Siobhán Killeen

Siobhán Killeen
Personal information
Full name Siobhán Killeen
Date of birth (1993-03-15) 15 March 1993
Height 169 cm (5 ft 7 in) [1]
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Shelbourne Ladies
Youth career
Raheny United
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
UCD
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2015 Raheny United
2015– Shelbourne Ladies
National team‡
2014– Republic of Ireland

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:45, 16 January 2016 (UTC).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:45, 16 January 2016 (UTC)

Siobhán Killeen (born 21 September 1995) is a Republic of Ireland women's international footballer who currently plays for Shelbourne Ladies. She has previously played for Raheny United and UCD. In 2010 she was a member of the Republic of Ireland U-17 squad that were runners-up in the 2010 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship and quarter-finalists in the 2010 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. Killeen has also played Gaelic football for Dublin GAA.

Playing career

Early years

Killeen grew up in the Maywood district of Raheny. As a schoolgirl she played association football with Raheny United and Gaelic football with Scoil Uí Chonaill CLG and Raheny GAA. [2][3] She also represented Dublin GAA at various levels. [4] In 2011 Killeen was part of the Dublin team that reached the All-Ireland Under-18 Ladies' Football Championship final, losing to Cork GAA. [5][6] In the semi-final against Galway GAA, Killeen came on as a substitute and scored 2–0 and provided two goal assists for Lauren Ebbs. [7]

UCD

Killeen studied radiology at University College Dublin [8] where she also represented the women's association football team at intervarsity level, playing in teams alongside Ciara Grant, Dora Gorman and Julie-Ann Russell. [9][10] In 2013–14 Killeen was a member of the UCD team that won the WSCAI Futsal Cup, defeating the holders, I.T. Sligo, 3–2 in the final at the Mardyke Arena. She also helped UCD win the WSCAI Premier Division. [11][12]

Raheny United

While attending UCD, Killeen and Ciara Grant also played for Raheny United in the Women's National League. Killeen and Grant helped United win two successive league titles in 2012–13 and 2013–14.[13] Killeen also helped United win three successive FAI Women's Cup between 2012 and 2014. [14][15] In the 2014 final Killeen scored the winner in a 2–1 extra time win over UCD Waves. [16] Killeen also helped United win the 2015 WNL Cup and also represented the club in both the 2013–14 and the 2014–15 UEFA Women's Champions League campaigns. [13][17]

Shelbourne Ladies

During the 2015–16 Women's National League season, Killeen played with Shelbourne Ladies, [13] helping them finish as runners-up in the FAI Women's Cup, the WNL Shield and the Women's National League. [18][19][20] Shelbourne Ladies did manage to win the WNL Cup. In the final Killeen provided the assist that saw Leanne Kiernan clinch a 3–2 win over UCD Waves. [21] In the 2016 FAI Women's Cup, Killeen helped Shelbourne to a 5–0 win over Wexford Youths. [22]

International career

Killeen has represented the Republic of Ireland at under-17, under-19, university and senior level. In 2010, together with Megan Campbell, Dora Gorman, Denise O'Sullivan, Ciara Grant and Clare Shine, she was a member of the Republic of Ireland U-17 squad that were runners-up in the 2010 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship and quarter-finalists in the 2010 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. Killeen made her senior debut against New Zealand at the 2014 Cyprus Cup. She has subsequently represented the Republic of Ireland in their 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup and UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying campaigns. Killeen also represented Ireland at the 2013 and 2015 Summer Universiades. [17][1][23][24][25][26]

Honours

Association football

Individual
Raheny United
Shelbourne Ladies
UCD
Republic of Ireland U-17

Gaelic football

Dublin GAA

References

  1. 1 2 "List of Players - Republic of Ireland" (PDF). FIFA. 6 September 2010. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  2. ↑ "Getting to know...Siobhan Killeen". wnl.fai.ie. 25 November 2013. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  3. ↑ "Siobhan Killeen from Maywood Scores 3-1 in All-Ireland U14 Ladies Final". www.raheny.gaa.ie. 2 September 2007. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  4. ↑ "U16s win their All Ireland Shield Final Replay". www.dublinladiesgaelic.ie. 16 August 2009. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  5. ↑ "Maguire's hat-trick fires Cork to title". www.irishexaminer.com. 2 August 2011. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
  6. ↑ "Dublin v Cork - All Ireland Minor A Championship Final Photos". www.sportsfile.com. 1 August 2011. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  7. ↑ "Siobhán Killeen from Raheny GAA inspires Dublin Come Back!". www.raheny.gaa.ie. 18 July 2011. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  8. ↑ Maher, Gareth (24 April 2015). "Ireland's Siobhán Killeen juggling studies and soccer". www.irishtimes.com. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  9. ↑ "UCD Womens Soccer Club - Squad". www.ucd.ie. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  10. ↑ "IT Sligo retain WSCAI Premier Division title". www.fai.ie. 20 March 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  11. ↑ "WSCAI National Futsal Finals Photos". www.sportsfile.com. 31 January 2014. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  12. ↑ "UCD Report of the President 2013–14" (PDF). www.ucd.ie. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  13. 1 2 3 "Siobhan Killeen - Shelbourne Ladies FC". extratime.ie. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  14. ↑ "Raheny United 2-1 Peamount United". www.rte.ie. 14 October 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
  15. ↑ Fallon, John (November 4, 2013). "Raheny triumph in Women's FAI Cup final report". www.irishtimes.com. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
  16. ↑ "Killeen grabs extra-time winner as Raheny win Cup". rte.ie. 3 November 2014. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
  17. 1 2 "Siobhan Killeen". www.fai.ie. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  18. ↑ "Wexford win first ever FAI Women's Cup final on penalties". www.irishtimes.com. November 8, 2015.
  19. ↑ "Wexford edge Shels in WNL Shield Final". wnl.fai.ie. 30 March 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  20. ↑ "WNL Play-Off Report: Shelbourne Ladies 1–2 Wexford Youths Women". www.extratime.ie. 22 May 2016.
  21. ↑ "Shelbourne Ladies win Continental Tyres WNL Cup". www.fai.ie. 15 May 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  22. ↑ "Five-star Shelbourne turn on the style to win FAI Women's Cup". www.independent.ie. 6 November 2016.
  23. ↑ "Top Talent - Siobhan Killeen". wnl.fai.ie. 8 December 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  24. ↑ "World University Games Kazan 2013 - Soccer - Ireland vs Great Britain". inpho.ie. 11 July 2013. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  25. ↑ "Match Report - Ireland vs Czech Republic" (PDF). www.gwangju2015.com. 4 July 2015. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  26. ↑ "Siobhan Killeen". www.uefa.com. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  27. ↑ "2015/16 Continental Tyres WNL Awards winners unveiled". www.fai.ie. 18 May 2016. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
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