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Revision as of 00:40, 24 January 2021
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Claire Mary O'Riordan[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 12 October 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Limerick, Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender / Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | MSV Duisburg | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2018 | Wexford Youths | ||
| 2018– | MSV Duisburg | 41 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016– | Ireland | 15 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:45, 16 June 2019 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:00, 19 April 2019 (UTC) | |||
Claire Mary O'Riordan (born 12 October 1994) is an Irish soccer defender and forward. As of 2018[update], O'Riordan plays for MSV Duisburg in the German Frauen-Bundesliga.
Early years
O'Riordan initially represented Limerick at county level in GAA and camogie. She was a late convert to football after not having featured at underage level for her country.[2]
Playing career
Wexford Youths, 2013–2018
O'Riordan started her senior career at Wexford Youths in the Irish Women's National League (WNL) where she spent five years. While at the club she won the WNL three times.[3][4]
MSV Duisburg, 2018–
O'Riordan signed a professional contract for German Frauen-Bundesliga side MSV Duisburg in July 2018. She plays primarily as a centre-half in defence for the club.[5][6]
International career
O'Riordan never played for Ireland at youth level, but won her first senior cap in a 1–0 defeat by Hungary at the 2016 Cyprus Women's Cup.[7] She represented Ireland during their 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification campaign.[8]
References
- ^ "Match Report Mex-IRL 0:0" (PDF). 2017 Summer Universiade. 18 August 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
- ^ "Limerick's Claire O'Riordan making Irish international chance count". Irish Examiner.
- ^ "Claire O'Riordan Soccerway".
- ^ "Ireland international Claire O'Riordan signs for German Bundesliga side MSV Duisburg". Extratime. 17 July 2018. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
- ^ "Bundesliga the ultimate test for Ireland star O'Riordan". The Irish Independent. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
- ^ "Claire O'Riordan DFB". Retrieved 9 October 2018.
- ^ "Ireland lose to Hungary at Cyprus Cup". Football Association of Ireland. 7 March 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- ^ "Claire O'Riordan UEFA".
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- 1994 births
- Living people
- Republic of Ireland women's association footballers
- Republic of Ireland women's international footballers
- MSV Duisburg (women) players
- Women's association football midfielders
- Expatriate women's footballers in Germany
- Irish expatriates in Germany
- Wexford Youths W.F.C. players
- Women's National League (Ireland) players
- Frauen-Bundesliga players
- Sportspeople from Limerick (city)
- Republic of Ireland association football biography stubs
- European women's football biography stubs