Caitlin McGuinness

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Caitlin McGuinness
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-08-30) 30 August 2002 (age 21) [1]
Place of birth Northern Ireland,
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Centre forward [2]
Team information
Current team
 Cliftonville
Number 9
Youth career
Linfield
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2020 Linfield 17 (17)
2020–2021 Sion Swifts 9 (4 [3] )
2021– Cliftonville Ladies 43 (-13 goals)
International career‡
2018–2019 Northern Ireland U17 6 (3)
2019– Northern Ireland U18 1 (0)
2019– Northern Ireland U19 3 (1)
2019– Northern Ireland 16 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:05, 10 June 2023 (UTC)

Caitlin McGuinness (born 30 August 2002) is a professional Northern Irish association footballer who plays as a centre forward for Women's Premiership club Sion Swifts and the Northern Ireland women's national team. [4]

In August 2020 Sion Swifts announced the double signing of Caitlin McGuinness and her elder sister Kirsty McGuinness, both from league champions Linfield. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ Caitlin McGuinness at Soccerway. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  2. ↑ "Caitlin McGuinness | Linfield Ladies Profiles". Linfield FC. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  3. ↑ "Caitlin McGuinness".
  4. ↑ Caitlin McGuinness – UEFA competition record ( archive )
  5. ↑ "Sion Swifts: Women's Premiership side sign Kirsty and Caitlin McGuinness from Linfield". BBC Sport. 20 August 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
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