Jemma Connor-Iommi

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Jemma Connor-Iommi
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Playing for London Bees in 2015
Personal information
Full name Jemma Louise Connor-Iommi [1]
Date of birth (1985-05-23) 23 May 1985 (age 38)
Place of birth Sutton Coldfield, England
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s) Centre back / Defensive midfielder
Youth career
Aston Villa Ladies
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2005–2006 Doncaster Rovers Belles 0 (0)
2006–2010 Sporting Club Albion
2008–2010 Birmingham City Ladies
2010–2013 Nottingham Forest
2014 Oxford United Ladies
2015 London Bees
International career‡
2008–2010 Republic of Ireland
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 May 2010 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 May 2010 (UTC)

Jemma Louise Connor-Iommi (born 28 May 1985) is a football coach and former player. She most recently played as a defender for London Bees. Connor-Iommi was born in England but represented the Republic of Ireland at senior international level.

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Club career

After two years at the national academy for women's football in Gateshead, 18-year-old Connor-Iommi went to America on a scholarship in 2003. [2] She returned home six months into the four-year course due to a weight problem. [2]

Connor-Iommi lost 9 stone (57 kg) [2] and played for Doncaster Rovers Belles then West Bromwich Albion Ladies. [3] She joined Premier League Birmingham City in 2008 [4] but continued to appear for West Bromwich Albion (then called Sporting Club Albion) in the Midland Combination. [5]

She also played futsal for Team United Birmingham. [6]

With Birmingham City inactive until the FA WSL started in spring 2011, Connor-Iommi joined Nottingham Forest in the 2010–2011 Premier League. [7] In 2012–13 Connor-Iommi captained Nottingham Forest while also working as a manager in a school. [8]

When Oxford United were elected into FA WSL 2 in 2014 Connor-Iommi signed for them. After playing in every match for Oxford, she joined WSL 2 rivals London Bees ahead of the 2015 campaign. [9] In June 2016, Connor-Iommi returned to West Brom as a development manager.

International career

Connor-Iommi was eligible to play for the Republic of Ireland women's national football team through her Irish father. She was called up for the first time in May 2008. [3] She then went on a tour to America that autumn. [10]

In October 2008 she participated in Ireland's Euro 2009 play-off defeat by Iceland, under the name Jemma O'Connor. [11]

Personal life

Tony Iommi is Jemma's mother's cousin. [2] In 2009 Connor-Iommi worked as a warrant officer, which she described as: "knocking on offenders' doors and hoping not to get your head kicked in". [12]

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  6. ↑ "Republic of Ireland International Takes Futsal To Heart". TeamUnited.com. Archived from the original on 9 November 2010. Retrieved 5 May 2010.
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  8. ↑ Heath, Neil (15 November 2012). "Nottingham Forest Ladies: The reality of women's football". BBC . Retrieved 24 May 2015.
  9. ↑ "Connor-Iommi signs for the Bees!". London Bees. 6 March 2015. Archived from the original on 17 December 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
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