Emily Whelan (born 22 August 2002) is an Irish footballer who plays for

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club Glasgow City and the

Republic of Ireland women's national football team ) , Association = Women's Football Association of Ireland , Confederation = UEFA (Europe) , Coach = Vera Pauw , Captain = Katie McCabe , Most caps = Emma Byrne (134) , Top scorer = Olivia ...

. She is a former

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er.

Career

Football

Shelbourne

While attending Ardgillan Community College in

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, Whelan began her career in the Shelbourne Academy and made her debut in the Shelbourne Ladies first-team in August 2018. 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.

Birmingham City

Emily signed a one-year professional contract with

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club

Birmingham City Birmingham City Football Club is a professional football club based in Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, it was renamed Small Heath in 1888, Birmingham in 1905, and Birmingham City in 1943. Since 2011, the first te ...

in September 2021. She made her league debut against

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on 4 September 2021.

Glasgow City

After playing 19 times for Birmingham, who were

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from the Women's Super League, Emily transferred to Glasgow City of the

in July 2022. She made her league debut against

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on 14 August 2022. Emily scored her first goals against

Dundee United Dundee United Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in the city of Dundee. The club name is usually abbreviated to Dundee United. Formed in 1909, originally as Dundee Hibernian, the club changed to the present name in 1 ...

on 24 August 2022, scoring in the 9th and 20th minute. She won the 2022-23 Scottish Women's Premier League. Emily signed a contract extension on 10 May 2024.

National team

After playing five games for the Irish U-17's team, at 16 years of age, Whelan was called-up to play for the Irish senior team against

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. On 9 October 2018, she made her senior debut as a substitute, in the 86th minute, coming on for

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. On 20 January 2019, she made her second international appearance, after a 76th-minute substitution for

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, in a 1–0 defeat by

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at the Podoactiva Pinatar Arena Football Centre at

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, Spain.

International appearances

Gaelic football career

In her youth until 2017, alongside association football, Whelan played

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, for the

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, and the Dublin Ladies U-16's.

Honours

;''Women's National League Awards'' * U-17 League Player of the Year (1): 2018 ;''Glasgow City'' *

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References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Whelan, Emily 2002 births 21st-century Irish women Republic of Ireland women's international footballers Living people Republic of Ireland women's association footballers Association footballers from County Dublin Women's association football forwards Shelbourne F.C. (women) players Dublin ladies' Gaelic footballers Women's National League (Ireland) players Ladies' Gaelic footballers who switched code Expatriate women's footballers in England Irish expatriate sportspeople in England Women's Super League players Birmingham City W.F.C. players Republic of Ireland women's youth international footballers Expatriate women's footballers in Scotland Irish expatriate sportspeople in Scotland Scottish Women's Premier League players Glasgow City F.C. players