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.
15 Facts About Niamh Farrelly
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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.