Dora Gorman (born 18 February 1993) is an Irish physician and Republic of Ireland women's international footballer who plays as a

midfielder A midfielder is an outfield position in association football. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...

for

Peamount United Peamount United Football Club () is an Irish association football club based in Newcastle, South Dublin. The club is best known for its senior women's team who in 2011–12 became founder members and inaugural champions of the Women's National ...

of the Women's National League (WNL). In 2010, she was captain of the Republic of Ireland U-17 squad who were runners-up in the

2010 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship The 2010 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship football tournament took place between 8 April and 26 June. Germany was the defending champion. Spain won the final on penalties 4–1 against the Republic of Ireland. Spain, Ireland and third place ...

and quarter-finalists in the 2010 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. As well as being a medical doctor, Gorman is an all-round sportswoman. She has also represented the Ireland women's national field hockey team at various levels and has played senior

inter-county Inter-county, or inter county is Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) terminology which refers to competitions or matches between counties, as used in Gaelic games (differently from legal counties). The term can also be used to describe the players o ...

ladies' Gaelic football Ladies' Gaelic football ( ga, Peil Ghaelach na mBan) is a women's team sport. It is the women's equivalent of Gaelic football. Ladies' football is organised by the Ladies' Gaelic Football Association. Two teams of 15 players kick or hand-pass a ...

for the Galway county team.

Early years

Gorman grew up in Barna, County Galway and is the daughter of Michael and Margaret Gorman. She attended Dominican College, Taylor's Hill,

Galway Galway ( ; ga, Gaillimh, ) is a city in the West of Ireland, in the province of Connacht, which is the county town of County Galway. It lies on the River Corrib between Lough Corrib and Galway Bay, and is the sixth most populous city on ...

where she studied for her

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. In 2011, she was awarded a medal for achieving the joint highest mark in the Leaving Certificate Physics Examination in the

Republic of Ireland Ireland ( ga, Éire ), also known as the Republic of Ireland (), is a country in north-western Europe consisting of 26 of the 32 Counties of Ireland, counties of the island of Ireland. The capital and largest city is Dublin, on the eastern ...

. While still at school, Gorman played

association football Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...

with

Salthill Devon Salthill Devon Football Club is an Irish association football club originally based in Salthill, Galway. Their senior team currently plays in the Galway & District League. They have previously played in the Connacht Senior League, the A Champi ...

, Gaelic football with

Salthill-Knocknacarra GAA Salthill-Knocknacarra () is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in the Salthill and Knocknacarra areas in Galway City, Ireland. The club is a member of the Galway GAA. Salthill-Knocknacarra GAA Club caters for huge numbers of young boys a ...

and

field hockey Field hockey is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with ten outfield players and a goalkeeper. Teams must drive a round hockey ball by hitting it with a hockey stick towards the rival team's shooting ...

with Greenfields Hockey Club. Gorman represented Galway GAA at under-12, under-14 and under-16 levels. In July 2010 Gorman played for Galway in the

All-Ireland Under-18 Ladies' Football Championship The All-Ireland Under-18 Ladies' Football Championship is a "knockout" competition in the game of Ladies' Gaelic football played by women in Ireland. The series of games are organised by the Ladies' Gaelic Football Association The Ladies' Gael ...

final, scoring 1–1 as she helped them defeat a

Donegal GAA The Donegal County Board ( ga, Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Coiste Dhún na nGall) or Donegal GAA is one of 32 county boards of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) in Ireland, and is responsible for the administration of Gaelic games in County Done ...

team that featured Ciara Grant. Together with

Julie-Ann Russell Julie-Ann Russell (born 28 March 1991) is a Republic of Ireland women's international footballer who currently plays for Galway in the Irish Women's National League. In 2014, Russell was voted both FAI Senior Women's International Player of ...

, Gorman also played Gaelic football for Galway at senior level in the Ladies' National Football League. Gorman also played for the Ireland women's national field hockey team at under-16 and under-18 level as well as for the development A team. She was initially selected to represent Ireland at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics but subsequently had to withdraw due to other sporting commitments.

Club career

Salthill Devon

In 2007, together with

, Gorman was a member of the

team that won the Under 16 Girls FAI Cup. In the final at

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, Salthill Devon defeated Stella Maris 3–2 after extra–time. In 2008 Gorman and Salthill Devon retained the cup after defeating St Joseph's 6–0 in final. In 2010 Gorman was also a member of the Salthill Devon squad that reached the

FAI Women's Cup The Football Association of Ireland Women's Cup is the senior cup competition for women's association football in the Republic of Ireland. It is commonly known as the Women's FAI Cup, the WFAI Cup, or prior to 2001, the Ladies FAI Cup or the LFAI ...

final, although she did not play the final itself.

Peamount United

Between 2011 and

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Gorman played for

in the Women's National League. She played for United during

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campaign and during the inaugural 2011–12 Women's National League season. Gorman scored twice during the regular season as United won the title, finishing three points clear of second placed Raheny United. United also completed a league double by winning the WNL Cup. Gorman missed much of

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season because of injury but returned in 2013–14 to help United finish as league runners-up.

UCD Waves

In 2011 Gorman began studying medicine at

University College Dublin University College Dublin (commonly referred to as UCD) ( ga, Coláiste na hOllscoile, Baile Átha Cliath) is a public research university in Dublin, Ireland, and a member institution of the National University of Ireland. With 33,284 student ...

. Gorman also played association football for UCD at intervarsity level, playing in teams alongside

, Siobhán Killeen and Ciara Grant. In the 2013–14 season Gorman helped UCD win the WSCAI Premier Division. In 2014–15 when

UCD Waves UCD Women's Soccer Club is an Irish association football club based in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown. It is the women's association football team of University College Dublin. Founded in 1966, UCD are one of the oldest women's football clubs in the ...

entered a team in the Women's National League, they also appointed the former

manager Eileen Gleeson to take charge of the team. Gorman was one of several United players to follow Gleeson to Waves. Others included

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Karen Duggan Karen Duggan (born 29 May 1991) is an Irish footballer who plays for Peamount United of the Women's National League (WNL). She has previously played for UCD Waves and the Republic of Ireland women's national football team. Between 2013 and 20 ...

, Julie-Ann Russell, Chloe Mustaki and Emily Cahill. Gorman also played for the UCD ladies hockey team that won the 2012 Irish Senior Cup. Her team mates included

Chloe Watkins Chloe Watkins (born 7 March 1992) is an Ireland women's field hockey international. She was a member of the Ireland team that played in the 2018 Women's Hockey World Cup final. Watkins made her 200th senior international appearance for Ireland ...

, Deirdre Duke and

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. She graduated with her medical degree in 2018 and began working at the Mater Hospital, but her sporting activities had already been put on hold for more than a year while she attended work placements in England and America. In 2019 she played Gaelic football for Galway.

Return to Peamount

In November 2020, Gorman made a playing comeback with Peamount United. She was a 77th-minute substitute for Niamh Farrelly in a 3–0 home win over

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. It was her first appearance in the Women's National League for more than four years.

International career

Gorman has represented the

at under-15, under-17, under-19, university and senior level. In 2010 Gorman captained a Republic of Ireland U-17 squad that featured Megan Campbell, Siobhán Killeen, Denise O'Sullivan, Ciara Grant and

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and finished as runners-up in the

and quarter-finalists in the 2010 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. Gorman made her senior international debut on 22 October 2011, in a UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifier against

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

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. She created the Republic of Ireland's second goal for Ciara Grant a minute after coming on as an 86th-minute substitute. In December 2011, together with

Louise Quinn Louise Quinn (born 17 June 1990) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a centre back for the Women's Championship club Birmingham City and the Ireland national soccer team. At club level Quinn began her senior career with Peamount ...

, Grace Murray,

, Megan Campbell and Ciara Grant, Gorman was included in an FAI scholarship programme for potential senior women's internationals. Gorman has subsequently represented the Republic of Ireland during their

2015 FIFA Women's World Cup The 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup was the seventh FIFA Women's World Cup, the quadrennial international soccer championship contested by the women's national teams of the member associations of FIFA. The tournament was hosted by Canada for the ...

and

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qualifying campaigns. Gorman also represented Ireland at the

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and

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Honours

Association football

;Individual *

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Under-17 Women's International Player of the Year ** 2009 ;

* Women's National League **''Winners'': 2011–12: 1 **''Runners-up'':

, 2013–14: 2 * WNL Cup ** ''Winners'':

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: 2 ; UCD Waves/UCD * Women's National League **''Runners-up'': 2014–15: 1 *

**''Runners-up'': 2014: 1 * WNL Cup **''Runners-up'':

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: 1 *WSCAI Premier Division **''Winners'': 2013–14: 1 ;

*Under 16 Girls FAI Cup ** ''Winners'': 2007, 2008: 2 ; Republic of Ireland U-17 *

UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship The UEFA European Women's Under-17 Championship or simply UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship, is a European championship football tournament, organized by UEFA, for national teams of women under age seventeen. The tournament was first played out ...

**''Runner Up'': 2010

Gaelic football

;Individual * Connacht Young Player of the Year ** 2008 ;

**''Winners'': 2010

Field Hockey

;Individual * IHA U-18 Player of the Year ** 2010 ; UCD * Irish Senior Cup ** 2012

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gorman, Dora 1993 births Living people Association footballers from County Galway Republic of Ireland women's association footballers Republic of Ireland women's international footballers Salthill Devon F.C. players Peamount United F.C. players DLR Waves players Women's National League (Ireland) players Salthill-Knocknacarra Gaelic footballers Galway inter-county ladies' footballers Ladies' Gaelic footballers who switched code Irish female field hockey players Alumni of University College Dublin Women's association football midfielders UCD Ladies' Hockey Club players UCD Women's Soccer Club players 21st-century Irish medical doctors Irish women medical doctors Republic of Ireland women's youth international footballers