Joely Andrews
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joely Andrews | ||
| Date of birth | 30 April 2002[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Northern Ireland | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Heart of Midlothian | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Glentoran | 83 | (33) | |
| 2024– | Heart of Midlothian | 0 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018–2019 | Northern Ireland U-17 | 11 | (0) |
| 2019 | Northern Ireland U-18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2020 | Northern Ireland U-19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2020– | Northern Ireland | 7 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:05, 13 July 2022 (UTC) | |||
Joely Andrews (born 30 April 2002) is a Northern Irish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Heart of Midlothian and the Northern Ireland women's national team.[2]
She has previously played for Glentoran, having joined their first ever Junior Academy age 8. [3]
Club career
[edit]Hearts
[edit]On 6 July 2024, Andrews joined Scottish Women's Premier League team Heart of Midlothian on a two-year deal from Glentoran, alongside teammate Kerry Beattie.[4]
Andrews scored her first goal at Hearts on 18th August 2024 against Spartans Woman FC, adding to the 5-0 final score.[5]
International career
[edit]Andrews is a member of the Northern Ireland national team. On 10 September 2020, she received her first call up to the senior Northern Ireland team.[6] She made her debut against the Faroe Islands on 18 September, coming on as a substitute.[7]
Andrews was part of the squad that was called up to the UEFA Women's Euro 2022.[8] She was named Women’s Player of the Year at the Ulster Footballer of the Year (UFOTY) Awards in 2022[9] [10] Andrews has 25 caps for Northern Ireland.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ Joely Andrews at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
- ^ "Joely Andrews". Northern Ireland Football League. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
- ^ "Glentoran Belfast United Officially Launch Junior Girls Academy | Glentoran FC". www.glentoran.com. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
- ^ "Andrews' Hearts switch". www.heartsfc.co.uk. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ "Live Commentary - Hearts Women vs Spartans Women | 18.08.2024". Sky Sports. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
- ^ "Euro qualifiers: Three new call-ups to Northern Ireland squad for trip to Faroe Islands". BBC Sport. 10 September 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
- ^ "Wade and Magill at the double as Shiels' team turn on the style in Torshavn". Irish Football Association. 18 September 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
- ^ "Northern Ireland UEFA Women's Euro squad announced". Irish FA. 27 June 2022.
- ^ "Ulster Footballer of the Year award adds to Joely Andrews' dream rise to the top with Glentoran and Northern Ireland". BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. 24 May 2022. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
- ^ "Congratulations Joely | Glentoran FC". www.glentoran.com. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
- ^ "Joely Andrews: Hearts move 'a challenge but I'm really enjoying it', says NI midfielder". BBC Sport. 18 February 2025. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
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