Fran Kirby

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Born
1993 (32 years old)
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Reading, England

Position
Forward

Status
Active

Ethnicity
White

Team Number
14

Height
1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)

Weight
128 lbs

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Soccer

Team
Brighton WFC

League
English Womens Super League

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Description

Francesca Kirby (born 29 June 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Women's Super League club Brighton & Hove Albion and the England national team. She began her career with hometown club Reading before moving to Chelsea in July 2015 where she remained until 2024. In August 2014, Kirby won her first senior cap for England. She represented her country at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada, the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in France and the UEFA Women's Euro 2017 in the Netherlands.

For the 2017–18 season, Kirby was awarded her first PFA Women's Players' Player of the Year award. Alongside the inaugural Football Writers' Women's Footballer of the Year. Winning both awards again in the 2020–21 season. She was named to the shortlist for the Ballon d'Or in 2021, ranking 10th. She was also named to the Top 10 of The Guardian's The 100 Best Female Footballers In The World in 2021, ranking 7th. As of May 2024, when it was announced that Kirby would be leaving Chelsea at the end of the 2023–24 season, she holds the record as the club’s leading goalscorer, with 116 goals, holding this record since December 2020.

Season Stats
3 appearances in the current 2025-2026 Season
1 goals scored in the current 2025-2026 Season
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