Shannon Smyth

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Personal information
Full name Shannon Carroll Smyth [1]
Date of birth (1987-06-22) 22 June 1987 (age 35)
Place of birth Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Height 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)
Position(s) Midfielder / Forward
Youth career
FC Milwaukee Nationals
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2005–2008 Louisville Cardinals
2009 FC Indiana
2010 Donn Toppfotball 6 (6)
2011–2014 Amazon Grimstad 43 (10)
International career
2010–2014 Republic of Ireland 33 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 March 2013

Shannon Carroll Smyth (born 22 June 1987) is an Irish American soccer coach and former player. During her career she represented the Republic of Ireland women's national football team and the Norwegian Toppserien clubs Donn Toppfotball and Amazon Grimstad.

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College career

Smyth played varsity soccer during four years at the University of Louisville. [2] She represented Ireland in the 2007 Summer Universiade in Bangkok. [2]

Club career

After graduation Smyth featured in the 2009 W-League for FC Indiana. [3]

In January 2010 Smyth agreed a one–year professional contract with newly promoted Toppserien club Donn Toppfotball. [4] When Donn went bankrupt in November 2010, Smyth joined five teammates in signing for nearby Amazon Grimstad for the 2011 season. [5]

International career

Smyth has dual Irish–American citizenship as her father Brendan was born and raised in Dún Laoghaire. [3] She attended the Republic of Ireland national team's American summer training camps in 2008 and 2009. [3]

In August 2010 Smyth was called into the Republic of Ireland squad for their final World Cup qualifiers. [6] She then won her first cap for Ireland in a 2–0 friendly defeat in the Netherlands. Smyth started the game wearing number ten and playing in central midfield. [7] Further appearances followed in the qualifiers against Russia and Israel. [8]

She announced her retirement from soccer in November 2014 [9] and confirmed her decision in August 2015. She won 33 caps for Ireland. [10] Her only goal was scored against Northern Ireland at the 2013 Cyprus Cup. [11]

International goals

Scores and results list Ireland's goal tally first.
#DateVenueOpponentResultCompetitionScored
16 March 2013 Tasos Markou, Paralimni Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 5–1 Cyprus Cup 1

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References

  1. ↑ Shannon Smyth at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian) OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. 1 2 "2. Shannon Smyth". University of Louisville. Archived from the original on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 24 September 2010.
  3. 1 2 3 "FC Alumnus Shannon Smyth to Play In Norway". FC Milwaukee Nationals. 9 January 2010. Retrieved 24 September 2010.
  4. ↑ Aidan Kelly (23 March 2010). "SHANNON SET FOR NORWAY DEBUT". News and Tribune. Retrieved 24 September 2010.
  5. ↑ Kristian Stenerud (30 December 2010). "Ny Donn-spiller til Amazon" (in Norwegian). Adressa.no. Retrieved 30 December 2010.
  6. ↑ "Ronan selects Irish Squad". She Kicks. 15 August 2010. Retrieved 24 September 2010.
  7. ↑ Shannon Smyth (16 August 2010). "Falling asleep with a smile on my face". My Own Two Feet. Retrieved 24 September 2010.
  8. ↑ "Shannon Smyth". UEFA . Retrieved 24 September 2010.
  9. ↑ Landy, Barry (19 November 2014). "Interview: Shannon Smyth talks retirement, Ireland and the future". The Emerald Exiles. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  10. ↑ "Shannon Smyth confirms retirement from international football". Extratime.ie. 14 August 2015. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  11. ↑ "Shannon Smyth". Football Association of Ireland . Retrieved 28 November 2015.
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