Growing up on the island of Gozo, Farrugia began playing football at the age of four.

At the age of 11, she was selected to join the Malta Football Association Academy, having to take the ferry to commute from Gozo to the main island.

[1] After graduating from the National Sport School, Malta, she moved to the UK, where she began training with Sunderland AFC's Foundation of Light.

[6] At the end of June 2023, Lewes FC Women announced that she would be joining their team.

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