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Aoife Mannion
Aoife
Mannion
Sep 24, 1995
#5 - Defender

Aoife Mannion is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Manchester United in the Women's Super League and the Republic of Ireland women's national team.

Did You Know?

She has a bachelor's degree in Economics from University of Birmingham.
She is the director of Shropshire Football Association, responsible for grassroots football in the area.
She has worked and volunteered as a public speaker on topics of Resilience and Feedback.
She is eligible to represent both England, as the country of her birth, and Ireland, where both her parents are from.
She reached final with England at the 2013 U19 Euros but lost to France.
She used to play football alone in her garden, kicking a ball against the shed wall.
She joined her first team when she was six years old, being the only girl.
Her early football inspiration came from watching Robbie Savage and Roy Keane.
Her favorite quote is Theodore Roosevelt’s quote about "The Man in the Arena".
She also played Gaelic football growing up.
She went through Aston Villa's Centre of Excellence.
She sat with Jack Grealish at school.
She has faced multiple ACL injuries.
She has a dog named Noodle.
She speaks up about issues such as mental health and online abuse of football players.
She is working towards the UEFA A Licence coaching qualification.

Club Achievements

FA Women's National League Cup 1×
FA Women's Cup 1×

Awards

FA WSL Team of the Year
2×
PFA Community Champion Award
1×

Stats

Year Club AP GL
2021
-
present
Manchester United 35 0
2019
-
2021
Manchester City 11 1
2013
-
2019
Birmingham City 130 9
2012
-
2013
Aston Villa 21 0
International Stats
2023
-
present
Republic of Ireland 9 0
2015
-
2016
England U23 10 0
2014
-
 England U20 3 0
2012
-
2014
England U19 21 0
2010
-
2012
England U17 15 0
2010
-
 England U15 2 0

Team: Manchester United WFC

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