Denise O'Sullivan

Denise O'Sullivan

Playing for Ireland in May 2015
Personal information
Full name Denise O'Sullivan
Date of birth (1994-02-04) 4 February 1994
Place of birth Cork, Ireland
Height 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 Houston Dash
Number 13
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–2011 Wilton United
2011 Peamount United 0 (0)
2011–2013 Cork City Women's
2013–2016 Glasgow City 65 (33)
2016– Houston Dash 16 (2)
National team‡
2011– Republic of Ireland 51 (8)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 September 2016.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 4 February 2014

Denise O'Sullivan (born 4 February 1994) is an Irish international footballer who plays for Houston Dash of the NWSL. She has been part of the Republic of Ireland women's national football team since 2011.

Club career

O'Sullivan won the Irish Under–14 Cup with Wilton United in 2008, scoring twice in the final.[1] She also netted in the senior Wilton United team's 3–1 FAI Women's Cup final defeat in August 2011.[2] She turned out for Peamount United in the 2011–12 UEFA Women's Champions League. After Peamount's exit from Europe she returned to Cork and joined the newly founded Cork Women's FC who compete in the FAI Bus Éireann sponsored Women's National League.[3] She scored her first goal for Cork Women's FC in their 3–1 away win over Wexford Youths Women's FC at Ferrycarrig Park on 15 January 2012.

In July 2013 O'Sullivan signed for Scottish champions Glasgow City, ahead of their 2013–14 UEFA Women's Champions League campaign.[4] She marked her debut with a goal, in City's 2–0 dismissal of local rivals Rangers.[5]

She signed with Houston Dash in March 2016.[6] Whilst international players were away for the Olympics, O'Sullivan earned a starting position in central midfield which she kept when internationals returned.

International career

While a pupil at Terence McSwiney Secondary School in Knocknaheeny, Cork, O'Sullivan represented the Republic of Ireland at Schools level.[7] She played in Ireland's 2010 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup campaign, scoring in the quarter final defeat to Japan.[8]

On her senior debut in September 2011, O'Sullivan scored both goals in Ireland's 2–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying win over Wales in Newport.[9]

International goals

Scores and results list Ireland's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Result Competition Scored
2 17 September 2011 Newport Stadium, Newport  Wales 2–0 2013 UEFA Women's Championship Qual. 2
3 22 October 2011 Tallaght Stadium, Dublin  Israel 2–0 2013 UEFA Women's Championship Qual. 1
4 5 April 2012 Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh  Scotland 1–2 2013 UEFA Women's Championship Qual. 1
5 22 September 2013 Carlisle Grounds, Bray  Slovakia 2–0 2015 FIFA World Cup Qual. 1
6 30 October 2013 Ob Jezeru City Stadium, Velenje  Slovenia 3–0 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup Qual. 1
7 10 March 2014 Tasos Markou, Paralimni   Switzerland 2–1 2014 Cyprus Cup 1
8 14 June 2014 Tallaght Stadium, Dublin  Croatia 1–0 2015 FIFA World Cup Qual. 1
9 7 April 2016 Stadion pod Malim brdom, Petrovac  Montenegro 5–0 2017 UEFA Women's Championship Qual. 1

References

  1. ↑ "Women's (Junior) Wilton United 3 – 1 Longford Town". Blarney United. 2008-07-27. Retrieved 2011-09-17.
  2. ↑ "Sports Digest". Irish Times. 2011-08-08. Retrieved 2011-08-28.
  3. ↑ Louise Cashell (2011-08-03). "The dream is finally becoming a reality". Cork Independent. Retrieved 2012-02-11.
  4. ↑ Campbell, Alan (11 July 2013). "Irish striker is second City signing". The Herald. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
  5. ↑ "Denise O'Sullivan helps Glasgow City defeat Rangers". British Broadcasting Corporation. 29 July 2013. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
  6. ↑ "Houston Dash sign Irish forward Denise O'Sullivan". Houston Dynamo.
  7. ↑ "Girls International". FAI Schools. Retrieved 2011-09-17.
  8. ↑ "Republic of Ireland 1:2 Japan". FIFA.com. 2010-09-17. Retrieved 2011-09-17.
  9. ↑ "Victory for Women's senior and U19 teams". FAI.ie. 2011-09-17. Retrieved 2011-09-17.
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