Lucy Quinn
{{short description|Irish footballer (born 1993)}}
{{Use Hiberno-English|date=February 2023}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2016}}
{{Infobox football biography
| fullname = Lucy Jane Quinn{{cite web |title=Match Report |url=https://data.2017.gov.taipei/atos/prod/resTP2017/pdf/TP2017/FB/TP2017_FB_C73_FBW400D01.pdf |publisher=2017 Summer Universiade |access-date=16 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190804200023/https://data.2017.gov.taipei/atos/prod/resTP2017/pdf/TP2017/FB/TP2017_FB_C73_FBW400D01.pdf |archive-date=4 August 2019 |format=PDF |date=22 August 2017}}
| image = 20210904-Lucy Quinn (cropped).jpg
| caption = Quinn with Birmingham City in 2021
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1993|09|29|df=y}}
| birth_place = Southampton, England
| height = {{height|m=1.68}}
| position = Forward
| currentclub = Birmingham City
| clubnumber = 17
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Portsmouth
| years1 = 2010–2016
| clubs1 = Portsmouth
| caps1 = 136
| goals1 = 49
| years2 = 2016–2017
| clubs2 = Yeovil Town
| caps2 = 13
| goals2 = 6
| years3 = 2017–2019
| clubs3 = Birmingham City
| caps3 = 29
| goals3 = 2
| years4 = 2019–2021
| clubs4 = Tottenham Hotspur
| caps4 = 34
| goals4 = 3
| years5 = 2021–
| clubs5 = Birmingham City
| caps5 = 88
| goals5 = 14
| nationalyears1 = 2021–
| nationalteam1 = Republic of Ireland
| nationalcaps1 = 25
| nationalgoals1 = 5
| pcupdate = 21:20, 5 February 2023 (UTC)
| ntupdate = 24 September 2023
}}
Lucy Jane Quinn (born 29 September 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Women's Championship club Birmingham City. Born in England, she is a member of the Republic of Ireland women's national team. She joined Birmingham City for a second time in 2021, having also played for Portsmouth, Yeovil Town and Tottenham Hotspur.
Career
=Yeovil Town=
Growing up, Quinn studied GCSEs at Wildern Secondary School and later studied A levels at Itchen College in Southampton.{{cite tweet|user=ItchenSport|number=1071786615415148544|title=Great to see ex-student Lucy Quinn playing for Birmingham City against Manchester City in the WSL|date=9 December 2018|accessdate=11 December 2018}} Quinn signed with FA WSL 2 side Yeovil Town during the summer of 2016.{{cite news|last1=Church|first1=Daniel|title=Yeovil Town Ladies' Lucy Quinn: I don't remember my goalscoring debut!|url=https://www.shoot.co.uk/yeovil-town-ladies-lucy-quinn-i-dont-remember-my-goalscoring-debut/|access-date=3 November 2017|work=Shoot|date=2 September 2016}} She scored her first goal for the club during her debut – a 1–1 draw against Sheffield.
=Birmingham City=
In September 2017, it was announced Quinn had signed with Birmingham City.{{cite news|title=Lucy Quinn: Birmingham City Ladies sign Yeovil Town forward|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/41366405|access-date=3 November 2017|work=BBC|date=22 September 2017}} During a match against former league champions Manchester City, she scored the game-opening goal to lift Birmingham to a 1–0 lead within the first ten minutes.{{cite news|title=Birmingham's Lucy Quinn scores sublime curler against Manchester City in the WSL|url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/birminghams-lucy-quinn-scores-sublime-curler-against-manchester-city-wsl|access-date=3 November 2017|work=Four Four Two|date=31 October 2017}}
International career
Quinn represented Great Britain at the 2017 World University Games where she won the golden boot award for most goals scored.{{cite news|title=Birmingham City Ladies Capture Quinn|url=https://shekicks.net/2017/09/22/birmingham-city-ladies-capture-quinn/|access-date=3 November 2017|work=She Kicks|date=22 September 2017}} The same year, she represented England at the 2017 Women's Euro Beach Soccer Cup, where she earned the best goalkeeper award.{{cite news|title=University soccer stars called up to world games|url=http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/15474993.University_soccer_stars_called_up_to_world_games/|access-date=3 November 2017|work=The Argus|date=15 August 2017}}
In September 2021, Quinn received her Irish passport and FIFA approval to play for the Republic of Ireland women's national football team. Her first call-up was for a friendly game against Australia on 21 September 2021 at Tallaght Stadium.{{cite news |title=Lucy Quinn: Birmingham City forward cleared to play for Republic of Ireland |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/58586664.amp |access-date=16 September 2021 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=16 September 2021}} Quinn started Ireland's 3–2 win and was credited with creating an own goal in the 11th minute when her free kick deflected into the goal off Australia goalkeeper Mackenzie Arnold to give Ireland the lead: "I can absolutely claim the goal no matter what it goes down as. I had to do something to make the keeper have to work. So for me it's a debut goal, no one can take it away from me."{{cite news |last1=Leahy |first1=Ed |title=Life no longer a beach for Ireland debutant Lucy Quinn |url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2021/0922/1248396-life-no-longer-a-beach-for-ireland-debutant-lucy-quinn/ |access-date=24 September 2021 |publisher=RTÉ Sport |date=22 September 2021}}
=International appearances=
| class="sortable wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year | ||
| scope="col" | National team
!scope="col" | Year | scope="col"| Apps | scope="col"| Goals |
|---|---|---|
| rowspan="5" |Republic of Ireland
|scope="row"| 2021 | 5 | 1 |
| scope="row"| 2022 | 7 | 1 |
| scope="row"| 2023 | 9 | 2 |
| 2024
|5 |0 | ||
| 2025
|1 |0 | ||
| colspan="2" |Total | 25 | 4 |
=International goals=
:Scores and results list Republic of Ireland's goals first. Score column indicates score after each Quinn goal. Updated as of 24 September 2023.
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+International goals scored by Lucy Quinn |
| scope="col" | {{abbr|No.|Cumulative goals total}}
! scope="col" style="text-align:center;" | Cap ! scope="col" | Date ! scope="col" | Venue ! scope="col" | Opponent ! scope="col" | Score ! scope="col" | Result ! scope="col" | Competition ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |
|---|
| scope="row" | 1
| align=center | 5 | 30 November 2021 || Tallaght Stadium, Dublin, Ireland || {{fbw|GEO}} | align=center| 3-0 | align=center| 11-0 | 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification || {{Cite web | url = https://www.fai.ie/ireland/match/39/2019/999943747 | title = Kiernan starts in emphatic Northern Ireland win | date = 31 August 2018 | access-date = 8 May 2023 | publisher = FAI}} |
| scope="row" | 2
| align=center | 6 | 16 February 2022 || La Manga Club Football Stadium, La Manga || {{fbw|POL}} | align=center| 1-1 | align=center| 2-1 | 2022 Pinatar Cup || {{Cite web | url=https://www.fai.ie/ireland/match/55501/2020/999947749 | title = WNT 2-1 Poland | date = 16 February 2022 | access-date = 6 May 2023 | publisher = FAI}} |
| scope="row" | 3
| align=center | 17 | 23 September 2023 || Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Ireland || {{fbw|NIR}} | align=center| 1-0 | align=center| 3-0 | 2023-24 UEFA Women's Nations League || {{Cite web | url=https://www.fai.ie/ireland/match/500064/2023/999948810 | title = WNT 3-0 Northern Ireland | date = 23 September 2023 | access-date = 24 September 2023 | publisher = FAI}} |
Honours
; England beach soccer
;Individual
- World University Games Golden Boot: 2017
- Women's Euro Beach Soccer Cup Best Goalkeeper: 2017
- Birmingham City Goal of the Season: 2022–23{{cite web |date=4 May 2023 |title=Awards 23: Winners revealed |url=https://www.bcfc.com/news/all/awards-23-winners-revealed |access-date=30 May 2023 |publisher=Birmingham City F.C.}}
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20171107023627/https://www.bcfc.com/birmingham-city-ladies/players/lucy-quinn/ Birmingham player profile]
- {{Soccerway|481260}}
{{Birmingham City W.F.C. squad}}
{{Republic of Ireland squad 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Quinn, Lucy}}
Category:English women's footballers
Category:Women's association football forwards
Category:Women's Super League players
Category:Birmingham City W.F.C. players
Category:Yeovil Town L.F.C. players
Category:Portsmouth F.C. Women players
Category:Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Women players
Category:English people of Irish descent
Category:Republic of Ireland women's association footballers
Category:Republic of Ireland women's international footballers
Category:Footballers from Southampton
Category:2023 FIFA Women's World Cup players