Aoife Mannion — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Professional Football Player at Manchester United Women’s Football Club since 2021
Director at Shropshire FA since 2018
Named to the PFA WSL Team of the Year twice (2017–18, 2018–19)
Graduated from University of Birmingham with a 1st class honours degree in Economics
Advocates for sports technology and speaks on topics including resilience and feedback

Biography

Aoife Mannion is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Women's Super League club Manchester United and the Republic of Ireland women's national team. She previously represented England at youth level and received a senior call-up in 2019 before debuting for Ireland in February 2023. Mannion is currently rehabilitating a second ACL injury.

Her senior club career began at Aston Villa in July 2012, where she made 21 appearances and won the 2012–13 FA Women's Premier League Cup.