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Emily Whelan (born 22 August 2002) is an Irish footballer who plays for Scottish Women's Premier League club Glasgow City and the Republic of Ireland women's national football team. She is a former Gaelic footballer.[1][2]

Emily Whelan
Personal information
Full name Emily Whelan
Date of birth (2002-08-22) 22 August 2002 (age 20)
Place of birth Dublin, Ireland
Height 163 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Glasgow City
Number 11
Youth career
2017–2018 Shelbourne Youths
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2021 Shelbourne (5)
2021–2022 Birmingham City 16 (0)
2022– Glasgow City (8)
National team
2016–2018 Republic of Ireland U-17 17 (7)
2019 Republic of Ireland U-19 3 (0)
2019– Republic of Ireland 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:20, 29 July 2022 (UTC)

Career



Football



Club

While attending Ardgillan Community College in Balbriggan,[3] Whelan began her career in the Shelbourne Academy[4] and made her debut in the Shelbourne Ladies first-team in August 2018.[5] On 10 November 2018, when she was 16 years old, she was named the best player in the U-17 league and thus the first Continental Tires Women's Under 17 National League Player of the Year.[6]

She signed a one-year professional contract with Women's Super League club Birmingham City in September 2021.[7] After playing 16 times for Birmingham, who were relegated from the Women's Super League, she transferred to Glasgow City of the Scottish Women's Premier League in July 2022.[8]


National team

After playing five games for the Irish U-17's team,[9] at 16 years of age, Whelan was called-up to play for the Irish senior team against Poland.[10] On 9 October 2018, she made her senior debut as a substitute, in the 86th minute, coming on for Ruesha Littlejohn.[11] On 20 January 2019, she made her second international appearance, after a 76th-minute substitution for Emily Kraft, in a 1–0 defeat by Belgium at the Podoactiva Pinatar Arena Football Centre at San Pedro del Pinatar, Murcia, Spain.[12]


Gaelic football career


In her youth until 2017, alongside association football, Whelan played Gaelic Football, for the O'Dwyers GAA,[2] and the Dublin Ladies U-16's.[13][14]


Awards


Women's National League Awards

References


  1. "Stars honoured at WNL awards night". League of Ireland. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  2. We Are Dublin GAA (1 June 2016). "Dublin Player Of The Weekend". Facebook. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  3. Collier, Conall (7 April 2017). "Four Meath girls set for Bob Docherty Cup". Meath Chronicle. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  4. "Representative – Shelbourne LFC". Shelbourne Ladies FC. 12 September 2001. Archived from the original on 7 April 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
  5. "Profile- Emily Whelan". Extratime.ie. 12 September 2001. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
  6. "Shelbourne's Emily Whelan named the first under-17 Women's National League Player of the Year". ExtraTime.ie. 20 January 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  7. "Birmingham City swoop for Ryan-Doyle and Whelan". RTÉ Sport. 3 September 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  8. Casey, Gavan (26 July 2022). "Ireland international Emily Whelan joins Glasgow City from Birmingham". The42.ie. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  9. "Emily Whelan". UEFA. Archived from the original on 4 October 2019. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  10. "Ireland WNT: Bell names 18-player squad for Poland". FAI.ie. Retrieved 17 July 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. "Ireland WNT: Four second-half goals ensure Poland defeat". FAI.ie. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  12. "Ireland WNT: Young side succumb to Belgian defeat". FAI.ie. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  13. Dublin LGFA (7 April 2008). "Goals from Laura Quinn and Emily Whelan had helped the Sky Blues to develop a slender". Facebook. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  14. Nigel McCarthy (7 April 2008). "2017 DUBLIN U16 LADIES FOOTBALL SQUAD ANNOUNCED". WeAreDublin.com. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
  15. "Irish sport stars attend Women's National League Awards 2018". Evoke. 20 January 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  16. Malone, Emmet (17 March 2019). "Shane Duffy named Republic of Ireland Player of the Year". The Irish Times. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  17. "2018 Continental Tyres Women's National League Awards". FAI Women’s National League. 9 November 2018. Retrieved 22 December 2018.



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[de] Emily Whelan

Emily Whelan (* 22. August 2002 in Dublin) ist eine irische Fußballspielerin[1] und ehemalige Gaelic-Football-Spielerin.[2]
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Emily Whelan (Dublino, 22 agosto 2002) è una calciatrice e giocatrice di calcio gaelico irlandese, attaccante del Glasgow City e della nazionale irlandese.


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