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Aoife Mannion

Aoife Mannion

Defender • Age 31 • #25

Aoife Mannion is a professional footballer who plays as a defender. She represents the Republic of Ireland women's national team.

Fun Facts about Aoife

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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.

Source: Instagram

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.

Source: Instagram

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.

Source: Instagram

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