Ciara Fowler

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Ciara Fowler
Personal information
Full name Ciara Fowler
Date of birth (2001-07-16) 16 July 2001 (age 21)
Place of birth Dublin, Ireland
Height 162 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Saints FC
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2020 Adelaide United 8 (0)
International career
2018 Ireland U-17 1 (1)
2019– Ireland U-19 2 (0)
2019– Australia U-20 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ciara Fowler (born 16 July 2001) is an Australian football (soccer) player, who currently plays for Adelaide United in the Australian W-League. [1]

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Club career

Fowler made her debut for Adelaide United on 14 November 2019 during a match against Western Sydney Wanderers. [2]

International career

Fowler represented Ireland on youth national teams in 2018–19. [3] In 2019, she was named to the Australias under-20 national team squad for the 2019 AFC U-19 Women's Championship in Thailand, the qualifier tournament for the 2020 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. [4] She made her debut for the Young Matildas during a 5–1 loss against North Korea. [5] [6]

Personal life

Fowler's father is Irish and her mother is from Papua New Guinea. She was raised in a family of talented soccer players, with her brother, Caoimhin (Quivi) and sister, Mary both having played for the Irish youth team. [3]

Her sister Mary began her professional career together with Ciara, when they were both signed for Adelaide United in the same year. [7] [8] They made their respective debuts for the squad during the same match. [2]

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