Faye Kirby
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Faye Mary Kirby | ||
| Date of birth | 5 April 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Crosby, Liverpool | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Aberdeen F.C Liverpool F.C. Women | ||
| Number |
1 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006-2011 | Maghull Football Club | ||
| 2006-2013 | Litherland Tigers Junior F.C | ||
| 2013-2022 | Everton Academy | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2022 | Everton F.C | 2 | (0) |
| 2022- | Liverpool F.C | 5 | (0) |
| 2023 | →Aberdeen F.C (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2019-2020 | England U16 | 1 | (0) |
| 2020-2021 | England U17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2021-2022 | England U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2022-2023 | England U19 | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Faye Mary Kirby (5 April 2004) is an English professional football player who plays as goalkeeper for Liverpool F.C Women[1][2], as well as playing internationally for England Women U19[3].
Kirby was placed on loan in August 2023 to Aberdeen F.C Women, to play as the first choice goalkeeper for the team, but she is currently undergoing treatment for an ACL injury which she sustained in September 2023.[4][5]
Club Career
Youth Career
Faye Kirby began her career playing grassroots football for Maghull Football Club and Litherland Tigers Junior F.C, playing against all-male teams who were two years older than herself[6], before joining Everton F.C Women Academy at age 7.[7]
Kirby remained at Everton Academy for eleven seasons then was until she completed a move to Liverpool F.C Women in September 2022.[8][9]
Liverpool
Kirby made her "superb" debut for Liverpool in the FA Woman's League Cup against West Ham United F.C Women on 25 January 2022[10]. She later had her Women's Super League debut against a powerful Chelsea F.C Woman side.[11] She earned player of the match for her "excellent"[12] saves[13] [14]. Kirby started another two times for Liverpool F.C Women in the 2022-23 season and earned the team's Young Player of the Year Award, Performance of the Season and the Save of the Season Award.[15]
On loan to Aberdeen
At the start of the 2023-24 season, Kirby joined Aberdeen F.C Women on loan, to play in the Scottish Women's Premier League, and was due to stay there for the first half of the 2023/24 season.[16] Faye Kirby's debut for Aberdeen was against Motherwell F.C Women, on 13 August 2023 which the team with a 3-2 win. Her second match saw her be heroic despite the 5-1 loss to Rangers W.F.C.[17]
Faye Kirby's most recent match was against Hibernian W.F.C, on 13 September 2023, where in the 55th minute[18], she attained a complete rupture of her ACL.[19] [20] This ACL injury has meant that Kirby's season has ended prematurely due to the long rehabilitation process which follows on from this form of injury.[21] During Kirby's short time at Aberdeen, she was able to attain two clean sheets - one on 3 September 2023 against Spartans W.F.C and the other on 10 September 2023 against Hamilton Academical W.F.C.[22]
International Career
Kirby has been selected to play for England U16, England women's national under-17 football team|England U17, England women's national under-18 football team|England U18 and England U19. She has played against a number of countries while playing internationally, such as: Slovenia, Switzerland, Belarus, the USA, the Netherlands and Spain.[23]
Education
Faye Kirby attended Great Crosby Catholic Primary School for her primary school education.
She joined St. Mary's College, Crosby for secondary school education,[24][25] where she became the first ever girl in the history of the school to play a competitive game of football.she continued to play for the school up until she left.
She then attended Carmel College, St Helens for college.
Career Statistics
Club
As of match played 13 September 2023.
Some entries may be missing or incomplete due to a lack of historical statistics.
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Everton F.C | 2021-22 | WSL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Liverpool F.C | 2022-23 | WSL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2023-24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Aberdeen | 2023 | SWPL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Career total | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
International
| Year | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 10 | 0 |
References
- ↑ "Faye Kirby - Liverpool FC". www.liverpoolfc.com. 2023-09-09. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
- ↑ "England - F. Kirby - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
- ↑ Association, The Football. "England WU19 squad for round two of EURO qualifying". England Football. Retrieved 2023-10-23.
- ↑ Goodwin, Sophie (2023-07-28). "Aberdeen Women sign England youth international keeper Faye Kirby on loan from Liverpool in 'statement of intent'". Press and Journal. Retrieved 2023-10-23.
- ↑ Goodwin, Sophie (2023-09-18). "Aberdeen Women boss Clint Lancaster disappointed to lose loan goalkeeper Faye Kirby who returns to Liverpool with ACL injury". Press and Journal. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
- ↑ "Litherland Tigers roar to 5-0 win over Maghull in under-9s Knockout Cup". Liverpool Echo. 2013-02-05. Retrieved 2023-08-21.
- ↑ "Kirby On Academy Influence And Everton Idols". www.evertonfc.com. 2022-04-10. Retrieved 2023-08-21.
- ↑ "LFC Women complete signing of Faye Kirby - Liverpool FC". www.liverpoolfc.com. 2022-09-15. Retrieved 2023-08-21.
- ↑ "Transfer Centre LIVE! Chelsea defender Thiago Silva says the end of his career is approaching". Sky Sports. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
- ↑ Lindop, Beth (2023-01-25). "Liverpool crash out of Conti Cup after late West Ham drama as Faye Kirby superb". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 2023-10-23.
- ↑ "WSL: Kerr scores late Chelsea winner against Liverpool". BBC Sport. 2023-05-02. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
- ↑ "LFC Women reaction: 'I'm proud of the players, we gave it everything' - Liverpool FC". www.liverpoolfc.com. 2023-05-04. Retrieved 2023-08-21.
- ↑ "Late Kerr winner boosts Chelsea title hopes". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
- ↑ "'Faye Kirby looks like she has been playing in the WSL for years' - Liverpool FC". www.liverpoolfc.com. 2023-05-19. Retrieved 2023-08-21.
- ↑ "Ceri Holland and Faye Kirby collect end-of-season awards - Liverpool FC". www.liverpoolfc.com. 2023-05-28. Retrieved 2023-10-12.
- ↑ "Aberdeen FC - AFC Women Sign England International". Aberdeen FC. Retrieved 2023-08-22.
- ↑ "SWPL: Wins for Rangers, Glasgow City & Celtic on the second weekend of term". BBC Sport. 2023-08-20. Retrieved 2023-08-22.
- ↑ LIVE: Hibernian vs Aberdeen | ScottishPower Women's Premier League, retrieved 2023-10-12
- ↑ Goodwin, Sophie (2023-09-14). "On-loan Aberdeen Women goalkeeper Faye Kirby to return to parent club Liverpool for assessment on knee injury". Press and Journal. Retrieved 2023-10-23.
- ↑ "Liverpool keeper Kirby suffers ACL blow". WSL Full-Time. 2023-09-17. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
- ↑ "Faye Kirby injury update - Liverpool FC". www.liverpoolfc.com. 2023-09-17. Retrieved 2023-10-12.
- ↑ Goodwin, Sophie (2023-09-18). "Aberdeen Women boss Clint Lancaster disappointed to lose loan goalkeeper Faye Kirby who returns to Liverpool with ACL injury". Press and Journal. Retrieved 2023-10-23.
- ↑ "England - F. Kirby - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
- ↑ "St. Mary's Matters - Summer 2018 by St. Mary's College - Issuu". issuu.com. 2018-09-26. Retrieved 2023-08-22.
- ↑ "St. Mary's Matters - Jan 2020 by St. Mary's College - Issuu". issuu.com. 2020-01-26. Retrieved 2023-08-22.
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