Kirsty Fenton | |
Fullname: | Kirsty Jane Fenton[1] |
Birth Date: | 6 September 2003 |
Birth Place: | Newcastle, Australia |
Position: | Defender |
Currentclub: | Sydney FC |
Clubnumber: | 5 |
Youthclubs1: | Newcastle Jets |
Years1: | 2021–2022 |
Clubs1: | Newcastle Jets |
Caps1: | 13 |
Goals1: | 1 |
Years2: | 2022– |
Clubs2: | Sydney FC |
Caps2: | 34 |
Goals2: | 1 |
Nationalyears1: | 2022– |
Nationalteam1: | Australia Under-20 |
Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
Club-Update: | 27 May 2024 |
Nationalteam-Update: | 17 August 2022 |
Kirsty Jane Fenton (born 6 September 2003) is an Australian professional footballer who plays for A-League Women club Sydney FC.[2]
Fenton grew up in Toronto, New South Wales and attended Hunter Sports High School in Gateshead. She was a member of the Newcastle Jets Academy from the age of 13.[3]
After featuring for the various Newcastle Jets Youth teams for all of her teenage years Fenton was rewarded with a contract to the first team ahead of the 2021–22 season.[4]
Fenton made her A-League Women debut for the Jets on Matchday One as she started at left back in the absence of the injured Gema Simon. She continued to start for the team and opened the scoring in a 5–1 win over the Wellington Phoenix the following week.[5]
September 2022, Fenton joined A-League Women club Sydney FC.
April 2023, Fenton was part of the 2022-23 Premiership team who were crowned Liberty A-league Champions beating Western United 4–0 in the Grand Final, in front of a record crowd at CommBank Stadium.
Fenton represented Australia in the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup playing in all three games against Costa Rica, Brazil and Spain.