Zara Foley
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Zara Foley | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 11 April 2002||
Place of birth | Ireland, | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Cork City | ||
Number | 5 | ||
Youth career | |||
Lakewood AFC | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018− | Cork City | 22 | (1) |
National team‡ | |||
2018 | Republic of Ireland U17 | 4 | (0) |
2019− | Republic of Ireland U19 | 2 | (0) |
2018− | Republic of Ireland | 1 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:42, 23 January 2021 (UTC) |
Zara Foley (born 11 April 2002) is an Irish professional footballer who plays for Women's National League team Cork City, and the Republic of Ireland women's national football team, as a defender.[2]
Club career[]
Foley joined Cork City from Lakewood Athletic in July 2018.[3] She made her debut for Cork in a 3−0 defeat against Peamount United. In the 2019 season she scored her first goal in a 7−1 win against Kilkenny United, scoring in the third minute. In the 2020 season she played a pivotal role in guiding Cork to 4th place. They also reached the 2020 FAI Women's Cup Final, where they were defeated 6−0 by Peamount United.
International career[]
Foley was called up to the Irish senior women's squad for two friendlies against Portugal in January 2018. She was an unused substitute in a 1−0 loss.[4]
She was again called up to the senior squad in June of that year, and was again an unused substitute in a 1−0 loss to Norway, in their 2019 World Cup qualification match.[5] She would go on to make her debut against Poland in October, coming on as a 90th minute substitute for Ruesha Littlejohn.[6][7] In 2018 Foley was called up for four Under-17 European Championship qualification matches for the Ireland U17 team.[8] In 2019 she played for the U19 team in a 2020 Under-19 European Championship qualification match against Netherlands, she played all 90 minutes in a 6−0 loss.[9]
Personal life[]
Foley is from Ballincollig.[10] Her older brother Dylan played soccer for Cork City and Cobh Ramblers.[11]
References[]
- ^ "Zara Foley". UEFA. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
- ^ "Extratime.com - Extratime.ie - Zara Foley". www.extratime.com.
- ^ "Zara Foley signs for CCFC". Cork City F.C. 4 July 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
- ^ "Portugal 1 - 0 Republic of Ireland | 2018 - Senior Womens Friendlies | 999944357 | Football Association of Ireland". www.fai.ie.
- ^ "Extratime.com - Extratime.ie - Live Updates - 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Qualifying Group 3 - Norway Women -v- Republic of Ireland Women". www.extratime.com.
- ^ "Ireland WNT: Four second-half goals ensure Poland defeat". Football Association of Ireland. 9 October 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- ^ "Long-range screamer lights up disappointing night as Ireland humbled by Poland". The 42. 9 October 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- ^ "Bell names squad for Women's U17 double-header | Football Association of Ireland". www.fai.ie.
- ^ "Republic of Ireland-Netherlands | Women's Under-19". UEFA.com.
- ^ Horgan, Andrew; Fallon, John (11 December 2020). "Women's FAI Cup final: Player profiles and where Cork City vs Peamount will be won and lost". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
- ^ Duffy, Emma (11 December 2020). "'Football is one thing that really kept us going so it would just be the perfect reward'". The42.ie. TheJournal.ie. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
- Republic of Ireland women's association footballers
- Living people
- 2002 births
- Republic of Ireland women's international footballers
- Cork City W.F.C. players
- Association footballers from County Cork
- Women's National League (Ireland) players
- Women's association football defenders
- Republic of Ireland women's youth international footballers
- Republic of Ireland football biography stubs
- European women's football biography stubs