Mary McAteer

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Mary McAteer
Personal information
Birth name Mary Grace McAteer
Date of birth (2004-01-02) 2 January 2004 (age 21)
Place of birth Ledbury, England [1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Charlton Athletic W.F.C.
Youth career
Aston Villa
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
–2022 Aston Villa
2022–2023 Coventry United 15 (3)
2023–2025 Sunderland 38 (7)
2025- Charlton Athletic W.F.C. 0 (0)
International career
2023– Wales 7 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 June 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 June 2025

Mary Grace McAteer is a professional football forward who plays for Women's Super League 2 club Charlton Athletic. She has previously played for Sunderland. [2] [3] [4] Born in England without relation to former Liverpool midfielder and Irish international Jason McAteer, she represents Wales at international level.

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Club career

Beginning her career in the Aton Villa youth academy, McAteer played the 2022-23 season with Coventry United. She spent the following two seasons with Sunderland, scoring seven goals in 38 appearances during her time at the club. [5]

On 24 July 2025, it was announced that McAteer had signed a two-year contract with Women's Super League 2 side Charlton Athletic. [6]

International career

McAteer made her debut for Wales in a 5–1 defeat to Germany on 27 October 2023 [1] and scored her first goal against Kosovo on 16 July 2024. [7]

International goals

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.16 July 2024 Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli, WalesFlag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo 2–02–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying

Career statistics

As of match played 4 May 2025

Some entries may be missing or incomplete due to lack of historical statistics.

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupCupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Coventry United 2022-23 Women's Championship 1133010173
Sunderland 2023-24 Women's Championship 2262021307
2024-25 Women's Championship 1723020253
Total39850415510
Career Total501180517213

References

  1. 1 2 "Ledbury footballer makes senior debut for Wales". Ledbury Reporter. November 9, 2023.
  2. Frith, Wilf (July 5, 2023). "Sunderland Women sign Welsh international Mary McAteer - SheKicks".
  3. "Mary McAteer: New Wales call-up joins Sunderland after Coventry exit". July 5, 2023 via www.bbc.co.uk.
  4. "Sunderland complete the signing of highly-rated forward McAteer". OneFootball. July 16, 2024.
  5. "Mary McAteer: Wales forward joins Charlton Athletic from Sunderland". BBC Sport. 2025-07-24. Retrieved 2025-07-24.
  6. "Mary McAteer becomes Hills' fourth signing | Charlton Athletic Football Club". www.charltonafc.com. Retrieved 2025-07-24.
  7. "Wales 2-0 Kosovo: Jess Fishlock makes history as Wales beat Kosovo to seal top spot". BBC Sport.