| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Julie-Ann Russell | ||
| Date of birth | March 28, 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Galway, Ireland | ||
| Playing position | Left Wing Forward |
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| Club information | |||
| Current club | Peamount United | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Salthill Devon | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| -2011 | Salthill Devon | ? | (?) |
| 2011 | Los Angeles Strikers | 13 | (1) |
| 2011- | Peamount United | 0 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2009- | Republic of Ireland | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Julie-Ann Russell (born 28 March 1991) is an Irish female footballer who plays for the Irish women's national team and Peamount United. Russell plays on the left-wing or as a forward. Julie-Ann is the sister of Sligo Rovers midfielder John Russell.
Russell began her soccer career with Salthill Devon, and scored an extra–time winner in the 2007 Under 16 FAI Cup final.[1] The following week Russell helped Galway Ladies (a regional select team) win the FAI Senior Women's Cup final.[2] The victory ensured that Galway and Russell qualified for the 2008–09 UEFA Women's Cup.[3]
In 2010 Russell featured as Salthill Devon played in the FAI Cup final, but were defeated 4–2 by Peamount United.[4] While attending the University of Limerick, she also played intravarsity soccer and futsal.[5] In the sport of gaelic football, Russell represented Galway and Connacht.
Russell signed a contract with American W-League club Los Angeles Strikers in April 2011.[6] In August 2011, she played for Peamount United in the 2011–12 UEFA Women's Champions League.[7]
Russell represented the Republic of Ireland women's national football team at Under 15, Under 17 and Under 19 level.[8] She was named FAI Under 19 Women's Player of the Year in 2010.[9]
Russell's senior international debut came in October 2009, when she came on as a half–time substitute for Marie Curtin in Kazhakstan during a 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification - UEFA Group 6 game. She created Ireland's equalising goal in their 2–1 win.[10]