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Chloe Naomi Mustaki (born 29 July 1995) is an Irish footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder for Bristol City of the English Women's Championship. Born in the United States, and raised in France and Ireland, she is a member of the Republic of Ireland women's national team and also holds French citizenship. At club level she has previously played for Shelbourne,
UCD Waves UCD Women's Soccer Club is an Irish association football club based in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown. It is the women's association football team of University College Dublin. Founded in 1966, UCD are one of the oldest women's football clubs in the ...
and Peamount United in her home country, as well as for
Girondins de Bordeaux Football Club des Girondins de Bordeaux (), commonly referred to as Girondins de Bordeaux ( oc, Girondins de Bordèu) or simply Bordeaux, is a French professional football club based in the city of Bordeaux in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine. The ...
in France and Charlton Athletic in England. Mustaki was the
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of the successful Republic of Ireland women's national under-19 football team which qualified for the UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship finals for the first time in
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, reaching the semi-finals. She was called up for the senior Republic of Ireland women's national team for the first time in October 2019, winning her first cap in February 2022.


Early life

Mustaki was born in Ohio to an Irish mother and a French father of Greek heritage, who had met at Boston University. They left the United States when Mustaki was one year old. The family then lived in Paris for two years, before Mustaki and her mother moved to Cabinteely upon the separation of Mustaki's parents. Mustaki played
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with her brother and his friends and progressed into organised youth soccer with Park Celtic boys and St. Joseph's.


Club career

For the inaugural 2011–12 season of the Women's National League (WNL), 16-year-old Mustaki joined
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club Peamount United. Seen as a promising midfielder, she helped Peamount secure the league title in her debut season. Mustaki was one of several Peamount players to follow manager Eileen Gleeson to
UCD Waves UCD Women's Soccer Club is an Irish association football club based in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown. It is the women's association football team of University College Dublin. Founded in 1966, UCD are one of the oldest women's football clubs in the ...
for 2014–15. In August 2014 Mustaki was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma and underwent chemotherapy. When UCD Waves played in the 2014 FAI Women's Cup final against
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in November, UCD's Áine O'Gorman celebrated her equalising goal by revealing a t-shirt with team-mate Mustaki's squad number 17 on it. On 16 March 2015 Mustaki played her first football match since July 2014, when she came on as a substitute for UCD Waves against Raheny United at Morton Stadium. While based at KEDGE Business School in Bordeaux on an Erasmus Programme placement, Mustaki played for
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. She made 15 appearances in the 2016–17 Division 1 Féminine. After returning to Ireland Mustaki helped UCD Waves finish fourth in the 2017 Women's National League and reach the FAI Women's Cup final, which they lost 1–0 to Cork City at the Aviva Stadium. Mustaki spent a season with Shelbourne in
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, then signed for English
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club Charlton Athletic in November 2019. She made her debut in a 1–0 FA Women's League Cup win over London City Lionesses. A serious knee injury sustained on international duty curtailed Mustaki's season in March 2020, just before the COVID-19 pandemic prompted her London-based employer to allow her to work from home in Ireland. She rejoined Shelbourne for
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. After helping Shelbourne win the 2021 WNL title and playing in the 3–1 2021 FAI Women's Cup Final defeat by
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, Mustaki agreed to remain with the club for
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. In July 2022 Mustaki returned to English football, signing a one-year professional contract with Women's Championship club Bristol City.


International career


Youth

Mustaki represented Ireland at schoolgirl level while she attended
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, Clonskeagh. She was named FAI Under-17 Women's International Player of the Year for 2011. Mustaki was the
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of the Republic of Ireland women's national under-19 football team which qualified for the UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship finals for the first time in
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. She featured in wins over Spain, England and
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as Ireland negotiated the group stage. They lost 4–0 to the Netherlands in the semi-final, for whom Vivianne Miedema scored a hat-trick. Mustaki was substituted after an hour and was frustrated at her conspicuous lack of energy. Shortly after returning home she was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma. While attached to University College Dublin Mustaki represented Ireland at the
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and
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Summer Universiades. She had also been selected for the
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edition in
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, but withdrew on medical advice due to the
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.


Senior

New Republic of Ireland national team coach Vera Pauw called up Mustaki to the senior squad for the first time in October 2019, for the UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifier against Ukraine. She retained her squad place and – due to the unavailability of some regular players – was likely to win a debut cap in a March 2020 qualifying match against Greece, but suffered an
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in training the day before the game. Mustaki earned her first cap for Ireland on 19 February 2022 against Russia at the
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. She made her first competitive appearance on 12 April 2022, playing as a
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in a creditable 1–1
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draw with
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at Gamla Ullevi,
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.


Personal life

Mustaki describes herself as Franco-Irish. She completed ERASMUS Programme placements in Bordeaux and Lisbon while completing her degree in International Commerce and French from University College Dublin (UCD). For her master's degree in International Management she took a placement in London. She then took a job in London with Maven Search in financial services: "I'm mostly headhunting investment bankers over in the States." While injured in 2020 Mustaki worked for
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as a television
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. Her boyfriend Greg Sloggett is also a footballer.


Honours

Bristol City *
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: 2022-23


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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mustaki, Chloe 1995 births Living people Republic of Ireland women's association footballers Women's association football midfielders Women's National League (Ireland) players DLR Waves players Expatriate women's footballers in France Alumni of University College Dublin Charlton Athletic W.F.C. players Bristol City W.F.C. players Women's Championship (England) players Division 1 Féminine players Shelbourne F.C. (women) players Peamount United F.C. players Sportspeople from South Dublin (county) Association footballers from County Dublin Irish expatriate sportspeople in England Irish expatriate sportspeople in France Irish people of French descent Irish people of Greek descent American people of Irish descent American people of French descent American people of Greek descent Sportspeople of Greek descent Expatriate women's footballers in England FC Girondins de Bordeaux (women) players Republic of Ireland women's youth international footballers 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup players