Abbie Magee (born 15 November 2000) is a Northern Irish

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who plays as a defender and

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for Cliftonville and the

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Playing career

Since 2017, Magee has played for Linfield in Northern Ireland's

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, the top women's league in the country. During the 2019 season, she scored the game-winning goal against Sion Swifts Ladies on 18 April. She scored a goal against Cliftonville on 17 July, contributing to Linfield's 8–0 win. In March 2022, Magee left Linfield and signed for Cliftonville.

International

Magee has represented Northern Ireland on the under-17, under-19, and senior national teams. At the age of 19, she made her debut for the Northern Ireland senior team in against

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on 27 October 2020, coming on as a substitute for

Ashley Hutton Ashley Hutton (born 2 November 1987) is a Northern Irish footballer who plays as a defender for Linfield and has appeared for the Northern Ireland women's national team. Career Hutton has been capped for the Northern Ireland national team, a ...

. After making two appearances in wins against

in the

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tournament, she was ruled out of play due to injury in late March 2021. Manager

Kenny Shiels Kenny Shiels (born 27 April 1956 in Magherafelt)Marshall Gillespie, ''The Northern Ireland Football Yearbook 1996/97'', UTV Books, 1996, p. 59 is a former Northern Irish football player and manager, who is currently the manager of the Northern Ir ...

said of the disappointment, "at this moment in time she is our best player and this has been a hammer blow to her and to the team."

Honours

; with Linfield *

: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 (runner-up) *

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: 2020 (runner-up), 2019 (runner-up), 2018 (runner-up) * Women's Premiership League Cup: 2018

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