Áine O'Gorman

Áine O'Gorman

Captaining Ireland in May 2015
Personal information
Full name Áine Marie O'Gorman[1]
Date of birth (1989-05-13) 13 May 1989
Place of birth Wicklow, Ireland
Height 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Playing position Winger / Forward
Club information
Current team
 UCD Waves
Youth career
Enniskerry FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2005–2009 Stella Maris
2009–2010 Peamount United
2010–2012 Doncaster Rovers Belles 28 (4)
2011 → Peamount United (loan)
2012–2014 Peamount United
2014– UCD Waves
National team‡
2006– Republic of Ireland 78 (7)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:21, 9 January 2016 (UTC).
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14:21, 9 January 2016 (UTC)

Áine Marie O'Gorman (born 13 May 1989) is an Irish footballer who plays for Women's National League club UCD Waves and the Republic of Ireland national team. A winger or forward, O'Gorman previously played for Peamount United and also spent two seasons with the English FA WSL club Doncaster Rovers Belles in 2011 and 2012.

Club career

O'Gorman played club football for Stella Maris, while attending sports scholarships at Sallynoggin College[1] and IT Carlow.[2] She was named in an Irish Colleges team which travelled to Scotland for two friendly matches in April 2009.[3] She was also selected to represent Leinster, helping them to the 2009 interprovincial title.[4] Having switched to Peamount United, O'Gorman struck a hat-trick in the 2010 FAI Women's Cup final, as Peamount beat Salthill Devon 4–2 at Tolka Park.[5]

O'Gorman also played Gaelic football for Bray Emmets and in September 2010 helped the club win the Wicklow Ladies Senior Football Championship, scoring four goals and two points in the final.[6]

She signed for FA WSL club Doncaster Rovers Belles in October 2010, after a successful trial.[7] O'Gorman was given accommodation at the Ramada Jarvis hotel in Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield, with other signings Kylla Sjoman and Maria Karlsson.[8] She made her debut in Doncaster's 1–0 FA Women's Cup win at Chelsea in March 2011.[9]

O'Gorman found the standard of play in England higher than she had been used to, and admitted to some disappointment with her first season total of four goals. Despite this, her hard working style had endeared her to the South Yorkshire club's supporters.[10] At the end of the 2011 FA WSL season she returned to Peamount on loan ahead of the Irish club's 2011–12 UEFA Women's Champions League tie with Paris Saint-Germain.[11]

With Doncaster Rovers Belles in 2011

Although she was increasingly tired of living in a hotel,[12] O'Gorman returned to Doncaster Rovers Belles for the 2012 FA WSL season. She was happy to be joined by Julie-Ann Russell who also signed.[13] In September 2012 she marked her final game for the club with a 35-yard lob in The Belles' 3–2 defeat at title-winning Arsenal.[14]

In October 2013, O'Gorman provided an assist for Stephanie Roche to score a celebrated goal in Peamount's win over Wexford Youths. Roche's goal eventually finished second in the FIFA Puskás Award, after it went viral on YouTube. O'Gorman joked that her pass had given Roche "a lot of work to do".[15]

When popular Peamount manager Eileen Gleeson left for UCD Waves in 2014, O'Gorman was one of several Peamount players to follow Gleeson to her new club.[16] She secured the 2014–15 Golden Boot when rival striker Katie McCabe's club Raheny United received a walkover in their final fixture at Cork City, who failed to muster a team.[17] O'Gorman had already been named the WNL Player of the Season.[18]

International career

O'Gorman was capped by the Republic of Ireland at U-17 and U-19 level.[19] She was called-up to the senior panel for the 2006 Algarve Cup and made her debut in Ireland's final match at the tournament: a 4–0 defeat by Denmark in Lagoa.[20] She became established in the senior team as a 16-year-old and featured in Ireland's subsequent qualifying campaigns.[21] When signing for Doncaster aged 21 in October 2010, O'Gorman had accrued 38 senior caps.[7]

In September 2012 O'Gorman reached a half century of appearances for Ireland, in a 2–0 EURO 2013 qualifying win over Israel at Ramat Gan Stadium.[22] National team coach Susan Ronan experimented by deploying versatile O'Gorman as a right-back during the team's unsuccessful 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification campaign.[23] She continued to play further forward at club level: "I am happy to play right-back if I’m asked by Sue Ronan with the national team but I see myself as a striker".[24]

In May 2015, O'Gorman captained Ireland for the first time, in a daunting friendly away to world champions the United States.[25] After the match had been arranged, it was discovered to be outside FIFA's designated dates for international matches, so regular captain Emma Byrne was not released by her English club Arsenal.[26] Ireland took credit from their 3–0 defeat, with O'Gorman an "able marshall" in defence.[27]

Personal life

In November 2015 O'Gorman was employed as a personal trainer and was engaging in charity fundraising.[28]

References

  1. 1 2 John Hudson (27 October 2008). "CUFL: Facilitators, scholarships and website launched". Herald.ie. Retrieved 8 October 2010.
  2. ↑ "Academic & Sports Scholarship Winners 2010". Institute of Technology Carlow. Retrieved 8 October 2010.
  3. ↑ "Irish Combined Colleges Squad travels to Scotland". Women's Soccer Colleges Association of Ireland. 26 April 2009. Retrieved 9 July 2011.
  4. ↑ "Leinster Win Interprovincials 2009". FAI Third Level Football. Retrieved 8 October 2010.
  5. ↑ "AINE O'Gorman was Peamount United's [...]; WORLD OF SPORT". Daily Mail. 26 July 2010. Retrieved 8 October 2010.
  6. ↑ "Éire Óg weekly notes". MyLocalNews.ie. 28 September 2010. Retrieved 10 October 2010.
  7. 1 2 Liam Holden (7 October 2010). "Belles snap up Irish superstar". Doncaster Free Press. Retrieved 8 October 2010.
  8. ↑ "Interview: John Buckley / Manager / Doncaster Rovers Belles". She Kicks. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-17.
  9. ↑ O'Gorman, Áine (17 March 2011). "Aine O'Gorman / Doncaster Rovers Belles". She Kicks. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  10. ↑ Hossack, Steve (29 May 2012). "DONCASTER BELLES: Aine O’Gorman back to lead Belles attack". South Yorkshire Times. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  11. ↑ "Aine Makes Loan Move Home". Doncaster Rovers Belles. 18 September 2011. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
  12. ↑ Wilson, Glen (11 October 2011). "The Viva Interviews: #1. Aine O’Gorman". Viva Rovers. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  13. ↑ Corby, Donagh (11 February 2012). "Back across the water.... #1 _ Aine O'Gorman's Column". The LOI Interview Show. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  14. ↑ Leighton, Tony (30 September 2012). "Women's Super League: Arsenal celebrate title with Doncaster win". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  15. ↑ Drury, Flora (16 January 2015). "From goofy schoolgirl to star striker who turned Ronaldo's head: Incredible transformation of 12-year-old Stephanie Roche to glamorous player who scored wonder goal". Daily Mail. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  16. ↑ Clarke, Aaron (19 June 2015). "O'Gorman concentrating on team success ahead of personal goals". ExtraTime.ie. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  17. ↑ Clarke, Aaron (5 May 2015). "WNL 2014/15 season - As it happened". ExtraTime.ie. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  18. ↑ McGuire, Mary. "A Big Occasion For UCD Waves And Wexford Youths As Women’s National League Award Recipients Announced". Her.ie. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  19. ↑ "Aine O'Gorman (Stella Maris)". Eircom.net. Retrieved 8 October 2010.
  20. ↑ "Aine makes senior debut for Ireland". Bray People. 26 March 2006. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
  21. ↑ "Senior Women Player Profiles". FAI.ie. Retrieved 8 October 2010.
  22. ↑ "Israel 0-2 Republic of Ireland". Raidió Teilifís Éireann. 19 September 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
  23. ↑ "Fitiness [sic] secrets of international football star Aine". Irish Independent. 29 July 2014. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  24. ↑ "O'Gorman lands WNL Player of the Month award". ExtraTime.ie. 7 January 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  25. ↑ "VIDEO: Aine O'Gorman on getting captain's armband". Football Association of Ireland. 10 May 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  26. ↑ "WNT Squad named for USA and Haiti games". Football Association of Ireland. 2 May 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
  27. ↑ "Ireland lose to USA in San Jose". Football Association of Ireland. 11 May 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
  28. ↑ McCadden, Mark (4 November 2015). "Aine’s goal is to raise funds for sick Dylan". Irish Daily Star. Retrieved 9 January 2016.

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