Ciara Watling
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ciara Alice Watling | ||
Date of birth | 18 August 1992 | ||
Place of birth | Sidcup, England | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Southampton | ||
Number | 22 | ||
Youth career | |||
Swanscombe[1] | |||
2007–2010 | Charlton Athletic | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2012 | Charlton Athletic | 20 | (0) |
2012–2016 | Millwall Lionesses | 49 | (3) |
2016–2020 | Crystal Palace | 37 | (8) |
2020–2021 | Charlton Athletic | 15 | (1) |
2021– | Southampton | 10 | (6) |
National team‡ | |||
2015– | Northern Ireland | 11 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:52, 14 October 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18:19, 23 February 2021 (UTC) |
Ciara Watling née Sherwood (born 18 August 1992) is a Northern Irish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Southampton in the FA Women's National League.[2]
Club career[]
Watling joined Charlton Athletic at the age of 15 after a successful trial following recommendation from Keith Boanas, where she was awarded Player of the Season for the academy in her first season.[3]
After a season with Charlton's first team, Watling went on loan to Millwall Lionesses before moving permanently. During the 2013–14 season, Watling captained the Millwall Lionesses Development Squad.[3][4] Watling made her debut for the first team as a substitute against London Bees in the FA WSL Cup in May 2014. She made her first start two months later against Watford.[4]
During the 2016 FA WSL mid-season transfer window, Watling left Millwall Lionesses by mutual agreement before signing for Crystal Palace for the 2016–17 season.[5][6] Watling moved back to Charlton on January 15, 2020.
Watling signed for Southampton in the FA Women's National League. [7]
International career[]
Watling made her debut for the Northern Ireland national team on 24 October 2015 against Georgia.[8]
Personal life[]
Watling is married to Harry Watling, manager of American second division soccer club Hartford Athletic.[9] She is a cousin of Eastenders actress Jacqueline Jossa.[10]
References[]
- ^ "Ciara Sherwood". cafcwomen.co.uk. Archived from the original on 13 January 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
- ^ "Ciara Sherwood – First Team". crystalpalaceladiesfc.co.uk. Crystal Palace Ladies FC. Archived from the original on 18 March 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
- ^ a b Conor de Smith (18 April 2015). "Interview: Millwall Lionesses' Ciara Sherwood on the first team, captaincy and women's football". vavel.com. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
- ^ a b "Ciara Sherwood Player Profile, Millwall Lionesses". millwall.fawsl.com. Archived from the original on 22 September 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
- ^ "Transfer Talk". shekicks.net. 5 August 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
- ^ "Goss and Sherwood Join Palace Ladies". theeaglesbeak.com. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
- ^ "Northern Ireland international Ciara Watling joins Charlton Athletic". belfasttelegraph. 15 January 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
- ^ "UEFA Women's EURO – Ciara Sherwood". uefa.com. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
- ^ Betz, Adam (12 January 2020). "Watling to coach Hartford Athletic". Journal Inquirer. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
- ^ "Former EastEnders star Jacqueline Jossa reveals the one thing she had to sacrifice while on the show". digistalspy.com. 14 April 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
External links[]
- FAWNL stats
- Charlton Athletic bio
- Ciara Watling at Soccerway
- 1992 births
- Living people
- FA Women's National League players
- FA Women's Super League players
- Charlton Athletic W.F.C. players
- Millwall Lionesses L.F.C. players
- Northern Ireland women's international footballers
- Women's association football midfielders
- Women's association footballers from Northern Ireland
- Crystal Palace F.C. (Women) players
- Northern Ireland women's association football biography stubs