Niamh Fahey
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Fahey with Liverpool in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 13 October 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Galway, Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder, centre-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Salthill Devon | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2008 | Salthill Devon | ||
| 2007 | → Galway (loan) | ||
| 2008–2014 | Arsenal | 73 | (2) |
| 2015–2017 | Chelsea | 28 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Bordeaux | 17 | (0) |
| 2018–2025 | Liverpool | 92 | (5) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2007–2025 | Republic of Ireland | 114 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:04, 11 February 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 August 2023 | |||
Niamh Fahey (/niːv ˈfæhi/ neev FA-hee; born 13 October 1987) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or centre-back for Women's Super League club Liverpool, which she captains, and formerly the Republic of Ireland national team. She has previously played for Chelsea. Before joining Chelsea in December 2014, Fahey spent six seasons with Arsenal. She has also won national cups playing Gaelic football with Galway Ladies Football. Niamh is the sister of Galway's 2001 All-Ireland-winning Gaelic football captain Gary Fahey.