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 | West Bromwich Albion | ||
Number | 13 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2018 | Coventry United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018–2020 | Birmingham City | ||
2020–2021 | Boldmere St Michaels | 4 | (0) |
2021–2023 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | (0) |
2023– | West Bromwich Albion | 0 | (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) became a goalkeeper for West Bromwich Albion in 2021 after leaving 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 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]
She was in Cardiff in April 2023 in a friendly match against the Welsh team which ended in a 3-0 victory for Wales. [8] There was a similar result in Dundee when Northern Irish team were beaten by the Scottish National team's three goals in another friendly match at Dens Park. [9]
Northern Ireland were playing the Republic of Ireland in September 2023 and Turner was in goal. Northern Ireland lost by three goals to none. [10] The next match was the Hungarian team in October 2023 at the Ménfői úti Stadion in Győr, Hungary and Jackie Burns was injured. Shannon deputised in a game that they lost 3-2, however Shannon's save of an attempt by Evelin Fenyvesi was described as superb. [11]