Katie McCabe

Katie McCabe, born on September twenty-first, nineteen ninety-five, is an accomplished Irish professional footballer who currently plays for Arsenal in the English Women's Super League. As a versatile player, she primarily occupies the left back position but is also adept as a left winger and left midfielder. McCabe has made her mark in football history as the fourth Irish woman to secure a UEFA Champions League trophy.

Her journey began as a teenager with Raheny United, where she celebrated two Irish Women's National League titles and triumphed in the FAI Women's Cup three times. In two thousand fifteen, she took a significant step in her career by signing with Arsenal, where she has since added an FA Cup victory in two thousand sixteen, the WSL title in the two thousand eighteen to nineteen season, three League Cups, and the prestigious Champions League to her accolades. During a brief loan to Glasgow City in two thousand seventeen, she also clinched the SWPL title.

McCabe earned her first cap for the Republic of Ireland in two thousand fifteen and was appointed captain in two thousand seventeen, making her the youngest player to hold this position in the team's history. Her leadership and skill were recognized when she was named Ireland Women's Player of the Year in two thousand twenty-one. In two thousand twenty-three, she was celebrated as the face of Irish women's football by The Guardian and was honored as Sportswoman of the Year by the Irish Times.

In a remarkable achievement, McCabe won Ireland's international goal of the year in two thousand twenty-three for her stunning olimpico goal against Canada during the World Cup. Furthermore, she made history as the first Irish woman nominated for the prestigious women’s Ballon d’Or award, a significant milestone for Irish football, as she is the first Irish player to receive such a nomination since Roy Keane in two thousand.