Michelle Magee

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Michelle Magee
Personal information
Full nameMichelle Magee
Born (2000-01-13) 13 January 2000 (age 23)
County Antrim, Northern Ireland [1]
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) [2]
School St. Dominic's Grammar School
University Loughborough University
Relatives Emma Magee (sister)
Netball career
Playing position(s): GD, WD, GK
YearsClub team(s)Apps
c. 2017 Westside
2018– Kingsway
2018–Charnwood Rutland Warriors
2018–19Loughborough Lightning
2020–Leeds Rhinos Netball
YearsNational team(s)Caps
201x– Northern Ireland

Michelle Magee (born 13 January 2000) is a Northern Ireland netball international and an Antrim ladies' Gaelic footballer. She was a member of the Northern Ireland teams at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and the 2019 Netball World Cup. Her older sister, Emma Magee, is also a Northern Ireland netball international and an Antrim ladies' Gaelic footballer.

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Early life, family and education

Magee was educated at St. Dominic's Grammar School where she played both ladies' Gaelic football and netball. She was still a student at St Dominic's when she represented Northern Ireland at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. [3] [4] [5] Her older sister, Emma Magee, is also a Northern Ireland netball international and an Antrim ladies' Gaelic footballer. Their father, Jim Magee, is an assistant manager/coach with the senior Antrim ladies' Gaelic football team. [6] [7] [8] Since 2018, Magee has attended Loughborough University. [9]

Netball

Clubs

At club level Magee has played for Westside and Kingsway in Northern Ireland. [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] While attending Loughborough University, Magee has played for Charnwood Rutland Warriors and Loughborough Lightning. [15] [16]

Northern Ireland

Magee represented Northern Ireland at under-17 and under-21 levels. [10] [17] [18] She captained the under-17 team [19] and was a member of the under-21 squad at the 2017 Netball World Youth Cup. [20] She was also a member of the senior Northern Ireland teams at the 2018 Commonwealth Games [1] [21] and the 2019 Netball World Cup. [7] [22] Magee and her sister, Emma, belong to a group of senior Ladies' Gaelic footballers who also play netball for Northern Ireland. Others include Michelle Drayne (Antrim), Neamh Woods (Tyrone) and Caroline O'Hanlon (Armagh). [7]

TournamentsPlace
2017 Netball World Youth Cup [20] 16th
2018 Commonwealth Games [1] [3] [21] [23] 8th
2019 Netball World Cup [2] [7] [22] [24] 10th
2019 European Netball Championship [25] Bronze medal icon.svg

Gaelic games

Michelle Magee
Personal information
Sport Ladies' Gaelic football
Camogie
Position Midfielder
Club(s)
YearsClub
St Brigids
Carryduff
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
201x–
Antrim

Clubs

Magee has played ladies' Gaelic football at club level for St Brigids [26] [27] and Carryduff. [6] [28] In 2017 Michelle and Emma Magee were both members of the Carryduff team that won the Down Ladies' Senior Football Championship. [7] [29]

Inter-county

Michelle and Emma Magee have also represented Antrim in competitions such as the Ladies' National Football League and All-Ireland Junior Ladies' Football Championship. [7] [30] [31] [32] Michelle Magee also played camogie at under-14 level for Antrim. [33]

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