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]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Emily Whelan | ||
| Date of birth | 22 August 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team 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 | 19 | (0) |
| 2022– | Glasgow City | 55 | (21) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016–2018 | Republic of Ireland U-17 | 17 | (7) |
| 2019 | Republic of Ireland U-19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2019– | Republic of Ireland | 7 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 01:31, 11 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 September 2021 (UTC) | |||
Career
editFootball
editShelbourne
editWhile 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]
Birmingham City
editWhelan signed a one-year professional contract with Women's Super League club Birmingham City in September 2021.[7] She made her league debut against Tottenham Hotspur on 4 September 2021.[8]
Glasgow City
editAfter playing 19 times for Birmingham, who were relegated from the Women's Super League, Whelan transferred to Glasgow City of the Scottish Women's Premier League in July 2022.[9] She made her league debut against Motherwell on 14 August 2022.[10] Whelan scored her first goals against Dundee United on 24 August 2022, scoring in the 9th and 20th minute.[11] She won the 2022-23 Scottish Women's Premier League.[12] Whelan signed a contract extension on 10 May 2024.[13]
National team
editAfter playing five games for the Irish U-17's team,[14] at 16 years of age, Whelan was called-up to play for the Irish senior team against Poland.[15] On 9 October 2018, she made her senior debut as a substitute, in the 86th minute, coming on for Ruesha Littlejohn.[16] 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.[17]
International appearances
edit| National team | Year | Apps |
|---|---|---|
| Republic of Ireland | 2018 | 1 |
| 2019 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 3 | |
| Total | 7 | |
Gaelic football career
editIn her youth until 2017, alongside association football, Whelan played Gaelic Football, for the O'Dwyers GAA,[2] and the Dublin Ladies U-16's.[18][19]
Honours
edit- Women's National League Awards
- Glasgow City
References
edit- ^ "Stars honoured at WNL awards night". League of Ireland. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- ^ a b We Are Dublin GAA (1 June 2016). "Dublin Player Of The Weekend". Facebook. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
- ^ Collier, Conall (7 April 2017). "Four Meath girls set for Bob Docherty Cup". Meath Chronicle. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
- ^ "Representative – Shelbourne LFC". Shelbourne Ladies FC. 12 September 2001. Archived from the original on 7 April 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
- ^ "Profile- Emily Whelan". Extratime.ie. 12 September 2001. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Birmingham City swoop for Ryan-Doyle and Whelan". RTÉ Sport. 3 September 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
- ^ "Tottenham Hotspur vs Birmingham City - 4 September 2021". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ Casey, Gavan (26 July 2022). "Ireland international Emily Whelan joins Glasgow City from Birmingham". The42.ie. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ "Motherwell vs Glasgow City - 14 August 2022". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Glasgow City vs Dundee United - 24 August 2022". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ Hannigan, Mary. "Emily Whelan and Claire Walsh win Scottish Premier League title with Glasgow City". IrishTimes.
- ^ "Ireland striker Whelan signs Glasgow City extension". BBC. 10 May 2024.
- ^ "Emily Whelan". UEFA. Archived from the original on 4 October 2019. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
- ^ "Ireland WNT: Bell names 18-player squad for Poland". FAI.ie. Retrieved 17 July 2011.[dead link]
- ^ "Ireland WNT: Four second-half goals ensure Poland defeat". FAI.ie. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
- ^ "Ireland WNT: Young side succumb to Belgian defeat". FAI.ie. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Nigel McCarthy (7 April 2008). "2017 DUBLIN U16 LADIES FOOTBALL SQUAD ANNOUNCED". WeAreDublin.com. Archived from the original on 23 December 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
- ^ "Irish sport stars attend Women's National League Awards 2018". Evoke. 20 January 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
- ^ Malone, Emmet (17 March 2019). "Shane Duffy named Republic of Ireland Player of the Year". The Irish Times. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
- ^ "2018 Continental Tyres Women's National League Awards". FAI Women’s National League. 9 November 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
External links
edit- Emily Whelan at Soccerway
