Aoife Mannion

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]

Aoife Mannion
Mannion in 2015
Personal information
Full name Aoife Mannion
Date of birth (1995-09-24) 24 September 1995
Place of birth Solihull, England[1]
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Club 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)
National team‡
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)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:03, 20 October 2019 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20 August 2019

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]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Continental[lower-alpha 1] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Birmingham City 2013 FA WSL 1 4000002060
2014 141203040231
2015 1412070—231
2016 1511040—201
2017 8000——80
2017–18 1832040—243
2018–19 2020061—263
Total 93870241601309
Manchester City 2019–20 FA WSL 4000003171
Career total 978702419113710
  1. Includes the UEFA Women's Champions League

Honours

Individual

See also

References
  1. "Aoife Mannion". ManCity.com. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  2. "Aoife Mannion - Player Profile". Eurosport. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  3. Doyle, Paul (19 March 2016). "New Women's Super League season brings new squads and a new intensity". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
  4. Brown, Paul (13 July 2012). "Mannion: Mixed Gaelic football games toughened me up". Aston Villa FC. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
  5. "Aoife Mannion". Birmingham City Ladies FC. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
  6. "Birmingham Through to Last 16". She Kicks. 16 October 2013. Archived from the original on 16 August 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
  7. Carpenter, Steve (11 February 2016). "Defender Aoife Mannion commits her future to Birmingham City Ladies". Solihull Observer. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
  8. "Birmingham City Ladies: Mannion and Sargeant sign new deals". BBC. 11 February 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
  9. "Aoife Mannion opts to exit Blues". Birmingham City Football Club.
  10. "City sign Aoife Mannion". MCFC.
  11. "Aoife Mannion: Manchester City Women defender damages knee ligaments". BBC Sport. 19 October 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  12. "Squad changes for Women's Under-23s ahead of Nordics". England FA. 1 June 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
  13. "Women's U23s squad named for Nordic Tournament". England FA. 12 May 2015. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
  14. "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.
  15. "Lionesses: Phil Neville names four debutants in squad for friendlies". BBC. 20 August 2019.
  16. "Aoife Mannion player profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  17. "Women's PFA Young Player of the Year". PFA. 16 April 2015. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
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