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Lionesses archive · Forward · 2014–2025

Fran Kirby⁠

Fran Kirby scored 19 goals for England, joint 18th on the Lionesses' all-time list, in 77 appearances between 2014 and 2025. Born in Reading on 29 June 1993, the forward made her debut against Sweden on 3 August 2014 and represented her country for more than a decade.

Kirby was selected for four major tournaments: the 2015 World Cup (third place), Euro 2017 (semi-finals), the 2019 World Cup (fourth place) and Euro 2022, which England won. Her final England appearance came on 30 May 2025.
Caps77
Goals19

England legacy

Joint No.18 on England's all-time goals list

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At a glance

Major tournaments

2015 FIFA Women's World Cup2017 UEFA Women's Championship2019 FIFA Women's World Cup2022 UEFA Women's Championship

Every England goal

Fran Kirby's goals

2014 – 2023

Goals19In our match records, 3 from the spot
Matches scored in18Of 77 caps
Hat-tricks0Three or more in a match
Opponents15Different nations scored against

Season by season

Goals by year

Fran Kirby's England goals by year
YearGoals
20141
20154
20160
20174
20183
20191
20200
20211
20223
20232

Favourite opponents

Most goals against

  1. Sweden 3
  2. France 2
  3. Estonia 2
  4. Scotland 1
  5. Belgium 1
  6. Northern Ireland 1
  7. Germany 1
  8. Australia 1
First England goal
v Sweden, 3 August 2014 · Women's International friendly
Latest
v Scotland, 5 December 2023 · UEFA Women's Nations League · Group stage
Latest matches in which Fran Kirby scored for England, newest first
No.DateMatchCompetitionGoals
19 5 Dec 2023 Scotland 0–6 EnglandUEFA Women's Nations League · Group stage UEFA Women's Nations League · Group stage 49'
18 31 Oct 2023 Belgium 3–2 EnglandUEFA Women's Nations League · Group stage UEFA Women's Nations League · Group stage 44'
17 26 Jul 2022 England 4–0 SwedenUEFA Women's Championship · Semi-final UEFA Women's Championship · Semi-final 77'
16 15 Jul 2022 Northern Ireland 0–5 EnglandUEFA Women's Championship · Group stage UEFA Women's Championship · Group stage 41'
15 23 Feb 2022 England 3–1 GermanyWomen's International friendly · 2022 Arnold Clark Cup Women's International friendly · 2022 Arnold Clark Cup 90+4'
14 9 Apr 2021 France 3–1 EnglandWomen's International friendly Women's International friendly 79' pen
13 6 Jul 2019 England 1–2 SwedenFIFA Women's World Cup FIFA Women's World Cup 31'
12 9 Oct 2018 England 1–1 AustraliaWomen's International friendly Women's International friendly 21'
11 6 Oct 2018 England 1–0 BrazilWomen's International friendly Women's International friendly 2'
10 1 Mar 2018 England 4–1 FranceWomen's International friendly · 2018 SheBelieves Cup Women's International friendly · 2018 SheBelieves Cup 46'
9 28 Nov 2017 England 5–0 KazakhstanFIFA Women's World Cup · Qualifier FIFA Women's World Cup · Qualifier 64' pen
8 24 Nov 2017 England 4–0 Bosnia and HerzegovinaFIFA Women's World Cup · Qualifier FIFA Women's World Cup · Qualifier 83' pen
Show all 18 matches
Earlier matches in which Fran Kirby scored for England
No.DateMatchCompetitionGoals
7 23 Jul 2017 England 2–0 SpainUEFA Women's Championship · Group stage UEFA Women's Championship · Group stage 2'
6 10 Jun 2017 Switzerland 0–4 EnglandWomen's International friendly Women's International friendly 40'
4–5 21 Sep 2015 Estonia 0–8 EnglandUEFA Women's Championship · Qualifier UEFA Women's Championship · Qualifier 40', 81'
3 13 Jun 2015 England 2–1 MexicoFIFA Women's World Cup · Group stage FIFA Women's World Cup · Group stage 71'
2 9 Apr 2015 England 2–1 ChinaWomen's International friendly Women's International friendly 10'
1 3 Aug 2014 England 4–0 SwedenWomen's International friendly Women's International friendly 53'

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