Katie McCabe

Katie McCabe

McCabe making her Arsenal debut in February 2016
Personal information
Full name Katie McCabe
Date of birth (1995-09-21) 21 September 1995
Place of birth Kilnamanagh, Ireland
Playing position Winger / Forward
Club information
Current team
 Arsenal
Number 15
Youth career
St Francis
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2011–2015 Raheny United
2015 Shelbourne Ladies
2015– Arsenal
National team‡
2015– Republic of Ireland 6 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 05:05, 29 December 2015 (UTC).
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 05:05, 29 December 2015 (UTC)

Katie McCabe (born 21 September 1995) is an Irish international footballer who plays for Arsenal Ladies of the English FA WSL. She made her debut for the Republic of Ireland women's national football team in March 2015.

Club career

McCabe was playing for Raheny United when the Women's National League (WNL) was formed in 2011 and represented the club in the competition's first season. Over the next three seasons she won two league titles and three consecutive FAI Women's Cups with "The Pandas". She also represented the club in the UEFA Women's Champions League.[1] McCabe missed four months of the 2013–14 season with a broken leg.[2] In 2014–15 McCabe scored 23 WNL goals for Raheny, two behind top scorer Áine O'Gorman of UCD Waves.[3]

For the 2015–16 season, McCabe remained with the club in their new guise as Shelbourne Ladies. In December 2015 she signed for London club Arsenal Ladies,[4] rejecting competing offers from Glasgow City, Chelsea and Manchester City.[5]

International career

At the 2014 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship, McCabe featured as Ireland won their group,[6] before crashing 4–0 to a Vivianne Miedema-inspired Netherlands in the semi-final.

In March 2015 national coach Susan Ronan gave McCabe a senior debut against Hungary at the 2015 Istria Cup, a 1–1 draw. A quad injury kept McCabe out of Ireland's 3–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying defeat by Spain on 26 November 2015 at Tallaght Stadium, Dublin.[7] At the 2016 Cyprus Cup, McCabe scored her first international goal to secure a 1–1 draw with Italy.[8]

Personal life

Katie is the younger sister of Gary McCabe, who is also a footballer.[9] In 2014 McCabe was recruited by Florida State University to play for the Florida State Seminoles women's soccer team, but the move collapsed when she broke her leg.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "Katie McCabe - Rep of Ireland Women". Extratime.ie. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
  2. ↑ "Sports Person of the Year". The Echo (Irish newspaper). 18 December 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
  3. ↑ Hooper, Dave (30 April 2015). "UCD Waves guarantee second spot". Football Association of Ireland. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  4. ↑ "Arsenal Ladies sign Katie McCabe from Shelbourne FC". BBC Sport. 23 December 2015. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
  5. ↑ Leonard, Stephen (15 January 2016). "Magic McCabe Gunn’-ing for glory with Arsenal". Echo.ie. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  6. ↑ Fallon, John (18 July 2014). "McCabe on a mission to make European semi-finals". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
  7. ↑ Conlon, Padraig (26 November 2015). "Ireland Woman’s [sic] Soccer team face Spain in Euro qualifier today in Tallaght Stadium". InTallaght.ie. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
  8. ↑ "Late McCabe strike earns Ireland a draw against fancied Italy". RTÉ Sport. 4 March 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
  9. ↑ Donnelly, Dave (26 December 2015). "Ireland international Katie McCabe signs for Arsenal". Extratime.ie. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
  10. ↑ Larkin, Laura (23 July 2014). "Katie overcomes broken leg to shine as Girls in Green go for UEFA glory". The Herald (Ireland). Retrieved 29 December 2015.

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