Keating set for senior England debut | OneFootball

Congratulations to Khiara Keating, who will tonight make her first senior appearance for England.

The goalkeeper has been named in Sarina Wiegman’s starting XI ahead of the Lionesses’ friendly with Brazil at the Etihad Stadium, which gets under way at 17:30 (UK).

In doing so, she has become the first ethnic minority goalkeeper to represent the reigning European champions.

Keating received her first senior call-up in October 2023 after an excellent start to the 2023/24 campaign and has been a consistent figure in Lionesses’ squads since.

This includes her selection in England’s 2025 UEFA Euros roster before Wiegman’s side triumphed in Switzerland following a penalties victory over Spain in the final.

The academy graduate became a regular between the sticks for City across 2023/24, featuring in all of our Barclays Women’s Super League fixtures.

She more than repaid the faith put in her, with the stopper playing an important role in City boasting the best defensive record in the WSL, conceding just 14 goals in total.

Her stellar contributions also saw her become the first City goalkeeper to claim the WSL Golden Glove since Ellie Roebuck in 2019/20, with her nine clean sheets the best in the top flight.

The 21-year-old then followed that up with 19 appearances in all competitions last term, keeping six clean sheets and producing particularly outstanding displays against Hammarby and Chelsea, to name just two.

And so far this term, she has made three appearances in all competitions – contributing to wins over Brighton and Spurs in the WSL before making a vital save in our penalties victory over Newcastle in the Subway Women’s League Cup.

Congratulations to Khiara on another incredible milestone in her career!