Emma Mullin (born 4 March 1985)[1] is an Irish ladies' Gaelic footballer and association footballer. In Gaelic football, she won the All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship four times with Mayo GAA. In association football, she has played for the Republic of Ireland women's national football team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | Ladies' Gaelic football | ||
| Born |
4 March 1985 Kilmaine, Republic of Ireland | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
| Mayo | |||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Connacht titles | 2009 | ||
| All-Irelands | 4 times (including 2002) | ||
Gaelic football career
editMullin was part of the Mayo GAA side that lost the 2001 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship Final, and won the league in 2002.[2] In 2003, she was one of 11 Mayo players nominated for an All Star player award.[3] In 2009, she scored in the GAA National League semi-final, and played in the All-Ireland semi-final.[4] She scored in the 2009 Connacht final, as Mayo beat Galway.[5] In total, she won four All Ireland Championships with Mayo.[6] She also has a Gaelic football coaching qualification.[6]
Association football career
edit| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Position(s) | Forward[1] | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006 | Mayo | ? | (?) |
| 2008–2014 | Castlebar Celtic | ? | (?) |
| International career‡ | |||
| ? | Republic of Ireland B | 1 | (?) |
| 2012–? | Republic of Ireland | 1+ | (?) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:29, 4 April 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:29, 4 April 2021 (UTC) | |||
In 2006, Mullin represented a Mayo Women's Football League team which won the 2006 FAI Women's Cup.[7] She competed in the football event at the 2007 Summer Universiade, and so was unavailable to play for the Mayo Ladies team in the 2007–08 UEFA Women's Cup.[8] In 2008, Mullin joined Women's National League team Castlebar Celtic.[9] She scored 10 goals in the 2011–12 Women's National League.[8] She scored in the 2013 FAI Women's Cup Final; Castlebar Celtic lost the match 3–2 to Raheny United.[10] A persistent ankle injury forced Mullin's retirement from playing after the 2013–14 season.[11]
Mullin has played for the Ireland Colleges international team, and made one appearance for the Republic of Ireland B team.[6] In 2012, Mullin made her first appearance for the Republic of Ireland women's national football team in an Algarve Cup match against Hungary.[12] She was the first Castlebar Celtic player to represent the Republic of Ireland team.[9] She also played for Ireland in UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying matches.[1]
Mullin has worked as an association football coach in Ballina, County Mayo.[4] In 2010, she became the Football Facilitator at the Institute of Technology, Sligo (IT Sligo).[6] Whilst in the role, IT Sligo won an Irish futsal tournament.[13]
Personal life
editMullin is from Frenchbrook, Kilmaine, Ireland.[4][6] She has a degree in business from IT Sligo,[6] and a master's degree in Exercise and Sports Management at University College Dublin.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Emma Mullin". Football Association of Ireland. Archived from the original on 17 July 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
- ^ "The Triumphs and Tribulations of Mayo". Ladies' Daelic. 2 October 2003. Archived from the original on 26 April 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
- ^ "Mayo get 11 Ladies All Star nominations". Irish Examiner. 22 October 2003. Archived from the original on 26 April 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Plenty to mull over for Mayo ladies". The Mayo News. 24 August 2009. Archived from the original on 20 November 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
- ^ "Galway ladies capture Connacht crown". Galway Advertiser. 9 July 2009. Archived from the original on 10 July 2015. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f "Emma nets soccer role at Sligo I.T." The Sligo Champion. 18 November 2010. Retrieved 4 April 2021 – via Irish Independent.
- ^ Staunton, Cora (2018). Game Changer. Random House. ISBN 9781473560932. Archived from the original on 26 April 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
- ^ a b "Roll of Honour: Confirmed Ireland Women's National Team Players". Women's Soccer Archive. Archived from the original on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
- ^ a b "Player Profile: Emma Mullin of Castlebar Celtic". Her.ie. 2013. Archived from the original on 26 April 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
- ^ "Raheny triumph in Women's FAI Cup final report". The Irish Times. 4 November 2012. Archived from the original on 6 July 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
- ^ Farry, Jessica. Maher, Gareth (ed.). "A death, a cup final, and a Rose of Tralee". 10 Years On... Football Association of Ireland: 47. Archived from the original on 12 March 2021. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
- ^ "Ireland Women complete Algarve Cup with victory". Football Association of Ireland. 7 March 2012. Archived from the original on 17 July 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
- ^ "Feature on IT Sligo Women's Soccer". The Sligo Champion. 8 March 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2021 – via PressReader.