Niamh Farrelly
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 15 April 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland[1] | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Galway United | ||
| Number | 71 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Esker Celtic | |||
| Peamount United | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2020 | Peamount United | ||
| 2021–2022 | Glasgow City | ||
| 2022–2023 | Parma | 17 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | London City Lionesses | 11 | (1) |
| 2024 | Peamount United | 8 | (1) |
| 2025– | Galway United | 19 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019– | Republic of Ireland | 4 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11:22, 26 November 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22 September 2021 | |||
Niamh Farrelly (born 15 April 1999) is an Irish professional footballer who plays for Barclays Women's Championship LOI Women's Premier Division side Galway United. She previously played for Glasgow City of the Scottish Women's Premier League, who she joined from Peamount United of the Women's National League (WNL). In 2019 she made her debut for the Republic of Ireland women's national team. She can play in either the centre of defence or in midfield.[2]
Farrelly is from Lucan, Dublin and she learned to play street football alongside her brother. An Arsenal FC supporter, she spent one season with Esker Celtic playing in the Dublin and District Schoolboys'/girls' League (DDSL) before moving to Peamount United. She also played Gaelic football for the youth system of Lucan Sarsfields GAA, before deciding to focus on soccer.[3][4]
In September 2015 Farrelly made her debut for Peamount United's first team in a 4–2 WNL Shield win over Castlebar Celtic.[5][6] She enjoyed good form in the 2018 Women's National League, being named WNL Player of the Month for September 2018[7] and named in the Team of the Season.[8] She was part of the team as "The Peas" secured the 2019 Women's National League title.[9]
After helping Peamount United secure a League and Cup "double" in their 2020 campaign, Farrelly signed a three-year professional contract with Scottish Women's Premier League club Glasgow City in December 2020.[10] She had played in the teams' UEFA Women's Champions League fixture the previous month.[11] The transfer was scheduled to complete with the opening of the transfer window on 2 January 2021, and Farrelly was assigned City's number 17 jersey.[12]
On her professional debut Farrelly scored a goal and was named Player of the Match in a 3–0 win over Celtic in April 2021. She also scored in both of her next two matches with the club to help secure the 2020–21 Scottish Women's Premier League title.[13] In February 2022 Farrelly was criticised for a dangerous foul on Celtic's Chloe Craig which left both players injured.[14] Glasgow City announced that Farrelly was among seven players to leave the deposed Scottish champions in June 2022.[15]
In July 2022 Farrelly announced that she had signed for newly formed Parma, of the Italian Serie A.[16] Although Farrelly had been happy during her 18 months in Glasgow, she accepted the move to Italy because she wanted to test herself in a different culture.[17]
On 16 August 2023 it was announced that Farrelly would join London City Lionesses on a one-year contract.[18]