Alison Smyth (footballer)

Alison Smyth
Personal information
Date of birth	1989 (age 34–35)
Place of birth	Northern Ireland
Position(s)	Forward, full-back
Team information
Current team	Linfield
Number	10
Senior career*
Years	Team
2015–2018	Linfield
2020–	Linfield
International career‡
	Northern Ireland
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:56, 29 August 2019 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:56, 29 August 2019 (UTC)

Alison Smyth (born 1989) is a Northern Irish footballer who plays as a defender and has appeared for the Northern Ireland women's national team.

Career[edit]

Smyth has been capped for the Northern Ireland national team, appearing for the team during the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying cycle.^[1]

In July 2018 Smyth suffered a double leg break and meniscus injury.^[2] She was able to return to football 26 months after the injury when she played for Linfield against Glentoran in September 2020.^[2]

References[edit]

^ "Women World Cup Qualifiers Europe 2017/2018 » Teams (Northern Ireland)". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
^ ^a ^b Gray, Andy (25 November 2020). "A leg break like a gunshot wound - Smyth's 26-month remarkable road to recovery". BBC. Retrieved 16 August 2023.

External links[edit]

Alison Smyth – UEFA competition record (archive)
Alison Smyth at WorldFootball.net
Alison Smyth at Soccerway

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[1] "Women World Cup Qualifiers Europe 2017/2018 » Teams (Northern Ireland)". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 29 August 2019.

[bbc-2] Gray, Andy (25 November 2020). "A leg break like a gunshot wound - Smyth's 26-month remarkable road to recovery". BBC. Retrieved 16 August 2023.

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