Emily Whelan Explained

Emily Whelan
Fullname:Emily Whelan
Birth Date:22 August 2002
Birth Place:Dublin, Ireland
Height:163 cm
Position:Forward
Currentclub:Glasgow City
Clubnumber:11
Youthyears1:2017–2018
Youthclubs1:Shelbourne Youths
Years1:2018–2021
Clubs1:Shelbourne
Goals1:5
Years2:2021–2022
Clubs2:Birmingham City
Caps2:19
Goals2:0
Years3:2022–
Clubs3:Glasgow City
Caps3:55
Goals3:21
Nationalyears1:2016–2018
Nationalteam1:Republic of Ireland U-17
Nationalcaps1:17
Nationalgoals1:7
Nationalyears2:2019
Nationalteam2:Republic of Ireland U-19
Nationalcaps2:3
Nationalgoals2:0
Nationalyears3:2019–
Nationalteam3:Republic of Ireland
Nationalcaps3:7
Nationalgoals3:0
Club-Update:01:31, 11 May 2024 (UTC)
Ntupdate:21 September 2021 (UTC)

Emily Whelan (born 22 August 2002) is an Irish footballer who plays for Scottish Women's Premier League club Glasgow City and the Republic of Ireland women's national football team. She is a former Gaelic footballer.[1]

Career

Football

Shelbourne

While attending Ardgillan Community College in Balbriggan,[2] Whelan began her career in the Shelbourne Academy[3] and made her debut in the Shelbourne Ladies first-team in August 2018.[4] On 10 November 2018, when she was 16 years old, she 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.[5]

Birmingham City

Emily signed a one-year professional contract with Women's Super League club Birmingham City in September 2021.[6] She made her league debut against Tottenham Hotspur on 4 September 2021.[7]

Glasgow City

After playing 19 times for Birmingham, who were relegated from the Women's Super League, Emily transferred to Glasgow City of the Scottish Women's Premier League in July 2022.[8] She made her league debut against Motherwell on 14 August 2022.[9] Emily scored her first goals against Dundee United on 24 August 2022, scoring in the 9th and 20th minute.[10] She won the 2022-23 Scottish Women's Premier League.[11] Emily signed a contract extension on 10 May 2024.[12]

National team

After playing five games for the Irish U-17's team,[13] at 16 years of age, Whelan was called-up to play for the Irish senior team against Poland.[14] On 9 October 2018, she made her senior debut as a substitute, in the 86th minute, coming on for Ruesha Littlejohn.[15] On 20 January 2019, she made her second international appearance, after a 76th-minute substitution for Emily Kraft, in a 1–0 defeat by Belgium at the Podoactiva Pinatar Arena Football Centre at San Pedro del Pinatar, Murcia, Spain.[16]

International appearances

Appearances for national team and year
National teamYearApps
Republic of Ireland20181
20193
20213
Total7

Gaelic football career

In her youth until 2017, alongside association football, Whelan played Gaelic Football, for the O'Dwyers GAA,[17] and the Dublin Ladies U-16's.[18] [19]

Honours

Women's National League Awards
Glasgow City

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Stars honoured at WNL awards night . League of Ireland. 20 January 2018.
  2. Web site: Four Meath girls set for Bob Docherty Cup . . Conall . Collier . 7 April 2017 . 4 October 2019.
  3. Web site: Representative – Shelbourne LFC. Shelbourne Ladies FC. 12 September 2001. 17 July 2011. 7 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190407105519/http://shelbournelfc.ie/Representative/. dead.
  4. Web site: Profile- Emily Whelan. Extratime.ie . 12 September 2001. 17 July 2011.
  5. Web site: Shelbourne's Emily Whelan named the first under-17 Women's National League Player of the Year. ExtraTime.ie. 10 November 2018. 20 January 2019.
  6. News: Birmingham City swoop for Ryan-Doyle and Whelan . 4 September 2021 . . 3 September 2021.
  7. Web site: Tottenham Hotspur vs Birmingham City - 4 September 2021. int.soccerway.com.
  8. News: Casey . Gavan . Ireland international Emily Whelan joins Glasgow City from Birmingham . 31 July 2022 . The42.ie . 26 July 2022.
  9. Web site: Motherwell vs Glasgow City - 14 August 2022. int.soccerway.com.
  10. Web site: Glasgow City vs Dundee United - 24 August 2022. int.soccerway.com.
  11. Web site: Emily Whelan and Claire Walsh win Scottish Premier League title with Glasgow City. Mary. Hannigan. IrishTimes.
  12. Web site: Ireland striker Whelan signs Glasgow City extension. BBC.
  13. Web site: Emily Whelan . . https://web.archive.org/web/20191004140330/https://www.uefa.com/womensunder17/teams/players/250114597--emily-whelan/ . 4 October 2019. 4 October 2019 .
  14. Web site: Ireland WNT: Bell names 18-player squad for Poland . . 17 July 2011 .
  15. Web site: Ireland WNT: Four second-half goals ensure Poland defeat. . 20 January 2019.
  16. Web site: Ireland WNT: Young side succumb to Belgian defeat . FAI.ie. 4 October 2019.
  17. Web site: Dublin Player Of The Weekend. 1 June 2016 . We Are Dublin GAA . Facebook . 5 October 2019 .
  18. Web site: Goals from Laura Quinn and Emily Whelan had helped the Sky Blues to develop a slender.. 7 April 2008. Dublin LGFA. Facebook. 20 January 2019.
  19. Web site: 2017 DUBLIN U16 LADIES FOOTBALL SQUAD ANNOUNCED. 7 April 2008. Nigel McCarthy. WeAreDublin.com. 15 December 2016. 23 December 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161223111342/http://www.wearedublin.com/ladies-football/2017-dublin-u16-ladies-football-squad-announced/. dead.
  20. Web site: Irish sport stars attend Women's National League Awards 2018. Evoke. 10 November 2018. 20 January 2019.
  21. News: Emmet . Malone. Shane Duffy named Republic of Ireland Player of the Year. 17 March 2019. The Irish Times. 4 October 2019.
  22. News: 2018 Continental Tyres Women's National League Awards . FAI Women’s National League . 9 November 2018 . 22 December 2018 . 21 November 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211121150228/https://wnl.fai.ie/news/1012-rianna-jarrett-wins-2018-player-of-the-year.html . dead .