Jemma Connor-Iommi

Jemma Connor-Iommi
Personal information
Full name Jemma Louise Connor-Iommi[1]
Date of birth (1985-05-28) 28 May 1985
Place of birth Sutton Coldfield, England
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Playing position Centre back / Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 London Bees
Number 21
Youth career
Aston Villa Ladies
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2006 Doncaster Rovers Belles 0 (0)
2006–2010 Sporting Club Albion
2008–2010 Birmingham City Ladies
2010–2013 Nottingham Forest
2014 Oxford United Ladies
2015– London Bees
National team‡
2008–2010 Republic of Ireland
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 May 2010 (UTC).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 4 May 2010 (UTC)

Jemma Louise Connor-Iommi (born 28 May 1985) is an English–born Irish footballer. She plays as a defender for London Bees. She has represented the Republic of Ireland at senior international level.

Club career

After two years at the national academy for women's football in Gateshead, 18-year-old Connor-Iommi went to America on a scholarship in 2003.[2] She returned home six months into the four-year course due to a weight problem.[2]

Connor-Iommi lost 9 stone (57 kg)[2] and played for Doncaster Rovers Belles then West Bromwich Albion Ladies.[3] She joined Premier League Birmingham City in 2008[4] but continued to appear for West Bromwich Albion (now called Sporting Club Albion) in the Midland Combination.[5]

She also played futsal for Team United Birmingham.[6]

With Birmingham City inactive until the FA WSL started in spring 2011, Connor-Iommi joined Nottingham Forest in the 2010–2011 Premier League.[7] In 2012–13 Connor-Iommi captained Nottingham Forest while also working as a manager in a school.[8]

When Oxford United were elected into FA WSL 2 in 2014 Connor-Iommi signed for them. After playing in every match for Oxford, she joined WSL 2 rivals London Bees ahead of the 2015 campaign.[9]

International career

Connor-Iommi was eligible for Ireland through her father and was called up for the first time in May 2008.[3] She then went on a tour to America that autumn.[10]

In October 2008 she participated in Ireland's Euro 2009 play-off defeat to Iceland, under the name Jemma O'Connor.[11]

Personal life

Tony Iommi is Jemma's mother's cousin.[2] In 2009 Connor-Iommi worked as a warrant officer, which she described as: "knocking on offenders' doors and hoping not to get your head kicked in".[12]

References

  1. ↑ "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/02/2015 and 28/02/2015" (PDF). The Football Association. p. 2. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Jemma hopes to avoid Black Sabbath for final". Express and Star. Retrieved 2010-05-05.
  3. 1 2 "Albion ace set to make history". West Bromwich Albion FC. Retrieved 2010-05-05.
  4. ↑ "Birmingham City Ladies FC 2008-09 Season". www.football-england.com. Archived from the original on 4 December 2008. Retrieved 2010-05-05.
  5. ↑ "Advantage Albion and Argyle". She Kicks. Retrieved 2010-05-05.
  6. ↑ "Republic Of Ireland International Takes Futsal To Heart". TeamUnited.com. Archived from the original on 9 November 2010. Retrieved 2010-05-05.
  7. ↑ Tony Leighton (2010-09-05). "Forest beat Lionesses to go top". BBC. Retrieved 2010-05-05.
  8. ↑ Heath, Neil (15 November 2012). "Nottingham Forest Ladies: The reality of women's football". British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
  9. ↑ "Connor-Iommi signs for the Bees!". London Bees. 6 March 2015. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
  10. ↑ "Jemma's dream call up". Women's Soccer Scene. Retrieved 2010-05-05.
  11. ↑ "Irish frozen out in Iceland". Fair Game. Retrieved 2010-05-05.
  12. ↑ Malone, Emmet (19 June 2009). "Republic of Ireland squad". The Irish Times. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
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