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Niamh Fahey
Irish footballer (born 1987) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Niamh Fahey (born 13 October 1987) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or centre-back for English Women's Super League[2] club Liverpool FC and the Republic of Ireland women's national team. She has previously played for Chelsea. Before joining Chelsea in December 2014, Fahey spent six seasons with Arsenal Ladies. She has also won national cups playing Gaelic football with Galway Ladies Football.[3] Niamh is the sister of Galway's 2001 All-Ireland-winning Gaelic football captain Gary Fahey.[4]
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![]() Fahey with Liverpool in 2019 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Niamh Fahey[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1987-10-13) 13 October 1987 (age 36) | ||
Place of birth | Galway, Ireland | ||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder, centre-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Liverpool | ||
Number | 5 | ||
Youth career | |||
Salthill Devon | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2000–2008 | Salthill Devon | ||
2007 | → Galway (loan) | ||
2008–2014 | Arsenal | 73 | (2) |
2015–2017 | Chelsea | 28 | (0) |
2017–2018 | Bordeaux | 17 | (0) |
2018– | Liverpool | 106 | (5) |
International career‡ | |||
2007– | Republic of Ireland | 111 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 May 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 August 2023 |
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