Fern Whelan
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gabriella Fern Whelan[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 5 December 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Liverpool, England | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Everton Ladies | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Liverpool Feds | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| –2005 | Liverpool Ladies | ||
| 2005– | Everton Ladies | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011– | England | 3 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:11, 27 October 2009 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Gabriella Fern Whelan (born 5 December 1988)[2] is an English female football central defender. She currently plays club football for Everton. She has represented England at both junior and senior level.
Club career
Whelan started playing football for her school's boys' team.[3] Her school teacher played for Liverpool Feds and signed Whelan up to play for their junior side.[3] She progressed to the Liverpool Ladies senior side before leaving to join Everton Ladies during the 2005 close season.
She was named the FA Young Player of the Year for the 2007–08 season.[2][4]
International career
Whelan has represented England at Under-15, 19 (as captain),[5] 20 and 23[6] levels, playing in the UEFA Under-19's European Championships,[3] and in the FIFA Under-20's World Cup Finals in Chile in November 2008.[7] She received her first call-up to the England senior squad in October 2009, replacing Anita Asante who was withdrawn after the initial announcement of the squad.[8] In May 2011 Whelan received another senior call-up when Fara Williams withdrew from the squad for a home friendly with Sweden. She won her first cap as a late substitute for Casey Stoney in England's 2–0 win.[9]
Personal life
Whelan attended St Pascal Baylon School in Court Hey.[3] Her sporting hero is Liverpool and England defender Jamie Carragher.[10]
References
- ↑ "List of Players". FIFA. Retrieved 04-10-2010.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Fern Whelan". Everton F.C. Retrieved 27 October 2009.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Lisa Dawson (25 October 2005). "England Under 19's Fern Whelan". BBC Liverpool. Retrieved 27 October 2009.
- ↑ "Whelan named young player of the year". BBC Sport. 26 May 2008. Retrieved 27 October 2009.
- ↑ "Skipper salvages point for England". Women's Football News. 19 July 2007. Retrieved 27 October 2009.
- ↑ "Germany level late with Lions". The Football Association. 1 July 2009. Retrieved 27 October 2009.
- ↑ "England – Fern Whelan". FIFA. Retrieved 27 October 2009.
- ↑ "Women's squad named for Malta Qualifier". The Football Association. 1 October 2009. Retrieved 27 October 2009.
- ↑ Antonia De Feo (19 May 2011). "Whelan eyes more caps". Everton FC. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
- ↑ "Six home-grown hopefuls destined to set London 2012 alight". The News of the World. 17 August 2008. Retrieved 27 October 2009.
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