancing football with education and work for years – including four years at university when she would work on her laptop in the car while her dad drove her to training.

For Alyssia, football also extends beyond playing. She studies Sports Management, coaches an U15 girls’ team and works on projects focused on creating opportunities for young women in sport.

“I’m really interested in the bigger picture of how sport works behind the scenes.”

What the game teaches you

For all three women, football has shaped much more than what happens on the pitch.

For Eleanor, years in the game have taught her resilience, teamwork and how to deal with unexpected challenges.

“Football has taught me how to be resilient in everyday life when facing adversity. It has also taught me the importance of teamwork and how multiple people working towards the same goal will enable you to get there a lot quicker than if you were working as an individual.”

Melanie points to patience, communication and learning to focus on what you can personally do to improve, while Alyssia credits football with helping her develop confidence and communication skills.

And when it comes to encouraging the next generation of girls into football, their message is simple.

“Don’t let anyone tell you that you can’t do it. Try it, take it in and express yourself.”
– Alyssia

Off the pitch

There is plenty more to the players than football and work.

Alyssia loves spa time and spending time with family and friends. Her personal style can move from very girly to streetwear and something a little more tomboyish – a mix she says simply makes her who she is. Her wardrobe essential? Sportswear.

Melanie describes her style as streetwear, comfy, in-fashion and clean. Away from training, she enjoys spending time with family, shopping, relaxing and going for spontaneous drives. And the one thing her wardrobe couldn’t be without? Trainers.

Eleanor’s style is more casual, and she loves finding pieces through thrifting rather than shopping with one particular look in mind. Outside work and football, you’re likely to find her with friends or heading to a music concert or event.

And for Eleanor, swapping the team kit for their own clothes is another opportunity for the players’ personalities to come through.

“When we’re in football kit, everyone is wearing the same thing, so when we go to social events as a team, it’s nice to see everyone’s personality come out in their outfit.”

Part of Bromley

Being part of Bromley FC Women also means being part of the wider community around the club.

For Alyssia, that means meeting people from different backgrounds and building connections. For Eleanor, the relationship goes both ways – the support of the local community helps the women’s team continue to develop, while the players have an opportunity to give something back.

“The community are imperative to the women’s team to ensure we have enough funding to progress, so we like to try and give back in return for this.”

And when we asked Alyssia for her favourite place in Bromley to spend her free time, her answer was refreshingly straightforward:

“The Glades”.

We’ll happily take that one.

GAME. SET. STYLE.

Three players, three personalities and three lives beyond the pitch – united by one team.