Sinead Farrelly
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Sinead Louise Farrelly | ||
| Date of birth | November 16, 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Havertown, Pennsylvania, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Boston Breakers | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2008 | Spirit United Gaels | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2010 | University of Virginia | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011 | Philadelphia Independence | 14 | (1) |
| 2011–2012 | New York Fury | 1 | (0) |
| 2012 | Apollon Limassol | 5 | (6) |
| 2013 | FC Kansas City | 16 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | → Apollon Limassol (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Portland Thorns FC | 36 | (2) |
| 2016– | Boston Breakers | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| 2006 | United States U-17 | ||
| 2007–2008 | United States U-20 | ||
| 2009–2012 | United States U-23 | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of July 23, 2014. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of June 28, 2012 |
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Sinead Louise Farrelly (born November 16, 1989) is a retired American professional soccer midfielder. She previously played for Boston Breakers of the National Women's Soccer League. In 2011, she played for the Philadelphia Independence of the WPS and was a member of the United States U-23 women's national soccer team. She was selected by the Philadelphia Independence as the No. 2 overall pick in the 2011 WPS Draft from University of Virginia. She was a Hermann Trophy semifinalist in 2009.
Born and raised in Havertown, Pennsylvania, Farrelly began playing soccer at the age of five. She attended Haverford High School where she was a four-time team MVP and earned First Team All All-Southeastern PA honors. She was named a 2006 NSCAA Youth All-American and ranked seventh as the nation's top recruit by SoccerBuzz.
Farrelly was a member of the Spirit United Gaels club that was the 2006 National Runner-Up and was played for the Region I Olympic Development Program (ODP) team. During her time with the Spirit United Gaels, the team was a US Youth Soccer National Finalist (2006), a USYS Regional Champions (2006), and a Two-Time State Champions (2005 & 2006. Her team's incredible run in 2006, although cut short by a loss to FC Wisconsin Eclipse in the National Championship in Des Moines, Iowa, won their head coach, Sean McCafferty, the 2006 EPYSA Girls' Coach of the Year Award and 2006 NSCAA Regional Youth Girls' Coach of the Year Award. The Gaels made it through to Regionals the next year on a wildcard after a tough loss to the FC Pennsylvania Strikers in the State Cup Final. Their Regionals drive did not finish as they would have aspired to, as they did not even make the final this year.
Farrelly attended the University of Virginia and played for the Cavaliers in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). As a freshman in 2007, she started all 23 games and ranked third on the team with five goals (including three game-winners) and four assists. She was named First Team All-ACC, Second Team NSCAA All-Mid-Atlantic, and Top Drawer Soccer Co-National Rookie of the Year. During her sophomore season, she started all 23 games and ranked third on the team in scoring with five goals and three assists. She was named to the ACC All-Tournament Team, First Team All-ACC, and NSCAA and Soccer Buzz All Mid-Atlantic Region. As a junior, she started all 22 games and led the Cavaliers in scoring with eight goals and eight assists for a total of 24 points. She was named Second Team NSCAA All-America selection and was a MAC Hermann Trophy semifinalist. During her senior year, Farrelly was honored as the University of Virginia's top female athlete of 2010–11 after starting all 22 games and leading the Cavaliers with 12 goals and seven assists (for a total of 31 points). She was named ACC Offensive Player of the Year and was a NSCAA First Team All-American. She earned her fourth straight All-ACC selection and was a MAC Hermann Trophy semifinalist for the second time.
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