Aoife Mannion
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aoife Mannion | ||
| Date of birth | 24 September 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Solihull, England | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Birmingham City | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Aston Villa | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013– | Birmingham City | 40 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 2011–2012 | England U17 | 15 | |
| 2012–2014 | England U19 | 21 | |
| 2014–2015 | England U20 | 3 | |
| 2015– | England U23 | 5 | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Aoife Mannion (born 24 September 1995) is an English football defender who plays for Birmingham City L.F.C.[1]
Playing career
Club
Birmingham City, 2013–present
After advancing through Aston Villa's Centre of Excellence,[2] Mannion signed for Birmingham City F.C. in 2013.[3] On October 16, 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.[3] Birmingham defeated PK-35 Vantaa 1–0 and advanced to the Round of 16.[4] She re-signed for the Blues in 2016.[5][6]
International
Mannion has represented England on the under-15, under-17, under-19 and under-23 national teams.[3] 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.[7][8] In March 2016, she played for the under-23 team at a tournament in La Manga, Spain.[9]
Honors and awards
- Individual
- PFA Women's Young Player of the Year nominee: 2015[10]
See also
References
- ^ 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. 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Women's PFA Young Player of the Year". PFA. 16 April 2015. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
External links
- Aoife Mannion – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Aoife Mannion – FIFA competition record (archived)
- England FA player profile
- Birmingham City player profile
- Aoife Mannion on X
