Fran Kitching

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Fran Kitching
Fran Kitching during Crystal Palace Women 1 Lewes Women 4 Conti Cup 27 11 2022-198 (52528946126) (cropped).jpg
in 2022 playing for Crystal Palace
Personal information
Full name Frances Emily Kitching [1]
Date of birth (1998-02-17) 17 February 1998 (age 26) [2]
Place of birth Maltby, Rotherham, England [3]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Crystal Palace
Number 1
Youth career
2008–2015 Sheffield United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2017 Chelsea 1 (0)
2017–2018 → Watford (loan) 17 (0)
2018 Sheffield United 0 (0)
2018–2020 Liverpool 10 (0)
2020–2022 Sheffield United 40 (0)
2022– Crystal Palace 0 (0)
International career
2017 England U20
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 August 2018

Frances Emily Kitching (born 17 February 1998) is an English footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for FA Women's Championship Club Crystal Palace. She has previously played for Sheffield United, Liverpool, Chelsea, and Watford.

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Career

Kitching joined the academy at Sheffield United at the age of 10, with her family being lifelong fans of the club. [4] [5] After graduating from the Sheffield United Regional Talent Club, she joined Chelsea in 2015, becoming the club's third-choice goalkeeper. [6] In 2016, she made her competitive debut against London Bees in the FA Women's Continental League Cup. [7] [8] Kitching made her debut in the WSL on the 30 April 2017 in which Chelsea beat Yeovil Town 6–0. [9]

For the 2017/18 season, Kitching joined Watford on loan. [8] She made her competitive debut for the club in a 3–1 loss to Oxford United on the 2 October. [10] In June 2018, Kitching returned to Sheffield United, however in August 2018, she joined Liverpool. [4] [11]

Kitching returned again to Sheffield United for the 2020–21 FA Women's Championship season. [12]

Honours

Individual

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References

  1. ↑ "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/08/2018 and 31/08/2018" (PDF). The FA. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  2. ↑ "Frances Kitching". Chelsea.fawsl.com. Retrieved 21 September 2018.[ permanent dead link ]
  3. ↑ Shield, James (19 June 2018). "Sheffield United Ladies: Carla Ward makes her first summer signing as international goalkeeper returns to Bramall Lane". thestar.co.uk. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  4. 1 2 "Women net Chelsea stopper" . Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  5. ↑ "Sheffield United Ladies add Fran Kitching from Chelsea". Forge Sport. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  6. ↑ "Sheffield United Women capture goalkeeper Fran Kitching – She Kicks Women's Football Magazine". She Kicks Women's Football Magazine. 19 June 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  7. ↑ Lawson, Sophie (4 July 2016). "London Bees (4) 3–3 (2) Chelsea: Cupset in Barnet as Blues bow out to Bees". VAVEL.com. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  8. 1 2 "Watford Ladies Take Keeper Kitching On Loan – She Kicks Women's Football Magazine". She Kicks Women's Football Magazine. 26 July 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  9. ↑ "Chelsea Ladies v Yeovil Town Ladies". BBC Sport. 30 April 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  10. ↑ "Ladies | Watford 1–3 Oxford United". Watfordfc.com. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  11. ↑ "LFC Women complete signing of goalkeeper Fran Kitching". Liverpoolfc.com. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  12. ↑ "Former Liverpool ace Opts for new Challenge with Sheffield United". Her Football Hub. 23 August 2020. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  13. ↑ "Fran Kitching wins Women's Player of the Season 22/23". Crystal Palace F.C. 24 May 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
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