Amy Boyle-Carr

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Amy Boyle-Carr
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-01-06) 6 January 2001 (age 23)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Sligo Rovers
Number 19
Youth career
Lagan Harps
Donegal Town
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2019 Sion Swifts
2022– Sligo Rovers 1 (0)
International career‡
2018 Republic of Ireland 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:58, 31 July 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:58, 31 July 2022 (UTC)

Amy Boyle-Carr (born 6 January 2001) is an Irish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Sligo Rovers and has appeared for the Republic of Ireland women's national team. She also plays ladies' Gaelic football for the Donegal county team.

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Club career

Boyle-Carr is from Glenties. She played youth soccer for Lagan Harps and Donegal Town, [1] and represented Donegal in the Gaynor Cup. In January 2017 she signed for Sion Swifts of the Northern Ireland Women's Premiership. [2]

In July 2022 Boyle-Carr made a soccer comeback, signing for Women's National League (WNL) club Sligo Rovers. [3]

International career

Boyle-Carr has been capped for the Republic of Ireland national team, appearing for the team during the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying cycle. [4] Impressed by her performances with the Republic of Ireland under-17s, Ireland coach Colin Bell named 16-year-old Boyle-Carr in his senior squad for two friendlies with Portugal at the Estádio de São Miguel, Ponta Delgada, in January 2018. [1]

She won her first senior cap on 10 April 2018, in a 2–0 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying defeat by European champions the Netherlands at Tallaght Stadium. Boyle-Carr had acquired tickets to attend the match as a supporter, so was surprised to be picked to play. [5]

Gaelic games

As well as soccer, Boyle-Carr plays ladies' Gaelic football. In 2019 she decided to focus on playing for the Donegal county team. [6]

Honours

Individual


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References

  1. 1 2 McNulty, Chris (22 December 2017). "Amy Boyle-Car joins ever-growing Donegal contingent in Ireland senior squad". Donegal Woman. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  2. ↑ Nethery, Tommy (24 January 2017). "Attacking trio snapped up by Sion ladies". Strabane Chronicle . Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  3. ↑ "Huge signing for Sligo Rovers as Amy Boyle-Carr joins". The Sligo Champion. 28 July 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  4. ↑ "Women World Cup Qualifiers Europe 2017/2018 » Teams (Republic of Ireland)". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  5. ↑ McNulty, Chris (28 November 2018). "Amy Boyle Carr: Donegal's latest Irish international has her ticket to the top!". Donegal Daily . Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  6. ↑ McNulty, Chris (3 July 2017). "Listen: Boyle-Carr says gut instinct was correct call". Donegal Daily . Retrieved 27 September 2020.


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