Siobhán Killeen
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Siobhán Killeen | ||
| Date of birth | 15 March 1993 | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Shelbourne Ladies | ||
| Youth career | |||
| UCD[2] | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –2015 | Raheny United | ||
| 2015– | Shelbourne Ladies | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014– | Republic of Ireland | 9 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:45, 16 January 2016 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:45, 16 January 2016 (UTC) | |||
Siobhán Killeen (born 21 September 1995) is an Irish international footballer who plays as a winger for Women's National League (WNL) club Shelbourne Ladies. She made her debut for the Republic of Ireland women's national football team in March 2014.
Club career
Killeen was playing for Raheny United when the Women's National League (WNL) was formed in 2011 and represented the club in the competition's first season. Over the next three seasons she won two league titles and three consecutive FAI Women's Cups with "The Pandas", scoring the winning extra time goal in the 2014 final. She also represented the club in the UEFA Women's Champions League. For the 2015–16 season, Killeen remained with the club in their new guise as Shelbourne Ladies.[3]
International career
As a youth international Killeen participated in Ireland's 2010 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship and 2010 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup campaigns.[4] In March 2014 national coach Susan Ronan gave Killeen a senior debut against New Zealand at the 2014 Cyprus Cup, a 1–1 draw.
Personal life
In addition to her soccer career, Killeen is a radiology student at University College Dublin.[5] While attending UCD she represented Ireland at the 2015 Summer Universiade in Gwangju, South Korea.[6]
Playing style
Killeen is right-footed, but capable of playing on either wing: "It doesn’t matter which flank I play on. I am right-footed and some managers I have played under like me on the left cutting in for a shot while others have wanted me on the right and crossing."[7] A December 2015 article on the Women's National League website hailed Killeen as one of the best players in the league, "blessed with the balance of a ballet dancer and the speed of a track star".[4]
References
- ^ "List of Players - Republic of Ireland" (PDF). FIFA. 6 September 2010. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
- ^ "UCD Womens Soccer Club - Squad 2008/2009". University College Dublin. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
- ^ "Siobhan Killeen - Shelbourne Ladies FC". ExtraTime.ie. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
- ^ a b "Top Talent - Siobhan Killeen". Women's National League (Ireland). 8 December 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
- ^ Maher, Gareth (24 April 2015). "Ireland's Siobhán Killeen juggling studies and soccer". The Irish Times. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
- ^ "Siobhan Killeen". 2015 Summer Universiade. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
- ^ "Killeen looking forward to Russia rematch". Football Association of Ireland. 17 June 2014. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
External links
- Siobhán Killeen on Twitter
- Siobhán Killeen – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Siobhán Killeen – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Siobhán Killeen at Football Association of Ireland (FAI)