The club is delighted to announce that midfielder Joely Andrews has been voted Ulster Women’s Footballer of the Year for the 2021 season. The award was organised by the Castlereagh Glentoran Supporters Club alongside the long-standing men’s award.
Joely had a wonderful season and it’s a testament to ger that she was selected for the award from the high competition in a squad that won its second consecutive clean sweep and competed well in Europe, scoring the opening goal in our 2-0 win over Olimpia Cluj.
As well as winning Player of the Match in the Electric Ireland Irish Cup Final, Joely we stablished herself in the full Northern Ireland squad, scoring her first senior international goal away to Austria last month.
Although just turned 20, Joely has been with the club since she was just 8 years old and is one of the many high-profile graduates of Glentoran Academy in the current squad. Her award keeps the Castlereagh GSC trophy at the Bet McLean Oval for a second consecutive season, following Caragh Hamilton’s win in 2020. It also represents a double 2021 win for the Glens, with Kerry Beattie taking the NIFWA award.
Congratulations Joely and here’s to many more good times ahead.
