Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 1 November 1994 | ||
Place of birth | Magherafelt, Northern Ireland | ||
Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Aston Villa | ||
Number | 22 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2013 | Mid-Ulster F.C. | (18) | |
2013–2022 | Everton | 152 | (33) |
2022– | Aston Villa | 10 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2010 | Northern Ireland U17 | 5 | (6) |
2010–2013 | Northern Ireland U19 | 24 | (13) |
2010– | Northern Ireland | 78 | (24) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 December 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 January 2024 (UTC) |
Simone Magill (born 1 November 1994) is a Northern Irish professional footballer who plays forward for Northern Ireland and Aston Villa in the [[FA Women's Super League|FA Women’s Super League]
Magill studied at Edge Hill University.[1]
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.[4][3]
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.[5] Suffering injury, Magill was sidelined for much for the 2016 season, but returned during the 2017 Spring Series scoring 5 goals in just 7 appearances.[4]
In June 2017, Magill signed her first full-time professional contract with Everton.[6] She was the second Everton player to do so and the first female Northern Irish footballer to sign a full-time contract.[5] In May 2019 Magill won Everton's Player of the Season Award.[7]
Magill has represented Northern Ireland at multiple youth levels throughout her career and made her senior international debut aged 15.[4][6] 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.[8]
Magill married teaching assistant and badminton coach Mark Rigby in 2019, having met him at university.[1] As of 2021 the couple were living in Southport.[1]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Venue | Competition |
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1. | 9 April 2021 | Kolos Stadium, Kovalivka, Ukraine | Ukraine | 2–1 | 2–1 | UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying play-offs |
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