Simone Magill

Simone Magill
Magill in 2017
Personal information
Full name Simone Magill
Date of birth (1994-11-01) 1 November 1994
Place of birth Magherafelt, Northern Ireland
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 Everton L.F.C.
Number 10
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 Mid-Ulster F.C.
2013– Everton L.F.C. 95 (21)
National team‡
2010 Northern Ireland U17 Captain 5 (6)
2010–2013 Northern Ireland U19 Captain 24 (13)
2010–present Northern Ireland 45 (10)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:51, 16 April 2016 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:51, 16 April 2016 (UTC)

Simone Magill (born 1 November 1994) is a Northern Irish football player who plays forward for Northern Ireland and Everton L.F.C..[1]

Playing career

Club

Mid-Ulster

Magill began her football career in the development programs of Cookstown Youth FC and Mid-Ulster Ladies F.C. where she first played with an all female squad.[2] During the 2010/2011 and 2011/2012 seasons, Magill would claim awards for the Northern Ireland Women's Premier League Player of the Year honors.[3] She also finished the 2012 season as top goalscorer with 18 goals.[1][3]

Everton

When she was 18, Magill made the move to WSL Side Everton L.F.C. after a successful trial in 2013 and later won Fans' Player of the Season in 2014/15.[4] Suffering injury, Magill was sidelined for much for the 2016 season, but returned by the during the 2017 Spring Series scoring 5 goals in just 7 appearances.[1]

In June 2017, Magill signed her first full-time professional contract with Everton.[5] She was the second Everton player to do so and the first female Northern Irish footballer to sign a full-time contract.[4]

International

Magill has represented Northern Ireland at multiple youth levels throughout her career and made her senior international debut aged 15.[1][5] She has captained the U-17 and U-19 squads.[2]

In June 2016, Magill claimed herself a world record by scoring the fastest ever goal at international women's level in a European Qualifying match against Georgia. The 11-second goal beat the previous 12-second record scored by US forward, Alex Morgan.[6]

Honours

Everton

Individual

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Simone Magill | Everton Football Club". www.evertonfc.com. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 Anushree Nande (30 June 2017). "In conversation with Simone Magill, Everton Ladies' child of destiny". www.footballparadise.com. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 "Simone Magill is top player at Northern Ireland Women's Football Association awards dinner". newsletter. 4 December 2012. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  4. 1 2 "'If I can make football a full-time career, so can other Northern Ireland girls' says Everton star". www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk. 2 August 2017. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  5. 1 2 "Striker seals pro deal at WSL1 club". www.irishfa.com. 30 June 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  6. 1 2 Garth Fullerton (7 October 2017). "Now that's quick! Northern Ireland striker receives award for scoring fastest goal ever!". www.belfastlive.co.uk. Retrieved 8 January 2018.


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