Claire O'Riordan

Claire O'Riordan
Personal information
Full name Claire Mary O'Riordan[1]
Date of birth (1994-10-12) 12 October 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Newcastle West, Ireland
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Position(s) Defender, forward
Team information
Current team
 Standard Liège
Number 3
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2018 Wexford Youths
2018–2022 MSV Duisburg 79 (7)
2022–2023 Celtic 29 (3)
2023– Standard Liège 28 (2)
International career‡
2016– Republic of Ireland 19 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:44, 19 November 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 July 2023

Claire Mary O'Riordan (born 12 October 1994) is an Irish footballer who plays for club Standard Liège and the Republic of Ireland women's national team. Mainly a defender,[2] she can also operate as a forward.[3]

Early years

O'Riordan initially represented Limerick at county level in GAA and camogie. She was a late convert to football after not having featured at underage level for her country, but did line out for Newcastle West Rovers and Newcastle West AFC.[4]

Club career

O'Riordan started her senior career at Wexford Youths in the Irish Women's National League (WNL) where she spent five years. While at the club she won the WNL three times.[5][6]

MSV Duisberg

O'Riordan signed a professional contract for German Frauen-Bundesliga side MSV Duisburg in July 2018. She played primarily as a centre-half in defence for the club.[7][8] Claire made her league debut against SGS Essen on 15 September 2018.[9] She scored her first league goal against SC Sand on 17 March 2021, scoring in the 90th minute.[10]

Celtic

After four years in Germany, O'Riordan signed for Celtic in August 2022.[11] She made her league debut against Partick Thistle on 14 August 2022.[12] Claire scored her first league goal against Aberdeen on 5 February 2023, scoring in the 57th minute.[13]

Claire left the club in 2023.[14]

Standard Liège

In 2023, O'Riordan, along with Ireland teammate Amber Barrett, signed for Belgian club Standard Liège.[15]

International career

O'Riordan never played for Ireland at youth level, but won her first senior cap in a 1–0 defeat by Hungary at the 2016 Cyprus Women's Cup.[16] She represented Ireland during their 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification campaign.[17]

International appearances

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Republic of Ireland 2016 1 0
2017 4 0
2018 4 0
2019 6 0
2021 2 0
2022 1 0
2023 1 1
Total 19 1

International goals

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 22 June 2023 Tallaght Stadium, Dublin, Ireland  Zambia 2–1 3–2 Friendly

References

  1. ^ "Match Report Mex-IRL 0:0" (PDF). 2017 Summer Universiade. 18 August 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 August 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  2. ^ "Celtic vs. Partick Thistle". Women Soccerway. 2 April 2023.
  3. ^ "MSV Duisburg vs. Bayern München". Women Soccerway. 28 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Limerick's Claire O'Riordan making Irish international chance count". Irish Examiner. 31 August 2018.
  5. ^ "Claire O'Riordan Soccerway".
  6. ^ "Ireland international Claire O'Riordan signs for German Bundesliga side MSV Duisburg". Extratime. 17 July 2018. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  7. ^ "Bundesliga the ultimate test for Ireland star O'Riordan". The Irish Independent. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  8. ^ "Claire O'Riordan DFB". Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  9. ^ "MSV Duisberg vs SGS Essen - 15 September 2018". int.women.soccerway.com.
  10. ^ "SC Sand vs MSV Duisberg - 17 March 2021". int.women.soccerway.com.
  11. ^ Duffy, Emma (13 August 2022). "Republic of Ireland international signs for Celtic after stint in Germany". The 42.ie. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
  12. ^ "Partick Thistle vs Celtic - 14 August 2022". int.soccerway.com.
  13. ^ "Celtic vs Aberdeen - 5 February 2023". int.women.soccerway.com.
  14. ^ "World Cup-bound Ireland defender departs Celtic". the42. 3 July 2023.
  15. ^ Pyne, Anthony (14 July 2023). "Claire O'Riordan follows Barrett to Standard Liege". Rte.
  16. ^ "Ireland lose to Hungary at Cyprus Cup". Football Association of Ireland. 7 March 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  17. ^ "Claire O'Riordan UEFA".