Fran Kirby

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Francesca Kirby (/fɹænˈsɛskə/; born 29 June 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Women's Super League club Brighton & Hove Albion and played for the England national team. She began her career with hometown club Reading before moving to Chelsea in July 2015 where she remained until 2024. In August 2014, Kirby won her first senior cap for England. She represented her country at the 2015 FIFA World Cup in Canada, the 2019 FIFA World Cup in France, the UEFA Euro 2017 in the Netherlands and the UEFA Euro 2022 in England (winning the final). For the 2017–18 season, Kirby was awarded her first PFA Women's Players' Player of the Year award alongside the inaugural Football Writers' Women's Footballer of the Year, winning both awards again in the 2020–21 season. She was named to the shortlist for the Ballon d'Or in 2021, ranking 10th. She was also named to the Top 10 of The Guardian's The 100 Best Female Footballers In The World in 2021, ranking seventh...

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