Diane Caldwell

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Diane Caldwell
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Diane Caldwell in 2020
Personal information
Full name Diane Evelyn Caldwell[1]
Date of birth (1988-09-11) 11 September 1988 (age 33)
Place of birth Balbriggan, Ireland
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s) Defender / Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 North Carolina Courage
Number 7
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2009 Hofstra Pride
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Balbriggan FC
Raheny United
2010 Hudson Valley Quickstrike
2011 Albany Alleycats
2011 Þór/KA 7 (1)
2012–2015 Avaldsnes IL 37 (4)
2016 1. FC Köln 6 (0)
2016–2020 SC Sand 93 (2)
2021– North Carolina Courage 7 (0)
National team‡
2006– Republic of Ireland 84 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 01:40, 6 June 2019 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 November 2021 (UTC)

Diane Evelyn Caldwell (born 11 September 1988) is an Irish international footballer who plays for North Carolina Courage of the National Women's Soccer League. She previously played for Norwegian Toppserien club Avaldsnes IL.

Club career[]

Caldwell played Women's Premier Soccer League (WPSL) soccer for Albany Alleycats, then moved to Iceland to finish the 2011 campaign with Þór/KA. She scored one goal in seven Úrvalsdeild appearances.[2]

Caldwell moved to Avaldsnes IL of the Norwegian 1. divisjon for 2012.

International career[]

Caldwell was a 14–year–old pupil at Mount Temple Comprehensive School when she first played for Ireland's Under–17 team in Belgium.[3] At 17 Caldwell made her senior Republic of Ireland debut, on 16 March 2006 against Denmark in the Algarve Cup.[4] Her first competitive appearance came later that month, in a 2–0 World Cup qualifying defeat by Switzerland at Gurzelen Stadion.[5]

After a fall out with national coach Noel King, Caldwell dropped out of contention at international level. She was later recalled by King's successor Susan Ronan.[6]

International goals[]

Scores and results list Ireland's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Result Competition
1 6 March 2013 Tasos Markou, Paralimni  Northern Ireland 5–1 2013 Cyprus Cup
2 26 September 2013 Gradski stadion, Sinj  Croatia 1–1 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
3 5 March 2020 Tallaght Stadium, Dublin  Greece 1–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualification
4 11 March 2020 Stadion pod Malim brdom, Budva  Montenegro 3–0

References[]

  1. ^ Diane Caldwell at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian) Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Diane E Caldwell" (in Icelandic). KSI.is. Retrieved 2012-12-02.
  3. ^ "Diane meets up with Beckham and Figo..." Fingal Independent. 2012-06-03. Retrieved 2012-12-03.
  4. ^ "#7 Diane Caldwell". Hofstra University. Retrieved 2012-12-02.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "UEFA debut for Diane as Ireland lose". Fingal Independent. 2012-03-26. Retrieved 2012-12-03.
  6. ^ Landy, Barry (20 November 2013). "Diane Caldwell: "At Avaldsnes, it's quite different. We're the exception to the rule"". The Emerald Exiles. Retrieved 11 December 2013.

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