Danielle Maxwell (born 9 April 2002) is a Northern Irish

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who plays as a

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for

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in the

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. She has previously played for

Glentoran Glentoran Football Club is a professional football club based in East Belfast, Northern Ireland, that plays in the NIFL Premiership. The club was founded in 1882 and has since won more than 130 major honours. They are one of three Northern Iris ...

and

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in the Northern Irish Women's Premiership and

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in the English

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. She also represents the Northern Ireland national team internationally.

Club career

In April 2019, Maxwell signed her first senior contract with

, after being part of their academy. She scored 5 goals in 27 appearances for Glentoran. In April 2022, Maxwell joined

. Later that month, she registered her first goal for the club, scoring the opener in a 6–0 victory over Derry City. In February 2023, Maxwell was one of the first 12 female players signing professional contracts with the club, committing until at least 2025. After 16 goals in 35 appearances for Cliftonville and being named 2023 Sports Direct Women's Premiership Player of the Year, in February 2024, Maxwell joined English club

on an undisclosed fee. In 3 months, she made four appearances, including scoring a goal against

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and being named Player of the Match. In May 2024, Maxwell returned to Cliftonville. In December, after helping the club win the NIFL Women's Premiership League Cup and

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with a 100% winning record, she was named

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by the Northern Ireland Professional Footballers' Association. All together, she scored 27 goals in 51 appearances for Cliftonville, 11 goals in 16 appearances in her second stint. Together with Cliftonville teammate Louise McDaniel, Maxwell signed for

club

in February 2025. She scored her first goal on debut, five minutes after coming on as a substitute in a 4–0 victory over

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International career

In February 2020, Maxwell was called up for the first time to the Northern Ireland senior national team when she was named as part of the 2020 Pinatar Cup squad. She made her debut senior appearance in the

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, coming on as a substitute in a 1–0 loss to

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. Three-and-a-half years later, she scored her first international goal in October 2023, rescuing a 1–1 draw against

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International goals

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Maxwell, Danielle 2002 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