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Fran Kirby

Brighton
158 cm
Height
14
Shirt
31 years
Jun 29, 1993
Both
Preferred foot
England
Country
Position
Primary
Central Midfielder
Others
Right Wing-Back
RWB
CM

Player traits

Stats compared to other fullbacks
Touches5%Shot attempts96%Goals99%
Chances created84%Aerial duels won15%Defensive actions1%

WSL 2024/2025

3
Goals
2
Assists
8
Started
9
Matches
730
Minutes played
7.27
Rating
1
Yellow cards
0
Red cards
Match stats

Feb 16

West Ham United (W)
3-1
17
0
0
0
0
5.7

Nov 30, 2024

USA (W)
0-0
15
0
0
0
0
-

Nov 16, 2024

West Ham United (W)
3-2
90
1
1
0
0
8.7

Nov 8, 2024

Arsenal (W)
5-0
87
0
0
0
0
6.0

Nov 3, 2024

Leicester City (W)
1-0
90
0
0
1
0
7.9

Oct 19, 2024

Manchester United (W)
1-1
90
0
0
0
0
6.6

Oct 13, 2024

Crystal Palace (W)
0-1
90
0
1
0
0
7.4

Oct 5, 2024

Aston Villa (W)
4-2
88
1
0
0
0
8.0

Sep 29, 2024

Manchester City (W)
1-0
90
0
0
0
0
7.0

Sep 21, 2024

Everton (W)
4-0
88
1
0
0
0
8.1
Brighton (W)

Feb 16

WSL
West Ham United (W)
3-1
17’
5.7
England (W)

Nov 30, 2024

Women's Friendlies
USA (W)
0-0
15’
-
Brighton (W)

Nov 16, 2024

WSL
West Ham United (W)
3-2
90’
8.7

Nov 8, 2024

WSL
Arsenal (W)
5-0
87’
6.0

Nov 3, 2024

WSL
Leicester City (W)
1-0
90’
7.9
2024/2025

Season performance
Minutes played: 730

Shooting

Goals
3
Penalty goals
2
Shots
11
Shots on target
9

Passing

Assists
2
Successful passes
236
Pass accuracy
82.8%
Accurate long balls
3
Long ball accuracy
25.0%
Chances created
10
Successful crosses
2
Cross accuracy
40.0%

Possession

Successful dribbles
9
Dribble success
60.0%
Touches
393
Touches in opposition box
32
Dispossessed
8
Fouls won
4

Defending

Tackles won
2
Tackles won %
20.0%
Duels won
24
Duels won %
42.1%
Aerial duels won
1
Aerial duels won %
12.5%
Interceptions
3
Blocked
1
Fouls committed
1
Recoveries
31
Possession won final 3rd
11
Dribbled past
11

Discipline

Yellow cards
1
Red cards
0

Player traits

Stats compared to other fullbacks
Touches5%Shot attempts96%Goals99%
Chances created84%Aerial duels won15%Defensive actions1%

Career

Club
Season

Senior career

Brighton (Free transfer)Jul 2024 - now
10
4
ChelseaJul 2015 - Jul 2024
192
105
Reading FC WomenFeb 2014 - Dec 2014
4
4

National team

EnglandJan 2014 - Feb 2025
75
19
Great BritainMay 2021 - Jul 2021
2
0
  • Matches
  • Goals
Trophies

England

International
1
UEFA Women's Championship(2022 England)
1
Cyprus Women's Cup(2015)
1
Arnold Clark Cup(2022)
1
SheBelieves Cup(2019)

Chelsea

England
2
FA Women's League Cup(20/21 · 19/20)
6
Women's Super League(22/23 · 21/22 · 20/21 · 17/18 · 2017 · 2015)
1
Women’s FA Community Shield(20/21)
4
Women's FA Cup(22/23 · 21/22 · 17/18 · 14/15)