Olivia Canavan

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Olivia Canavan
Personal information
Full name Olivia Clara Canavan
Date of birth (2006-09-01) 1 September 2006 (age 17)
Place of birth County Donegal, Republic of Ireland
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Right-back and centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Glentoran W.F.C.
Number 38
International career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021– Northern Ireland U17 3 (0)

Olivia Clara Canavan (born 1 September 2006) is a Northern Irish professional footballer who plays as a right-back and centre-back for Glentoran W.F.C. and the Northern Ireland national under-17 football team. [1] [2]

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Early life

Canavan was born on 1 September 2006 in County Donegal, Republic of Ireland. She started playing football at the inspiration of her brother. Her favourite players are Linfield defender Ashley Hutton and England international defender Lucy Bronze. [3] Though she has been diagnosed with congenital stationary night blindness, she has learned to “identify her teammates by focusing on colour, shapes, movement, and voice recognition.” [3] For her outstanding achievement, she has been awarded the Mary Peters Trust. [3] Olivia's main inspiration in sport is her aunt Kelly Gallagher. [3] who won Great Britain's first Winter Paralympic gold medal in Sochi 2014.

Club career

When she was 15, Canavan joined Bangor FC, with whom she spent two seasons, [3] during which she also played with boys. [4] She joined Glentoran in 2022. [3]

International career

Canavan has been called up to the Northern Ireland under-17 national team. [2] [5] She debuted on 28 October 2021, in an unstreamed game against the Republic of Ireland. She has played in the UEFA U-17 Championship qualifications. [6] [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "Northern Ireland - O. Canavan - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2023-03-08.
  2. 1 2 "U17 Students get selected for International Teams".
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Olivia Canavan – Mary Peters Trust" . Retrieved 2023-03-08.
  4. ↑ NEXT GEN TWO | OLIVIA CANAVAN | GLENTORAN WOMEN & NORTHERN IRELAND , retrieved 2023-03-08
  5. ↑ "Northern Ireland WU17 squad for Euro qualifiers revealed". IFA. Retrieved 2023-03-08.
  6. ↑ "Livesport.com: Olivia Canavan (Canavan O.) - profile". www.livesport.com. Retrieved 2023-03-08.
  7. ↑ UEFA.com. "Northern Ireland-Republic of Ireland | Women's Under-17 2023". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2023-03-08.
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