Kiera Skeels (born 20 November 2001) is an English professional

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who plays as a defender for

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club

Charlton Athletic Charlton Athletic Football Club is an English professional football club based in Charlton, south-east London, which compete in . Their home ground is The Valley, where the club have played since 1919. They have also played at The Mount in C ...

Club career

Reading

Loan spell at Bristol City

On 3 February 2021, it was announced that Skeels was going on loan to

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for the rest of the season. She made her debut for Bristol in a 3–0 win at Brighton coming on in the 76th minute. Skeels helped Bristol to the final of the WSL Cup in her first start for the club with a 72nd-minute winner against

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Charlton Athletic

On 30 July 2021, Skeels was announced as part of

's squad for the

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Career statistics

Club

References

Living people 2001 births English women's footballers England women's youth international footballers Women's association football defenders Women's Super League players Bristol City W.F.C. players Reading F.C. Women players {{England-footy-defender-2000s-stub