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15 Facts About Niamh Farrelly

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Niamh Farrelly was born on 15 April 1999 and is an Irish professional footballer who plays for Barclays Women's Championship Womens Championship side London City Lionesses.

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Niamh Farrelly previously played for Glasgow City of the Scottish Women's Premier League, who she joined from Peamount United of the Women's National League.

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Niamh Farrelly played Gaelic football for the youth system of Lucan Sarsfields GAA, before deciding to focus on soccer.

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Niamh Farrelly enjoyed good form in the 2018 Women's National League, being named WNL Player of the Month for September 2018 and named in the Team of the Season.

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Niamh Farrelly was part of the team as "The Peas" secured the 2019 Women's National League title.

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Niamh Farrelly had played in the teams' UEFA Women's Champions League fixture the previous month.

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The transfer was scheduled to complete with the opening of the transfer window on 2 January 2021, and Niamh Farrelly was assigned City's number 17 jersey.

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In February 2022 Niamh Farrelly was criticised for a dangerous foul on Celtic's Chloe Craig which left both players injured.

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Glasgow City announced that Niamh Farrelly was among seven players to leave the deposed Scottish champions in June 2022.

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In July 2022 Farrelly announced that she had signed for newly formed Parma, of the Italian Serie A Although Farrelly had been happy during her 18 months in Glasgow, she accepted the move to Italy because she wanted to test herself in a different culture.

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On 16 August 2023 it was announced that Niamh Farrelly would join London City Lionesses on a one-year contract.

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Niamh Farrelly represented Ireland at schoolgirl level while she attended St Joseph's College, Lucan.

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Niamh Farrelly represented the Republic of Ireland women's national under-17 football team in the 2015 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship qualification mini tournament in Serbia, but was disappointed to be dropped from the squad for the final tournament.

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Niamh Farrelly did not feature in either of the scheduled challenge matches against the Welsh hosts.

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Niamh Farrelly was an 86th-minute substitute for Claire O'Riordan who had a head injury.