Emily Whelan

Emily Whelan (born 22 August 2002) is an Irish footballer and former Gaelic footballer.[1][2]

Emily Whelan
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-08-22) 22 August 2002
Place of birth Dublin, Ireland
Height 163 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Playing position(s) forward
Club information
Current team
 Shelbourne
Youth career
Years Team
-2018 Shelbourne Youths
2018– Shelbourne
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Republic of Ireland U-17 8 (4)
2019 – Republic of Ireland 3

Career

Football

Club

While attending Ardgillan Community College in Balbriggan,[3] Whelan began her career in the Shelbourne Academy[4] and made her debut in the Shelbourne Ladies first-team in August 2018.[5] On 10 November 2018, she the 16-year-old was named the best player in the U-17 league and thus the first Continental Tires Women's Under 17 National League Player of the Year.[6]

National team

After playing five games for the Irish U-17's team[7], at 16 years of age, Whelan was called-up to play for the Irish senior team against Poland.[8] On 9 October 2018, she made her senior debut as a substitute, in the 86th minute, coming on for Ruesha Littlejohn.[9] On 20 January 2019, she made her second international appearance, after a 76-minute substitution for Emily Kraft, in a 1–0 defeat to Belgium at the Podoactiva Pinatar Arena Football Centre at San Pedro del Pinatar, Murcia, Spain.[10]

Gaelic Football career

In her youth until 2017, alongside association football, Whelan played Gaelic Football, for the O'Dwyers GAA,[2] and the Dublin Ladies U-16's.[11][12]

Awards
Women’s National League Awards

References
  1. "Stars honoured at WNL awards night". League of Ireland. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  2. We Are Dublin GAA (1 June 2016). "Dublin Player Of The Weekend". Facebook. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  3. Collier, Conall (7 April 2017). "Four Meath girls set for Bob Docherty Cup". Meath Chronicle. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  4. "Representative – Shelbourne LFC". Shelbourne Ladies FC. 12 September 2001. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
  5. "Profile- Emily Whelan". Extratime.ie. 12 September 2001. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
  6. "Shelbourne's Emily Whelan named the first under-17 Women's National League Player of the Year". ExtraTime.ie. 20 January 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  7. "Emily Whelan". UEFA. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  8. "Ireland WNT: Bell names 18-player squad for Poland". FAI.ie. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
  9. "Ireland WNT: Four second-half goals ensure Poland defeat". FAI.ie. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  10. "Ireland WNT: Young side succumb to Belgian defeat". FAI.ie. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  11. Dublin LGFA (7 April 2008). "Goals from Laura Quinn and Emily Whelan had helped the Sky Blues to develop a slender". Facebook. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  12. Nigel McCarthy (7 April 2008). "2017 DUBLIN U16 LADIES FOOTBALL SQUAD ANNOUNCED". WeAreDublin.com. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
  13. "Irish sport stars attend Women's National League Awards 2018". Evoke. 20 January 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  14. Malone, Emmet (17 March 2019). "Shane Duffy named Republic of Ireland Player of the Year". The Irish Times. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  15. "2018 Continental Tyres Women's National League Awards". FAI Women’s National League. 9 November 2018. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
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