Marie Hourihan

Marie Hourihan
Personal information
Full name Marie Hourihan
Date of birth (1987-03-10) 10 March 1987
Place of birth Harrow, London, England
Height 181 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Manchester City W.F.C.
Number 21
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2006 Watford
2006–2007 Fulham
2007–2009 Watford
2009 Spartans
2010 Doncaster Rovers Belles
2010–2013 Birmingham City L.F.C. 23 (0)
2010–2011 → Leicester City W.F.C. (loan)
2013–2015 Chelsea L.F.C. 16 (0)
2016– Manchester City W.F.C. 4 (0)
2018– → Brighton & Hove Albion W.F.C. (loan) 4 (0)
National team‡
2008–2010 England U23
2017– Ireland 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 April 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 April 2018

Marie Hourihan (born 10 March 1987) is an Irish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Manchester City W.F.C.. She previously played for Chelsea and Birmingham City.[1][2][3]

Playing career

Birmingham City, 2011–2013

Hourihan's debut for Birmingham City was a 4–0 shutout win against Bristol City on 14 April 2011.[2] She made 11 appearances for the club during the 2011 FA WSL season helping the team finish in second place with a 8–1–5 record.[2]

During the 2012 FA WSL season, she made seven appearances to help the team finish in second place with a 7–2–5 record.[2]

Chelsea, 2013–2015

In July 2013, Hourihan signed with Chelsea L.F.C. for the 2013 FA WSL season.[4]

Manchester City, 2016–present

In December 2015, Hourihan signed with Manchester City W.F.C. for the 2016 FA WSL season.[5]

Personal life

Hourihan is a second cousin of the footballer Conor Hourihane.[6]

Honours

with Chelsea
with Birmingham City
with Manchester City
  • FA WSL Cup: 2016[2]

References

  1. ↑ "WSL: Chelsea Ladies targeting 2015 silverware – Marie Hourihan". BBC. 19 March 2015. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Marie Hourihan". Soccer Way. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  3. ↑ Trehan, Dev (5 October 2014). "Women's football: Chelsea goalkeeper Marie Hourihan feels FAWSL is in their grasp". Sky Sports. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  4. ↑ "Chelsea sign goalkeeper Hourihan". FA WSL. 25 July 2013. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  5. ↑ "Manchester City Women sign Chelsea Ladies' Marie Hourihan". BBC. 30 December 2015. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  6. ↑ Fallon, John (24 October 2017). "Marie Hourihan: I'm no 'plastic paddy'". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 17 June 2018.

Further reading

  • Caudwell, Jayne (2011), Women's Football in the UK: Continuing with Gender Analyses, Routledge, ISBN 041556087X
  • Grainey, Timothy (2012), Beyond Bend It Like Beckham: The Global Phenomenon of Women's Soccer, University of Nebraska Press, ISBN 0803240368
  • Scraton, S., Magee, J., Caudwell, J. (2008), Women, Football and Europe: Histories, Equity and Experience (Ifi) (Vol 1), Meyer & Meyer Fachverlag und Buchhandel GmbH, ISBN 1841262250
  • Stewart, Barbara (2012), Women's Soccer: The Passionate Game, Greystone Books, ISBN 1926812603
  • Williams, Jean (2003), A Game for Rough Girls?: A History of Women's Football in Britain, Routledge, ISBN 0415263387
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