Aoife Mannion
![]() Mannion in 2015 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Aoife Mannion | ||
Date of birth | 24 September 1995 | ||
Place of birth | Solihull, England[1] | ||
Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Manchester City | ||
Number | 2 | ||
Youth career | |||
Aston Villa | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2019 | Birmingham City | 93 | (8) |
2019– | Manchester City | 4 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2010 | England U15 | 2 | (0) |
2010–2012 | England U17 | 15 | (0) |
2012–2014 | England U19 | 21 | (0) |
2014 | England U20 | 3 | (0) |
2015–2016 | England U23 | 10 | (0) |
2019– | England | 0 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:03, 20 October 2019 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 August 2019 |
Aoife Mannion (born 24 September 1995) is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Manchester City in the FA WSL and the England national team.[3]
Club career
Birmingham City
After advancing through Aston Villa's Centre of Excellence,[4] Mannion signed for Birmingham City F.C. in 2013.[5] On 16 October 2013, at the age of 18, she played in a match against PK-35 Vantaa in the first leg of the 2013-14 UEFA Women's Champions League Round of 32.[5] Birmingham defeated PK-35 Vantaa 1–0 and advanced to the Round of 16.[6] She re-signed for the Blues in 2016.[7][8] Mannion was selected in back to back PFA Team of the Years for 2017–18 and 2018–19 before announcing she was leaving the club when her contract expired at the end of the latter campaign, declining a new contract from Birmingham City.[9]
Manchester City
On 9 July 2019, Manchester City announced the signing of Mannion on a two-year deal ahead of the 2019–20 season.[10] Mannion injured her anterior cruciate ligament in a Champions League game against Atlético Madrid on 19 October, and is set to be ruled out for an extended period of time.[11]
International career
Mannion has represented England on the under-15, under-17, under-19 and under-23 national teams.[5] She was a member of England's squad at the 2010 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship tournament and the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Canada. In May 2015, she was named to the England under-23 national team for the Nordic Tournament.[12][13] In March 2016, she played for the under-23 team at a tournament in La Manga Club, Spain.[14]
In August 2019, Mannion received her first senior England call up for friendlies against Belgium and Norway.[15]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 16 October 2019.[16]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Continental[a] | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Birmingham City | 2013 | FA WSL 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
2014 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 1 | ||
2015 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 23 | 1 | |||
2016 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 20 | 1 | |||
2017 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
2017–18 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 24 | 3 | |||
2018–19 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | 26 | 3 | |||
Total | 93 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 130 | 9 | ||
Manchester City | 2019–20 | FA WSL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
Career total | 97 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 137 | 10 |
- ^ Includes the UEFA Women's Champions League
Honours
Individual
See also
References
- ^ "Aoife Mannion". ManCity.com. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
- ^ "Aoife Mannion - Player Profile". Eurosport. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
- ^ Doyle, Paul (19 March 2016). "New Women's Super League season brings new squads and a new intensity". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
- ^ Brown, Paul (13 July 2012). "Mannion: Mixed Gaelic football games toughened me up". Aston Villa FC. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
- ^ a b c "Aoife Mannion". Birmingham City Ladies FC. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
- ^ "Birmingham Through to Last 16". She Kicks. 16 October 2013. Archived from the original on 16 August 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
- ^ Carpenter, Steve (11 February 2016). "Defender Aoife Mannion commits her future to Birmingham City Ladies". Solihull Observer. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
- ^ "Birmingham City Ladies: Mannion and Sargeant sign new deals". BBC. 11 February 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
- ^ "Aoife Mannion opts to exit Blues". Birmingham City Football Club.
- ^ "City sign Aoife Mannion". MCFC.
- ^ "Aoife Mannion: Manchester City Women defender damages knee ligaments". BBC Sport. 19 October 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
- ^ "Squad changes for Women's Under-23s ahead of Nordics". England FA. 1 June 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
- ^ "Women's U23s squad named for Nordic Tournament". England FA. 12 May 2015. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
- ^ "U-20 WNT Defeats England U-23 1-0 on Ally Watt Goal in La Manga". U.S. Soccer Federation. 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
- ^ "Lionesses: Phil Neville names four debutants in squad for friendlies". BBC. 20 August 2019.
- ^ "Aoife Mannion player profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
- ^ "Women's PFA Young Player of the Year". PFA. 16 April 2015. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
External links
- Profile at the Manchester City F.C. website
- Profile at the Football Association website
- Aoife Mannion – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Aoife Mannion – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Aoife Mannion at Soccerway
- Aoife Mannion on X