Name: Fran Kirby
Nationality: England
Date of Birth: June 29, 1993
Position: Midfielder
Current club: Brighton & Hove Albion
Women's Super League clubs played for: Chelsea, Brighton & Hove Albion

Fran Kirby is a midfielder at Brighton & Hove Albion who has played in the majority of the team's Women's Super League matches in 2025/2026, making 12 appearances overall and accumulating 865 minutes of playing time. She has been selected in the starting XI in 10 of these appearances across their 17 fixtures and entered as a substitute on two occasions.

The last league match that Kirby played came on March 22 for Brighton & Hove Albion versus Liverpool; a meeting that she played 88 minutes in during a 0-0 stalemate. In total, she has notched two Women's Super League goals in 2025/2026, making her tied as the club's second-top league scorer, and registered one assist.

Kirby last scored in the league in the 3-2 defeat against Manchester United on November 2, netting in the 68th minute. She opened her account for the campaign against Manchester City on September 12, scoring during a 2-1 loss.

Brighton & Hove Albion are on the road at Leicester City on March 29 the next time the side are in Women's Super League action.

In last season's Women's Super League, Kirby featured in 17 games for Brighton & Hove Albion, scored seven goals and provided two assists.

Kirby switched to Brighton & Hove Albion in July 2024 from Chelsea, for whom she made 114 league appearances in total, scoring 63 goals and providing 30 assists.