Keira Flannery

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Keira Flannery
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Flannery playing for West Ham in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth (2005-09-24) 24 September 2005 (age 18) [1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Reading
(on loan from West Ham United)
Number 14, 41
Youth career
Arsenal
West Ham United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022– West Ham United 5 (0)
2023 → Gillingham (loan)
2023– → Reading (loan) 1 (0)
International career‡
2021–2022 England U17 5 (0)
2022 England U18 1 (1)
2023– England U19 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of February 11, 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of February 11, 2024

Keira Flannery (born 24 September 2005) is an English women's footballer who plays as a midfielder for Women's Championship club Reading, on loan from Women's Super League club West Ham United. She has represented England at under-17, under-18 and under-19 youth levels.

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Club career

After several years with Arsenal Women's youth team, Flannery joined West Ham on 22 July 2022 at aged 16 feeling there was more opportunity for first-team football. West Ham were also the club she had supported all her life having once walked out with West Ham captain, Kevin Nolan as a mascot before a game at Upton Park. [1] [2] She chose squad number 41, the same as her idol, Declan Rice. [3]

Flannery made her Women's Super League debut for West Ham on 28 September 2022 against Chelsea coming on as an 87th-minute substitute for Lisa Evans in a 3–1 defeat. [4] [1]

On 29 January 2023, she provided an assist in the 2–0 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers in the 2022–23 FA Cup, [5] impressing in the West Ham side and being named Player of the Match. [6]

In February 2023, Flannery joined National League South side Gillingham on loan for the remainder of the 2022–23 season. [6]

On 31 January 2024, she joined Championship side Reading on loan for the remainder of the 2023–24 season, [7] making her debut on 4 February in a 1–0 win over Sunderland. [8] [9]

International career

In October 2021, Flannery was named in the England under-17 squad for 2022 U-17 Championship qualification fixtures, [10] captaining the team in their opening match defeat against Russia. [11] She played in the remaining first round matches against Poland and Belgium, [12] setting up the winning goal in the latter to help England reach the second round of qualification. [13] In March 2022, Flannery featured as part of the starting eleven in the qualification matches against France and Poland. [14]

On 9 November 2022, with England U18, she scored the only goal in the 5–1 defeat to Portugal. [15]

Flannery was named as part of the England U19 squad for Algarve Cup fixtures, [16] playing in matches against Portugal, Sweden and the Netherlands in November and December 2023. [17]

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  4. ↑ "Chelsea vs. West Ham United - 28 September 2022 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
  5. ↑ "Wolverhampton Wanderers Women v West Ham United Women". BBC Sport. 29 January 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  6. 1 2 "England youth internationals join Gillingham Women". Kent Online. 4 February 2023.
  7. ↑ "Reading FC Women secure loan signing of Keira Flannery". Reading FC. 31 January 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  8. ↑ "Women's Loan Watch: Flannery, Houssein and Stapleton help Reading to victory". www.whufc.com. 6 February 202. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  9. ↑ "Report | Reading 1-0 Sunderland". Reading FC. 4 February 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  10. ↑ Smith, Frank (1 October 2021). "England women's under-17 squad announced for triple header in Poland". www.englandfootball.com. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  11. ↑ Smith, Frank (4 October 2021). "England WU17s suffer defeat against Russia". www.englandfootball.com. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  12. ↑ "Poland-England | Women's Under-17 2022". UEFA.com. 10 October 2021. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  13. ↑ Smith, Frank (7 October 2021). "Lackey's goal secures England WU17s victory over Belgium". www.englandfootball.com. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
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  15. ↑ Smith, Frank (9 November 2022). "Match report from England MU18s versus Portugal". www.englandfootball.com. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  16. ↑ McHugh, Beth (22 November 2023). "England WU19s squad for the Algarve Cup". www.englandfootball.com. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
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