Shannon Carroll Smyth (born 22 June 1987) is an

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and former player. During her career she represented 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 = Olivia ...

and the

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clubs Donn Toppfotball and

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College career

Smyth played varsity soccer during four years at the

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. She represented Ireland in the

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Club career

After graduation Smyth featured in the 2009 W-League for

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. In January 2010 Smyth agreed a one–year professional contract with newly promoted

club Donn Toppfotball. When Donn went bankrupt in November 2010, Smyth joined five teammates in signing for nearby

for the 2011 season.

International career

Smyth has dual Irish–American citizenship as her father Brendan was born and raised in

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. She attended the

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national team's American summer training camps in 2008 and 2009. In August 2010 Smyth was called into the Republic of Ireland squad for their final

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qualifiers. She then won her first cap for Ireland in a 2–0 friendly defeat in

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. Smyth started the game wearing number ten and playing in central midfield. Further appearances followed in the qualifiers against

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and

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 ...

. She announced her retirement from soccer in November 2014 and confirmed her decision in August 2015. She won 33 caps for Ireland. Her only goal was scored against

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at the 2013 Cyprus Cup.

International goals

:''Scores and results list Ireland's goal tally first.''

References

External links

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Shannon Smyth
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at

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Smyth, Shannon 1987 births Living people Republic of Ireland women's association footballers Republic of Ireland women's international footballers Expatriate women's footballers in Norway American people of Irish descent Toppserien players Women's association football midfielders Women's association football forwards Amazon Grimstad players FK Donn players Irish expatriate sportspeople in Norway F.C. Indiana players Soccer players from Wisconsin