Sarah Cathryn Ann Robson (née McFadden; born 23 May 1987) is a Northern Irish

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...

who plays as a defender or striker for

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in the FA Women's Championship.

Magherafelt Magherafelt (, �mˠaxəɾʲəˈfʲiːlt̪ˠə is a small town and civil parish in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It had a population of 8,805 at the 2011 Census. It is the biggest town in the south of the county and is the social, econo ...

-born Robson played in Northern Ireland for Moyola Park and Ballymena United Allstars. In 2005, she won a scholarship to

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and played varsity soccer for

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. Following graduation she headed to the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild, where she played for

Fylkir Íþróttafélagið Fylkir is a multi-sport club in Árbær, in the eastern part of Reykjavík, the capital of Iceland. It features departments in football, handball, volleyball, gymnastics and karate. Kit The Fylkir official home kit is combi ...

, then

Grindavík Grindavík () is a fishing town on the Southern Peninsula of Iceland not far from the tuya Þorbjörn. It is one of the few cities with a harbour on this coast. Most of the inhabitants work in the fishing industry. The Blue Lagoon, Grindavík ...

. At the end of the 2010 Icelandic season, Robson and international teammate Rachel Furness left Grindavík for Sunderland. In June 2012 ''

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'' newspaper reported that three

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players including Robson had been selected in the 18-player

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squad for the

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. But Robson quickly denied the report: "I haven't received anything about being in final squad... Wish it was true but unfortunately not." When the final squad was named, no Northern Irish or Welsh players were included. On 13 January 2016, it was announced she was leaving Sunderland after five years serving the club and signing with

International goals

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* * * 1987 births Living people People from Magherafelt Expatriate women's footballers in Iceland Sunderland A.F.C. Ladies players Women's Super League players University of Southern Mississippi alumni FA Women's National League players Expatriate sportspeople from Northern Ireland in Iceland Women's association footballers from Northern Ireland Protestants from Northern Ireland Northern Ireland women's international footballers Southern Miss Golden Eagles women's soccer players Sarah Robson Sarah Robson Women's association football central defenders Women's association football forwards Sarah Robson Durham W.F.C. players UEFA Women's Euro 2022 players {{NorthernIreland-women-footy-bio-stub