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Claire Mary O'Riordan (born 12 October 1994) is an Irish footballer who plays for club Standard Liège and the Republic of Ireland women's national team. Mainly a defender,[2] she can also operate as a forward.[3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Claire Mary O'Riordan[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 12 October 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Newcastle West, Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender, forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Standard Liège | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2018 | Wexford Youths | ||
| 2018–2022 | MSV Duisburg | 79 | (7) |
| 2022–2023 | Celtic | 29 | (3) |
| 2023– | Standard Liège | 28 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016– | Republic of Ireland | 19 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:44, 19 November 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 July 2023 | |||
O'Riordan initially represented Limerick at county level in GAA and camogie. She was a late convert to football after not having featured at underage level for her country, but did line out for Newcastle West Rovers and Newcastle West AFC.[4]
O'Riordan started her senior career at Wexford Youths in the Irish Women's National League (WNL) where she spent five years. While at the club she won the WNL three times.[5][6]
MSV Duisberg
O'Riordan signed a professional contract for German Frauen-Bundesliga side MSV Duisburg in July 2018. She played primarily as a centre-half in defence for the club.[7][8] Claire made her league debut against SGS Essen on 15 September 2018.[9] She scored her first league goal against SC Sand on 17 March 2021, scoring in the 90th minute.[10]
Celtic
After four years in Germany, O'Riordan signed for Celtic in August 2022.[11] She made her league debut against Partick Thistle on 14 August 2022.[12] Claire scored her first league goal against Aberdeen on 5 February 2023, scoring in the 57th minute.[13]
Claire left the club in 2023.[14]
Standard Liège
In 2023, O'Riordan, along with Ireland teammate Amber Barrett, signed for Belgian club Standard Liège.[15]
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O'Riordan never played for Ireland at youth level, but won her first senior cap in a 1–0 defeat by Hungary at the 2016 Cyprus Women's Cup.[16] She represented Ireland during their 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification campaign.[17]
International appearances
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Republic of Ireland | 2016 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 19 | 1 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 22 June 2023 | Tallaght Stadium, Dublin, Ireland |  Zambia | 2–1 | 3–2 | Friendly |
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