Nicola Sinnott (born 8 August 1987) is a Republic of Ireland women's international footballer who plays for Wexford Youths of the Women's National League.

Club career

Sinnott played youth football for Boca Juniors of

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, then attended

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on a soccer scholarship. She transferred to

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 ...

, where she was part of the 2010

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-winning team and the subsequent

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campaign. In November 2011, Sinnott signed for

Shamrock Rovers Shamrock Rovers Football Club ( ga, Cumann Peile Ruagairí na Seamróige) is an Irish association football club based in Tallaght, South Dublin. The club's senior team competes in the League of Ireland Premier Division and it is the most su ...

ahead of the inaugural 2011–12 Women's National League season. After moving on to Wexford Youths, she found success in the 2014–15 season; being named in the league Team of the Season as the club won the championship.

International career

Sinnott made her international debut at under-17 level for Ireland in April 2004. She was named player of the tournament in a four-team competition hosted in

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. She later played at under-19 level and represented Irish Universities at the

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, playing in the 2009 tournament in

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. In May 2015, Sinnott was called up to the senior national team for the first time, for a friendly in the

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. After the match had been arranged, it was discovered to be outside

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's designated dates for international matches, so several of Ireland's first-choice players were not released by their clubs. Sinnott won a debut

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as a late substitute for

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in Ireland's 3–0 defeat.

Personal life

Sinnott is employed as a secondary school teacher in

Enniscorthy Enniscorthy () is the second-largest town in County Wexford, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. At the 2016 census, the population of the town and environs was 11,381. The town is located on the picturesque River Slaney and in close proximity to the ...

References

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Nicola Sinnott
at Football Association of Ireland (FAI) {{DEFAULTSORT:Sinnott, Nicola 1987 births Living people Republic of Ireland women's association footballers Republic of Ireland women's international footballers Peamount United F.C. players Wexford Youths W.F.C. players UCD Women's Soccer Club players Alumni of University College Dublin Women's National League (Ireland) players Association footballers from County Wexford Irish schoolteachers Shamrock Rovers Ladies F.C. players Dublin Women's Soccer League players Women's association football fullbacks Republic of Ireland women's youth international footballers