Abbie Magee

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Abbie Magee
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-11-15) 15 November 2000 (age 24) [1]
Place of birth Northern Ireland
Position(s) Defender / Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Cliftonville
Number 33
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2022 Linfield 26 (4)
2022– Cliftonville 21 (5)
International career‡
2016–2017 Northern Ireland U-17 6 (1)
2017–2019 Northern Ireland U-19 12 (0)
2020– Northern Ireland 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 June 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:05, 13 July 2022 (UTC)

Abbie Magee (born 15 November 2000) is a Northern Irish footballer who plays as a defender and midfielder for Cliftonville and the Northern Ireland national team. [2]

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Playing career

Since 2017, Magee has played for Linfield in Northern Ireland's Women's Premiership, the top women's league in the country. [1] [3] During the 2019 season, she scored the game-winning goal against Sion Swifts Ladies on 18 April. [4] She scored a goal against Cliftonville on 17 July, contributing to Linfield's 8–0 win. [5]

In March 2022, Magee left Linfield and signed for Cliftonville. [6]

International

Magee has represented Northern Ireland on the under-17, under-19, and senior national teams. [7] At the age of 19, she made her debut for the Northern Ireland senior team in against Belarus on 27 October 2020, coming on as a substitute for Ashley Hutton. [8] [9] After making two appearances in wins against Belarus in the UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying tournament, [10] [11] she was ruled out of play due to injury in late March 2021. Manager Kenny Shiels said of the disappointment, "at this moment in time she is our best player and this has been a hammer blow to her and to the team." [12]

Magee was part of the squad that was called up to the UEFA Women's Euro 2022. [13]

Honours

with Linfield

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References

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  2. ↑ "Abbie Magee". Northern Ireland Football League . Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  3. ↑ "Abbie Magee". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  4. ↑ "Jamaican star shines, but Blues hit ground running and Kelly the hero for six-hit Glens". Q Radio. 18 April 2019. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  5. ↑ "Women's Premiership: Linfield, Glens and Swifts secure wins". BBC Sport. 17 July 2019. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  6. ↑ "Abbie Magee joins Cliftonville". linfieldfc.com. 1 March 2022. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  7. ↑ "Abbie and Ella get the call from boss Shiels for England". Down Recorder. 17 February 2011. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  8. ↑ "Belarus vs Northern Ireland". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  9. ↑ "Abbie Magee". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  10. ↑ "Euro qualifiers: Three new call-ups to Northern Ireland squad for trip to Faroe Islands". BBC Sport. 10 September 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  11. ↑ "Abbie Magee". FBRef. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  12. ↑ "Northern Ireland: Abbie Magee and Rachel Newborough to miss Euro 2022 play-off". BBC Sport. 31 March 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  13. ↑ "Northern Ireland UEFA Women's Euro squad announced". Irish FA. 27 June 2022.
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