Kirsty Fenton
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kirsty Jane Fenton[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 6 September 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Newcastle, Australia | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sydney FC | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Newcastle Jets | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2022 | Newcastle Jets | 13 | (1) |
| 2022– | Sydney FC | 34 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022– | Australia Under-20 | 3 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17 August 2022 | |||
Kirsty Jane Fenton (born 6 September 2003) is an Australian professional footballer who plays for A-League Women club Sydney FC.[2]
Fenton grew up in Toronto, New South Wales and attended Hunter Sports High School in Gateshead. She was a member of the Newcastle Jets Academy from the age of 13.[3]
Club career
Newcastle Jets
After featuring for the various Newcastle Jets Youth teams for all of her teenage years Fenton was rewarded with a contract to the first team ahead of the 2021–22 season.[4]
Fenton made her A-League Women debut for the Jets on Matchday One as she started at left back in the absence of the injured Gema Simon. She continued to start for the team and opened the scoring in a 5–1 win over the Wellington Phoenix the following week.[5]
Sydney FC
September 2022, Fenton joined A-League Women club Sydney FC.
April 2023, Fenton was part of the 2022-23 Premiership team who were crowned Liberty A-league Champions beating Western United 4–0 in the Grand Final, in front of a record crowd at CommBank Stadium.