Lucy Jane Quinn (born 29 September 1993) is a professional

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who plays as a forward for Women's Championship club

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. Born in England, she is a member of the Republic of Ireland women's national team. She joined Birmingham City for a second time in 2021, having also played for

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and

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Career

Yeovil Town

Growing up, Quinn studied GCSEs at Wildern Secondary School and later studied A levels at Itchen College in Southampton. Quinn signed with FA WSL 2 side

during the summer of 2016. She scored her first goal for the club during her debut – a 1–1 draw against

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Birmingham City

In September 2017, it was announced Quinn had signed with

. During a match against former league champions Manchester City, she scored the game-opening goal to lift Birmingham to a 1–0 lead within the first ten minutes.

International career

Quinn represented Great Britain at the 2017 World University Games where she won the golden boot award for most goals scored. The same year, she represented England at the

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, where she earned the best goalkeeper award. In September 2021, Quinn received her

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and FIFA approval to play for the

Republic of Ireland women's national football team ) , Association = Women's Football Association of Ireland , Confederation = UEFA (Europe) , Coach = Vera Pauw , Captain = Katie McCabe , Most caps = Emma Byrne (134) , Top scorer = Oliv ...

. Her first call-up was for a friendly game against Australia on 21 September 2021 at

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. Quinn started Ireland's 3–2 win and was credited with creating an own goal in the 11th minute when her

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deflected into the goal off Australia goalkeeper Mackenzie Arnold to give Ireland the lead: "I can absolutely claim the goal no matter what it goes down as. I had to do something to make the keeper have to work. So for me it's a debut goal, no one can take it away from me."

International appearances

International goals

:''Scores and results list Republic of Ireland's goals first. Score column indicates score after each Quinn goal. Updated as of 24 September 2023.''

Honours

; England beach soccer * Euro Beach Soccer Cup:

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;Individual * World University Games Golden Boot:

* Women's Euro Beach Soccer Cup Best Goalkeeper:

Goal of the Season: 2022–23

References

External links

Birmingham player profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Quinn, Lucy Living people English women's footballers Women's association football forwards Women's Super League players Birmingham City W.F.C. players 1993 births Yeovil Town L.F.C. players Portsmouth F.C. Women players Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Women players English people of Irish descent Republic of Ireland women's association footballers Republic of Ireland women's international footballers Footballers from Southampton 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup players