Fern Whelan
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Gabriella Fern Whelan | ||
| Date of birth | 5 December 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Liverpool, England | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Liverpool Feds | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2005 | Liverpool Ladies | ||
| 2005–2014 | Everton Ladies | ||
| 2015–2017 | Notts County Ladies | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011– | England | 3 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:11, 27 October 2009 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:53, March 1, 2012 (UTC) |
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Gabriella Fern Whelan (born 5 December 1988) is an English footballer. She previously played for Liverpool and Everton in her native Merseyside. She most recently played for Notts County. She has represented England women's national football team at youth and senior level. A quick central defender, Whelan was named the FA Women's Young Player of the Year in 2008.
Whelan started playing football for her school's boys' team. Her school teacher played for Liverpool Feds and signed Whelan up to play for their junior side. She progressed to the Liverpool Ladies senior side before leaving to join Everton Ladies during the 2005 close season.
After playing in every round of the 2007–08 FA Women's Premier League Cup, Whelan missed Everton's 1–0 final win over Arsenal when she injured her cruciate ligaments in January 2007. Despite missing half the season with the injury, she was named the FA Young Player of the Year for 2007–08.
In the 2010 FA Women's Cup Final, Whelan came on as a second-half substitute for Rachel Unitt as Everton beat Arsenal 3–2 in extra time. After aggravating her previous knee injury, Whelan underwent surgery which saw her miss the entire 2012 and 2013 seasons. She declared a "brilliant feeling" in returning to the squad for 2014. Whelan was a late substitute in Everton's 2–0 2014 FA Women's Cup final defeat by Arsenal. When the 2014 season culminated in Everton's relegation, Whelan signed for Notts County on a two-year contract.
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