Francesca Kirby is an English professional footballer who plays forward for Chelsea and the England national team. She was born on June 29, 1993.
Her football career started with her neighborhood team Reading before joining Chelsea in July 2015. Kirby received her first senior cap for England in August 2014.
She represented her nation in the UEFA Women’s Euro 2017 in the Netherlands, the FIFA Women’s World Cup in France in 2019, and the FIFA Women’s World Cup in Canada in 2015. She was part of the Great Britain team that qualified for the Tokyo Olympics.
She is Chelsea’s all-time goal scorer with 54 goals in 85 appearances.
What school did Fran Kirby go to?
Kirby was a student at Caversham Park Primary School before transferring to Chiltern Edge Primary School in Sonning Common. During her time in school, she played football against males as there was no designated female team.
She enrolled in Reading’s academy at age 7, and at age 16 she made her senior debut.
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