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Claire O'Riordan

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Claire O'Riordan
Personal information
Full name Claire Mary O'Riordan[1]
Date of birth (1994-10-12) 12 October 1994 (age 30)
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 13 (1)
International career‡
2016– Republic of Ireland 19 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:44, 8 May 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 July 2023

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]

Early years

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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]

Club career

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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

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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

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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

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In 2023, O'Riordan, along with Ireland teammate Amber Barrett, signed for Belgian club Standard Liège.[15]

International career

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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

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Appearances and goals by national team and year
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

International goals

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No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 22 June 2023 Tallaght Stadium, Dublin, Ireland  Zambia 2–1 3–2 Friendly

References

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  1. ^ "Match Report Mex-IRL 0:0" (PDF). 2017 Summer Universiade. 18 August 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 August 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  2. ^ "Celtic vs. Partick Thistle". Women Soccerway. 2 April 2023.
  3. ^ "MSV Duisburg vs. Bayern München". Women Soccerway. 28 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Limerick's Claire O'Riordan making Irish international chance count". Irish Examiner. 31 August 2018.
  5. ^ "Claire O'Riordan Soccerway".
  6. ^ "Ireland international Claire O'Riordan signs for German Bundesliga side MSV Duisburg". Extratime. 17 July 2018. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  7. ^ "Bundesliga the ultimate test for Ireland star O'Riordan". The Irish Independent. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  8. ^ "Claire O'Riordan DFB". Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  9. ^ "MSV Duisberg vs SGS Essen - 15 September 2018". int.women.soccerway.com.
  10. ^ "SC Sand vs MSV Duisberg - 17 March 2021". int.women.soccerway.com.
  11. ^ Duffy, Emma (13 August 2022). "Republic of Ireland international signs for Celtic after stint in Germany". The 42.ie. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
  12. ^ "Partick Thistle vs Celtic - 14 August 2022". int.soccerway.com.
  13. ^ "Celtic vs Aberdeen - 5 February 2023". int.women.soccerway.com.
  14. ^ "World Cup-bound Ireland defender departs Celtic". the42. 3 July 2023.
  15. ^ Pyne, Anthony (14 July 2023). "Claire O'Riordan follows Barrett to Standard Liege". Rte.
  16. ^ "Ireland lose to Hungary at Cyprus Cup". Football Association of Ireland. 7 March 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  17. ^ "Claire O'Riordan UEFA".
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