Louise Quinn

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Louise Quinn
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Personal information
Full name Louise Quinn
Date of birth (1990-06-17) 17 June 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Blessington, Ireland
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Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Eskilstuna United
Number 4
Youth career
Blessington Boys FC
Lakeside FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2012 Peamount United
2010 → UCD
2013– Eskilstuna United 68 (8)
International career
2008– Republic of Ireland 39 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Louise Quinn (born 17 June 1990) is an Irish female footballer who plays as a defender for the Ireland national soccer team and Swedish club Eskilstuna United.

Club career

Quinn played youth football with Lakeside FC in Wicklow[1] before joining Dublin club Peamount United in 2004.

Quinn captained Peamount to the 2008 FAI Women's Cup final at Richmond Park, where they lost 2–1 to St Francis[2] In 2010 Peamount won the FAI Cup final, after defeating Salthill Devon 4–2.[3] Quinn missed the occasion as she was on a work placement in the United States.[4]

In August 2011, Quinn scored a hat-trick against ŽNK Krka, as Peamount won 7–0 in the UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying round in Slovakia.[5]

Quinn moved to Swedish club Eskilstuna United in January 2013.[6] She proved a success in Sweden as Eskilstuna were promoted from the Elitettan in her first season and finished seventh in the top-level Damallsvenskan in her second. In 2015, the team finished runners-up to FC Rosengård and coach Viktor Eriksson described Quinn as one of the best defenders in the league.[7]

International career

Quinn captained the Ireland women's national football team at Under 19 level,[8] making a total of 25 appearances to add to her five caps for Ireland Under 17s.[9] She made her senior bow in February 2008, as a last-minute substitute for Niamh Fahey in a 4–1 friendly win over Poland at John Hyland Park in Baldonnel, Dublin.[10] In October 2008 Quinn was named in a 22-player squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2009 qualifying play-off against Iceland, described by Ireland's manager Noel King as "without doubt, the biggest game in the history of women's football in Ireland."[11]

In February 2009 Quinn won a second cap after making another substitute appearance, in a 2–0 friendly defeat to France.[10] After securing a regular position in the centre of Ireland's defence, Quinn was named the FAI Senior Women's International Player of the Year in 2013.[12]

International goals

Scores and results list Ireland's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Result Competition Scored
1 5 March 2012 Estádio Algarve, Faro  Portugal 1–2 Algarve Cup 1
2 7 March 2014 Tasos Markou, Paralimni  South Korea 1–1 Cyprus Cup 2
3 5 April 2014 Tallaght Stadium, Dublin  Germany 2–3 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying 3
4 27 October 2015 Parque de Jogos Comendador Joaquim de Almeida Freitas, Moreira de Cónegos  Portugal 2–1 UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying 4

Personal life

Quinn was awarded an FAI scholarship to University College Dublin.[13] She also represented Irish Universities at the World University Games, playing in the 2009 tournament in Belgrade.[14]

References

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