Personal information | |||
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Full name | Shannon Turner | ||
Date of birth | 8 September 1997 | ||
Place of birth | Acocks Green, Birmingham, England | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||
Number | 1 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Birmingham City | |||
Boldmere St Michaels | 4 | (0) | |
2021– | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | (0) |
International career | |||
2016 | Northern Ireland U19 | 3 | (0) |
2023– | Northern Ireland | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Shannon Turner (born 8 September 1997) is a footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Wolverhampton Wanderers. Born in England, she has represented Northern Ireland at under-19 level. She was on the Northern Ireland squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2022. [1]
Turner was born and brought up in Acocks Green, Birmingham in the West Midlands. [2]
Turner has played for a number of leading English football clubs, including Birmingham City W.F.C. [3]
She joined the Wolves in August 2021. [3]
She was the only uncapped player named to play for the Northern Ireland women's national football team for the UEFA Women's Euro in 2022. [4] She qualified to play for Northern Ireland as some of her grandparents were from there. [5] The other two goalkeepers in the squad are Jackie Burns and Becky Flaherty. [6] Turner said that joining the squad had inspired her to try to be the top Northern Ireland goalkeeper. [7]
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