Abbie Magee (born 15 November 2000) is a Northern Irish

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who plays as a defender and

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for

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and the Northern Ireland national team.

Playing career

Since 2017, Magee has played for Linfield in Northern Ireland's

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, the top women's league in the country. During the 2019 season, she scored the game-winning goal against Sion Swifts Ladies on 18 April. She scored a goal against Cliftonville on 17 July, contributing to Linfield's 8–0 win. In March 2022, Magee left Linfield and signed for

International

Magee has represented Northern Ireland on the under-17, under-19, and senior national teams. At the age of 19, she made her debut for the Northern Ireland senior team in against

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on 27 October 2020, coming on as a substitute for

Ashley Hutton Ashley Hutton (born 2 November 1987) is a Northern Irish footballer who plays as a defender for Linfield and has appeared for the Northern Ireland women's national team. International career Hutton has been capped for the Northern Ireland n ...

. After making two appearances in wins against

in the

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tournament, she was ruled out of play due to injury in late March 2021. Manager

Kenny Shiels Kenneth Shiels (born 27 April 1956)Marshall Gillespie, ''The Northern Ireland Football Yearbook 1996/97'', UTV Books, 1996, p. 59 is a Northern Irish football manager and former player who last managed NIFL Premier Intermediate side Moyola Park ...

said of the disappointment, "at this moment in time she is our best player and this has been a hammer blow to her and to the team." Magee was part of the squad that was called up to the

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Honours

; with Linfield *

: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 (runner-up) *

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: 2020 (runner-up), 2019 (runner-up), 2018 (runner-up) * Women's Premiership League Cup: 2018

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Magee, Abbie 2000 births Living people Women's association football midfielders Women's association footballers from Northern Ireland 21st-century sportswomen from Northern Ireland Northern Ireland women's international footballers Linfield F.C. Women players Women's Premiership (Northern Ireland) players UEFA Women's Euro 2022 players