Marie Hourihan

Marie Hourihan (born 10 March 1988) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Braga. She previously played for clubs including Chelsea, Birmingham City and Manchester City W.F.C..[1][2][3] She represents the Republic of Ireland at senior international level, having represented England up to under-23 level.

Marie Hourihan
Personal information
Full name Marie Hourihan
Date of birth (1988-03-10) 10 March 1988
Place of birth Harrow, London, England
Height 187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Braga
Number 1
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)
2013–2015 Chelsea L.F.C. 16 (0)
2016–2018 Manchester City W.F.C. 12 (0)
2018 → Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) 4 (0)
2018–2019 Brighton & Hove Albion 14 (0)
2019– Braga 20 (0)
National team‡
2008–2010 England U23
2017– Ireland 24 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:15, 03 July 2019 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 April 2018

Club 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, 2016–2018

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

Brighton, 2018–2019

Hourihan joined Brighton & Hove Albion W.F.C. in January 2018, on a loan deal until the end of the season.[6] The move was made permanent in the summer of 2018.[7]

Braga, 2019–present

In July 2019 Hourihan signed for Portuguese Campeonato Nacional de Futebol Feminino champions Braga.[8]

International career

After previously representing the England women's national under-23 football team, Hourihan accepted a call-up from the new Republic of Ireland women's national football team coach Colin Bell in 2017. She was eligible to represent the Girls in Green thanks to her late grandmother who moved back from London to her native Arigna, County Roscommon. She made her senior debut in March 2017, in a 0–0 draw with Hungary at the 2017 Cyprus Cup. Hourihan was installed as the successor to Ireland's longstanding goalkeeper Emma Byrne.[9]

Personal life

Hourihan is a second cousin of the footballer Conor Hourihane.[10]

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. "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. "Albion sign Manchester City keeper". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. 25 January 2018. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  7. "Player Profile: Marie Hourihan". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  8. Frith, Wilf (4 July 2019). "Marie Hourihan moves to Portugal's SC Braga". She Kicks. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  9. Blake, Ben (27 November 2017). "'It didn't feel like there was a decision to be made because I have an attachment with Ireland'". The 42. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  10. 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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