Danielle Maxwell

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Danielle Maxwell
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Danielle Maxwell (second from right, top) with the Northern Ireland Women's National Football Team
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-04-09) 9 April 2002 (age 23) [1]
Place of birth Northern Ireland,
Position(s) Midfielder [1]
Team information
Current team
 Burnley
Number 39
Youth career
–2019 Glentoran
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2022 Glentoran 27 (5)
2022–2024 Cliftonville 35 (16)
2024 Blackburn Rovers 3 (1)
2024–2025 Cliftonville 16 (11)
2025– Burnley
International career‡
2018–2019 Northern Ireland U17 10 (0)
2019– Northern Ireland U19 2 (0)
2020– Northern Ireland 16 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 February 2025

Danielle Maxwell (born 9 April 2002) is a Northern Irish association football who plays as a midfielder for Burnley in the FA Women's National League North. She has previously played for Glentoran and Cliftonville in the Northern Irish Women's Premiership and Blackburn Rovers in the English Women's Championship. She also represents the Northern Ireland national team internationally.

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Club career

In April 2019, Maxwell signed her first senior contract with Glentoran, after being part of their academy. [2] She scored 5 goals in 27 appearances for Glentoran. [3]

In April 2022, Maxwell joined Cliftonville. [4] Later that month, she registered her first goal for the club, scoring the opener in a 6–0 victory over Derry City. [5] In February 2023, Maxwell was one of the first 12 female players signing professional contracts with the club, committing until at least 2025. [6]

After 16 goals in 35 appearances for Cliftonville and being named 2023 Sports Direct Women's Premiership Player of the Year, in February 2024, Maxwell joined English club Blackburn Rovers on an undisclosed fee. [7] In 3 months, she made four appearances, including scoring a goal against Durham and being named Player of the Match. [8]

In May 2024, Maxwell returned to Cliftonville. [9] In December, after helping the club win the NIFL Women's Premiership League Cup and IFA Women's Challenge Cup with a 100% winning record, she was named Player of the Year by the Northern Ireland Professional Footballers' Association. [10] All together, she scored 27 goals in 51 appearances for Cliftonville, 11 goals in 16 appearances in her second stint. [3]

Together with Cliftonville teammate Louise McDaniel, Maxwell signed for FA Women's National League North club Burnley in February 2025. [11] She scored her first goal on debut, five minutes after coming on as a substitute in a 4–0 victory over Derby County. [12]

International career

In February 2020, Maxwell was called up for the first time to the Northern Ireland senior national team when she was named as part of the 2020 Pinatar Cup squad. [13] She made her debut senior appearance in the tournament, coming on as a substitute in a 1–0 loss to Iceland. [14] Three-and-a-half years later, she scored her first international goal in October 2023, rescuing a 1–1 draw against Hungary. [15]

International goals

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.31 October 2023 Seaview, Belfast, Northern Ireland Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 1–11–1 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League
2.1 December 2023 Arena Kombëtare, Tirana, Albania Flag of Albania.svg  Albania 3–04–0
3.4 April 2024 Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest, Romania Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 1–01–1 2025 UEFA Women's Nations League

References

  1. 1 2 Danielle Maxwell at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  2. ↑ "Academy players step up to senior Glens Women squad". Glentoran. 8 April 2019.
  3. 1 2 "Danielle Maxwell". Northern Ireland Football League . Retrieved 10 March 2025.
  4. ↑ "To the Max". Cliftonville. 20 April 2022.
  5. ↑ "Reds hit Derry for six". Northern Ireland Football League. 27 April 2022. Maxwell opened the scoring on eight minutes when she rifled home her first goal for the club from the edge of the area.
  6. ↑ "Contract thrillers". Cliftonville. 28 February 2023.
  7. ↑ "Maxwell signs for Rovers Women!". Blackburn Rovers . 3 February 2024. Archived from the original on 4 February 2024. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  8. ↑ Jackson, Elliott (4 March 2024). "Blackburn Rovers Women rescue late point in topsy-tuvry game". Lancashire Telegraph .
  9. ↑ "Danielle Maxwell returns to Cliftonville Football Club". Blackburn Rovers . 1 May 2024.
  10. ↑ "Maximum acknowledgement". Cliftonville. 23 December 2024.
  11. ↑ "NI duo Maxwell and McDaniel leave Reds to join Burnley". BBC Sport. 2 February 2025.
  12. ↑ "NI Player Watch | Maxwell scores on Burnley Women debut". Irish Football Association. 3 February 2025.
  13. ↑ "Northern Ireland senior women's squad named for Pinatar Cup". Irish Football Association. 21 February 2020. There are two new faces in the panel: 16-year-old goalkeeper Lilie Crooks (Mid Ulster Ladies) and Glentoran Women's Danielle Maxwell (17) who has been part of Northern Ireland's under-age squads.
  14. ↑ "Pinatar Cup | Northern Ireland senior women edged out by Iceland". Irish Football Association. 4 March 2020. Shiels also gave senior bows to Danielle Maxwell and Casey Howe.
  15. ↑ "Northern Ireland 1-1 Hungary: Danielle Maxwell stunner saves Northern Ireland against Hungary". BBC Sport. 31 October 2023.
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