Faye Mary Kirby (born 5 April 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Women's Super League club Liverpool and has represented England internationally at youth level.
 Faye Kirby against West Ham United | |||
| 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) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Liverpool | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2011 | Maghull Football Club | ||
| 2006–2013 | Litherland Tigers Junior F.C | ||
| 2013–2022 | Everton F.C | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | Liverpool F.C | 3 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | →Aberdeen F.C (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2019–2020 | England U16 | 1 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | England U17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | England U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | England U19 | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:43, 20 May 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editEarly career
editFaye Kirby attended Great Crosby Catholic Primary School for her primary school education.[1] She joined St. Mary's College, Crosby for secondary school education,[2][3] where she became the first ever girl in the history of the school to play a competitive game of football.[4] She began her career playing grassroots football for Maghull Football Club and Litherland Tigers Junior, playing against all-male teams who were two years older than herself,[5] before joining Everton Academy at age 7.[6] Kirby remained at Everton Academy for eleven seasons before she completed a move to Liverpool in September 2022.[7][8]
Liverpool
editKirby made her debut for Liverpool in the League Cup against West Ham United on 25 January 2022.[9] She later made her league debut against Chelsea on 3 May 2023 where she earned player of the match for her performance.[10][11][12] Kirby started another two times for Liverpool 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.[13][14]
Aberdeen (loan)
editAt the start of the 2023–24 season, Kirby joined Aberdeen F.C. on loan, to play in the Scottish Premier League, and was due to stay there for the first half of the 2023–24 season.[15]
On 13 August 2023, Kirby made her debut for Aberdeen against Motherwell, with the team winning 3–2. On 13 September 2023, against Hibernian, Kirby attained a complete rupture of her ACL,[16][17] where in the 55th minute.[18] The ACL injury ended Kirby's season prematurely due to the long rehabilitation process from the injury.[19] During Kirby's short time at Aberdeen, she was able to attain two clean sheets – one on 3 September 2023 against Spartans and the other on 10 September 2023 against Hamilton Academical.[20]
International career
editKirby has been selected to play for England U16, England U17, England U18 and England U19.[citation needed] She has played against a number of countries while playing internationally, such as: Slovenia, Switzerland, Belarus, the US, the Netherlands and Spain.[21][22]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 13 September 2023[23]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Liverpool | 2022–23 | Women's Super League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2023–24 | Women's Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024-25 | Women's Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Aberdeen (loan) | 2023-24 | SWPL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Career total | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
References
edit- ^ "School Mile Races 2015, Year 6 Girls". www.southportwaterlooac.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-11-01.
- ^ "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.
- ^ @Stmaryssport (March 22, 2016). "History made tonight at the College, Faye Kirby became the first ever girl to play a competitive game of football" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Faye Kirby – Liverpool FC". www.liverpoolfc.com. 2023-09-09. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
- ^ "Aberdeen FC – AFC Women Sign England International". Aberdeen FC. Retrieved 2023-08-22.
- ^ 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.
- ^ LIVE: Hibernian vs Aberdeen | ScottishPower Women's Premier League, retrieved 2023-10-12
- ^ "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.
- ^ Association, The Football. "England WU19 squad for round two of EURO qualifying". England Football. Retrieved 2023-10-23.
- ^ "England- F. Kirby - Profile with news, career statistics, and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
External links
edit- Faye Kirby's profile at the Liverpool Football Club website
- Faye Kirby's profile at the Aberdeen Football Club website
- Faye Kirby's profile at the Soccerway website