NewsFaye Kirby extends stay with Liverpool FC Women

The 20-year-old continues a spell at the Reds that began in September 2022 when she crossed the park from neighbours Everton Women.

Kirby made her senior bow for the club in the Women’s League Cup two months after her arrival and then impressed across three starts in the Barclays Women’s Super League at the end of the 2022-23 campaign, being named Young Player of the Year.

An anterior cruciate ligament injury, suffered during the early stages of a loan spell with Aberdeen Women last September, cruelly ruled her out for the remainder of the campaign.

But Kirby is optimistic about nearing the end of her rehabilitation, and delighted to know her immediate future remains with Liverpool.

“It’s a good feeling,” she told Liverpoolfc.com. “Last season I obviously got injured and one of the first things that comes into your mind is, where will I be next year?

“Beardy [Matt Beard] and the staff spoke with me early on and that kind of put my mind at ease, so it was a case of work hard in rehab and then we go from there, so it’s nice to know I’ve got all the support I need to come back.”

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The No.22, an England U19 international, added: “I’ve had bad days and good days, little niggles, but hopefully now I’m getting closer to being back on the grass.

“I’ve been doing more goalkeeper stuff so it’s not just gym now, which is nice and exciting and something to look forward to. Pottsy [goalkeeping coach Joe Potts] has been a big help, he knows his stuff and I do try to listen.

“I’m not really putting timelines on anything. I’ve got boxes to tick so I will tick them off one by one and when I’m back I’ll be ready to go.”