Abbie McManus

Abbie McManus
Personal information
Full name Abbie McManus
Date of birth (1993-01-14) 14 January 1993
Place of birth England
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
Manchester City
Number 23
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014– Manchester City 51 (2)
National team
2016 England U23 6 (0)
2018– England 6 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:31, 30 September 2018 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:48, 9 September 2018 (UTC)

Abbie McManus (born 14 January 1993) is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Manchester City. She has represented England on the under-23 national team.

Playing career

McManus made her debut for Manchester City in May 2014 during a match Everton L.F.C. at the Etihad Stadium.[1] She scored her first goal for the club against Liverpool L.F.C. during the 2014 WSL Cup.[2] The team went on to win the WSL Cup after defeating Arsenal 1–0 in the final.[3]

In April 2015, she competed in the 2015–16 FA Women's Cup.[4] Manchester City was eliminated by Chelsea L.F.C. in the semi-finals.[5]

In August 2016, she suffered an ankle injury that prevented her from playing in the remaining part of the 2016 FA WSL season.[6] In December 2016, she re-signed with Manchester City.[7] In 2017, she made her UEFA Women's Champions League debut in Manchester City's 1–0 win over Fortuna Hjørring.[8][9]

Honours

with Manchester City

References

  1. "Abbie McManus". Manchester City. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
  2. Carroll, Heather (1 June 2014). "Liverpool Ladies May Round-Up – Highs and lows so far". This is Anfield. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
  3. "Man City Edge Conti Cup Encounter with Reds". England Football Association. 30 August 2015. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
  4. Lynch, David (13 April 2015). "Man City Women draw Chelsea in FA Cup semi-finals". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
  5. Garry, Tom (4 May 2015). "FA Women's Cup: Chelsea Ladies 1–0 Manchester City Women". BBC. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
  6. "Abbie McManus: Manchester City defender ruled out for season". BBC. 2 August 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
  7. "Man City Women duo sign new deals with the club". Manchester Evening News. 7 December 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
  8. 1 2 3 4 "A. McManus". Soccer Way. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
  9. Garry, Tom (30 March 2017). "Man City bid for Champions League semi spot". BBC. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
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