Katie McCabe explained

Katie McCabe
Full Name:Katie Alison McCabe[1]
Birth Date:1995 9, df=yes
Birth Place:Kilnamanagh, Dublin, Ireland
Height:5 ft 5 in
Position:Winger, forward, full-back, wing-back
Currentclub:Arsenal
Clubnumber:11
Youthclubs1:Templeogue United FCSt Francis
Years1:2011–2015
Clubs1:Raheny United
Years2:2015
Clubs2:Shelbourne
Years3:2015–
Clubs3:Arsenal
Caps3:140
Goals3:22
Years4:2017
Clubs4:→ Glasgow City (loan)
Nationalyears1:2010–2012
Nationalteam1:Republic of Ireland U17
Nationalcaps1:9
Nationalgoals1:2
Nationalyears2:2012–2014
Nationalteam2:Republic of Ireland U19
Nationalcaps2:15
Nationalgoals2:8
Nationalyears3:2015–
Nationalteam3:Republic of Ireland
Nationalcaps3:88
Nationalgoals3:26
Club-Update:18 May 2024
Nationalteam-Update:4 June 2024

Katie Alison McCabe (born 21 September 1995) is an Irish professional footballer who plays for English Women's Super League club Arsenal[2] and captains the Republic of Ireland women's national team. Mainly a left back,[3] [4] she can also operate as a left winger[5] and a left midfielder.[6]

As a teenager, McCabe won the Irish Women's National League title twice and the FAI Women's Cup three times with Raheny United before signing with Arsenal in 2015. With Arsenal, she has won the FA Cup in 2016, the 2018–19 WSL, two League Cups, and was named in the PFA Team of the Year for 2021. After earning her first Ireland cap in 2015, she was named the country's captain in 2017, the youngest captain in the history of the team, and named as Ireland Women's Player of the Year in 2021. The Guardian has described her as "the undoubted face of Irish women's football."[7]

Club career

Youth career

Growing up, McCabe played on boys' youth teams for Kilnamanagh AFC and Crumlin United F.C. At the age of 10, she joined her first girls' team in Templeogue, playing for both the girls' team and the boys' team until she turned 13. Her favourite player as a child was Damien Duff.[8] During secondary school, she also played Gaelic football and basketball.[9]

Women's National League: 2011–2015

When the Women's National League (WNL) was formed in 2011, McCabe signed with Raheny United. She had previously trained with the club, but league regulations prevented her from signing a contract until she turned 16. She represented the club in the competition's first season. Over the next three seasons she won two league titles and three consecutive FAI Women's Cups with "The Pandas". She also represented the club in the UEFA Women's Champions League.[10]

She missed four months of the 2013–14 season with a broken leg.[11] That year, she had also been recruited by Florida State University to play for the Florida State Seminoles women's soccer team in the United States, but the move collapsed due to her injury.[12]

In 2014–15 McCabe scored 23 WNL goals for Raheny, two behind top scorer Áine O'Gorman of UCD Waves.[13] In November 2014, she scored the opening goal for Raheny in the FAI Women's Cup final, from a 35-yard free kick, winning her second FAI Cup with the club.[14]

For the 2015–16 season, McCabe remained with the club in their new guise as Shelbourne Ladies.

Arsenal: 2015–2017

In December 2015 she signed for London club Arsenal,[15] rejecting competing offers from Glasgow City, Chelsea, and Manchester City.[16]

Glasgow City: 2017 (loan)

After struggling with injuries and a lot of first-team playing time in her first year with Arsenal, she joined Glasgow City on loan in August 2017, for the second half of the Scottish Women's Premier League season.[17] She would help lead Glasgow City to the Scottish title as well as making a handful of appearances in the UEFA Champions League.[18]

Return to Arsenal: 2017–present

Upon returning to Arsenal after the end of her loan, new Arsenal manager Joe Montemurro shifted her to the left-full-back position.[19]

In the 2018–19 season, she helped lead Arsenal to the FA WSL title, playing the most minutes of any player on the squad.[20] On 26 March 2019, she signed an extension with Arsenal.[21] Five days later, in one of the last matches of the year, she scored a crucial game-winning goal against Birmingham, keeping Arsenal one point clear on top of the league table.[22]

She scored 5 goals and picked up 12 assists during the 2020–21 FA WSL season as Arsenal finished in third, tied for first in the league in assists and being named to the PFA Team of the Year.[23] In December 2020, she made her 100th appearance for Arsenal in a 4-0 victory over Everton, picking up an assist from the corner on a goal by Jen Beattie.[24] [25] Later that month, she was involved in a COVID-19-related controversy after posting a picture of herself on a beach in Dubai despite a travel ban for Tier 4 residents in London. She stated that she had gone to Dubai for a business meeting with her agent.[26] She did not receive any disciplinary sanctions from the FA for the controversy.[27]

Ahead of the 2021–22 FA WSL season, she signed a new long-term contract with Arsenal.[28]

On 20 June 2023, she was announced as Arsenal Women Player of the Season. Her winning goal against Manchester City won Goal of the Season.[29]

On 29 September 2023, McCabe signed a new long-term contract with Arsenal after a stellar 2022-23 campaign. [30]

On 5th November 2023, McCabe had her 200th appearance for the Gunners. [31]

International career

At the 2014 UEFA Under-19 Championship, McCabe featured as Ireland won their group,[32] before crashing 4–0 to a Vivianne Miedema-inspired Netherlands in the semi-final.

In March 2015 national coach Susan Ronan gave McCabe a senior debut against Hungary at the 2015 Istria Cup, a 1–1 draw. A quad injury kept McCabe out of Ireland's 3–0 UEFA Euro 2017 qualifying defeat by Spain on 26 November 2015 at Tallaght Stadium, Dublin.[33] At the 2016 Cyprus Cup, McCabe scored her first international goal to secure a 1–1 draw with Italy.[34]

McCabe featured in Ronan's squad for the UEFA Euro qualifying stage, making seven appearances in total.[35] In August 2017, new national team coach Colin Bell appointed 21-year-old McCabe as the Ireland captain, the youngest captain in the history of the team.[36]

In April 2021, she earned her 50th cap for Ireland against Belgium.[37] [38] In September 2021, the FAI announced that it would implement equal pay for its men's and women's national teams, after negotiations led by McCabe and men's captain Séamus Coleman.[39] [40]

McCabe and manager Vera Pauw led Ireland to qualify for the 2023 FIFA World Cup, the first major tournament appearance in the team's history.[41] On 26 July 2023 she scored an Olympico goal in their group stage match against Canada, becoming her country's first-ever goal-scorer at the Women's World Cup.[42] Ireland was ultimately defeated by Canada 2–1, eliminating them from the tournament. McCabe said she was saddened by the result, but added that "this is our first ever major tournament and I know for a fact, given those performances we put in, it won’t be our last."[43]

Personal life

McCabe has 10 siblings, six sisters and four brothers, and was raised in Kilnamanagh.[44] Her siblings include Gary McCabe, who played in the League of Ireland Premier Division from 2007 to 2018, and Lauryn McCabe, currently playing for Bohemian and Ireland Under-16.[45] [46]

She is openly lesbian.[47] [48] In June 2019, McCabe revealed she was in a relationship with fellow footballer Ruesha Littlejohn, and that women's football is very accepting of LGBT people.[49] The couple split in May 2023.[50] McCabe is currently in a relationship with Arsenal teammate, Caitlin Foord.[51] [52]

While playing in the Irish Women's National League, McCabe worked as a grill coordinator at a Nando's restaurant in Tallaght.[53]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Republic of Ireland201560
2016113
2017101
201883
201983
202052
202193
2022105
2023156
202460
Total8826

Scores and results list Republic of Ireland's goals first. Score column indicates score after each McCabe goal.

International goals scored by Katie McCabe
CapDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1104 March 2016 GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus 1–11–1[54]
218 21 August 2016 Rodney Parade, Newport, Wales 1–12–1 [55]
32–1
4226 March 2017 Paralimni Stadium, Paralimni, Cyprus 1–01–0[56]
53121 January 2018 Estádio de São Miguel, Ponta Delgada, Portugal 1–03–1[57]
636 31 August 2018 Tallaght Stadium, Dublin, Republic of Ireland 2–04–0 [58]
74–0
8419 April 2019 1–01–2[59]
9433 September 2019 Tallaght Stadium, Dublin, Republic of Ireland 2–02–0 [60]
10448 October 2019 1–03–2 [61]
114711 March 2020 Stadion pod Malim brdom, Petrovac, Montenegro 2–03–0 [62]
12501 December 2020 Tallaght Stadium, Dublin, Republic of Ireland 1–21–3 [63]
135825 November 2021 1–11–1 [64]
145930 November 2021 6–0 11–0 [65]
157–0
166312 April 2022 Gamla Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden 1–01–1 [66]
1765 27 June 2022 Tengiz Burjanadze Stadium, Gori, Georgia 1–0 9–0 [67]
184–0
197–0
206914 November 2022 Marbella Football Center, San Pedro Alcántara, Spain 2–04–0[68]
217526 July 2023 Perth Rectangular Stadium, Perth, Australia 1–01–2[69]
227826 September 2023 2–04–0[70]
237927 October 2023 Tallaght Stadium, Dublin, Republic of Ireland 1–05–1[71]
242–1
255–1
268205 December 2023 4–06–1[72]

Honours

Raheny United

Arsenal

2015–16

2018–19

Glasgow City

2017

Individual

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: UEFA Women's Champions League 2021/2022: Booking List before Quarter-finals, 2nd leg . . 24 March 2022 . 26 August 2022 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220826171006/https://editorial.uefa.com/resources/0273-14bdeb01a5bb-8a59ac035e46-1000/uwcl_-_bookinglist_before_qf_2nd_leg.pdf . 26 August 2022.
  2. Web site: Katie McCabe. 2022-02-23. www.arsenal.com. en.
  3. Web site: Arsenal vs. Manchester City. 2 April 2023. Women Soccerway.
  4. Web site: United States vs. Republic of Ireland. 12 April 2023. Women Soccerway.
  5. Web site: Arsenal vs. Reading. 12 March 2023. Women Soccerway.
  6. Web site: China PR vs. Republic of Ireland. 22 February 2023. Women Soccerway.
  7. Web site: 19 July 2023. Katie McCabe embraces support with Ireland poised for World Cup debut. Downey. Sophie. 21 July 2023. The Guardian.
  8. Web site: Katie McCabe went from asking Santa for Damien Duff's Ireland jersey to earning her own. Fionnuala. Moran. 21 August 2019.
  9. Web site: The rise of Katie McCabe, Ireland's youngest-ever captain and world-class Arsenal star. Emma. Duffy. The42. 30 June 2021 .
  10. Web site: Katie McCabe - Rep of Ireland Women. Extratime.ie. 29 December 2015.
  11. News: Sports Person of the Year. 29 December 2015. The Echo. 18 December 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20160127140513/http://www.echo.ie/sport/item/sports-person-of-the-year. 27 January 2016. dead.
  12. News: Larkin. Laura. Katie overcomes broken leg to shine as Girls in Green go for UEFA glory. 29 December 2015. The Herald (Ireland). 23 July 2014.
  13. News: Hooper. Dave. UCD Waves guarantee second spot. 3 January 2016. Football Association of Ireland. 30 April 2015. 26 August 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220826095038/https://wnl.fai.ie/news/412-ucd-waves-guarantee-second-spot.html. dead.
  14. Web site: Maher. Gareth. Raheny retain FAI Continental Tyres Women's Cup. www.fai.ie. 24 January 2016. 2 November 2014.
  15. News: Arsenal Ladies sign Katie McCabe from Shelbourne FC. 29 December 2015. BBC Sport. 23 December 2015.
  16. News: Leonard. Stephen. Magic McCabe Gunn'-ing for glory with Arsenal. 16 January 2016. Echo.ie. 15 January 2016.
  17. News: Glasgow City: Club land Katie McCabe on loan from Arsenal. 1 August 2017. BBC Sport. 1 August 2017.
  18. Web site: 'I wanted to fall back in love with football at Arsenal' | Katie McCabe. Cian. Roche. Off The Ball.
  19. Web site: Katie McCabe | In my own words. www.arsenal.com. 28 July 2024 .
  20. Web site: Left-back but never left out: Arseblog exclusive with Katie McCabe | Arseblog News - the Arsenal news site. Tim. Stillman. 6 May 2020 .
  21. News: Ireland captain McCabe signs new contract with Arsenal. 26 March 2019. www.rte.ie.
  22. News: Katie McCabe hits late winner to keep Arsenal top. 31 March 2019. www.rte.ie.
  23. Web site: Katie McCabe's Stellar Season Rewarded With PFA WSL Team Of The Year Inclusion. 9 June 2021.
  24. News: Arsenal hammer Everton on McCabe's 100th appearance. 20 December 2020. www.rte.ie.
  25. Web site: 'I wanted to be one of those Irish Arsenal legends' Arseblog exclusive interview with Katie McCabe | Arseblog News - the Arsenal news site. Tim. Stillman. 14 December 2020 .
  26. News: Katie McCabe claims Dubai beach photograph was taken during business trip. Tom. Garry. The Telegraph . 23 December 2020. www.telegraph.co.uk.
  27. Web site: FA will not discipline Arsenal Women trio for Dubai trip in tier 4. 6 January 2021. the Guardian.
  28. News: 4 May 2021 . McCabe signs new Arsenal contract . BBC Sport . 20 June 2023.
  29. Web site: Holbrook . Emma . 2023-07-13 . McCabe strike wins women's Goal of the Season . 2023-06-19 . Arsenal F.C. . en.
  30. Web site: 2023-10-03 . Katie McCabe signs new deal . 2023-09-30 . Katie McCabe signs new deal . en.
  31. Web site: 2023-11-06. Katie McCabe issues heartfelt post after reaching rare Arsenal milestone . 2023-11-06. Katie McCabe issues heartfelt post after reaching rare Arsenal milestone . en.
  32. News: Fallon. John. McCabe on a mission to make European semi-finals. 29 December 2015. Irish Examiner. 18 July 2014.
  33. News: Conlon. Padraig. Ireland Woman's [sic] Soccer team face Spain in Euro qualifier today in Tallaght Stadium]. 29 December 2015. InTallaght.ie. 26 November 2015.
  34. News: Late McCabe strike earns Ireland a draw against fancied Italy. 26 March 2016. RTÉ Sport. 4 March 2016.
  35. Web site: Katie McCabe - Republic of Ireland - WEURO. UEFA.com. UEFA.com.
  36. News: Colin Bell confirms Katie McCabe as new Ireland captain. 28 April 2018. RTÉ Sport. 6 August 2017.
  37. Web site: Match Preview:50 caps for McCabe as Ireland take on Belgium. 11 April 2021.
  38. News: Katie McCabe's road to 50 caps & hopes for so much more. 6 April 2021. www.rte.ie.
  39. News: Ireland's Katie McCabe continues to fight the good fight on all fronts. Gavin. Cummiskey. The Irish Times.
  40. News: From getting changed in airport toilets to equal pay in four years: Ireland show progress that can be made through dialogue. Fiona. Tomas. The Telegraph . 31 August 2021. www.telegraph.co.uk.
  41. News: Katie McCabe: Ireland captain and Arsenal's player of the season in profile. Ben. Fleming. The Independent. July 26, 2023. July 26, 2023.
  42. Web site: 2023-07-26 . Ireland's McCabe scores directly from a corner kick against Canada at Women's World Cup . 2023-07-26 . . en.
  43. News: 'I know for a fact it won't be our last major tournament' – Katie McCabe 'heartbroken' after World Cup exit. David. Kelly. Irish Independent. July 26, 2023. July 26, 2023.
  44. Web site: The rise of Katie McCabe, Ireland's youngest-ever captain and world-class Arsenal star. The 42. Duffy. Emma. 30 June 2021.
  45. News: Ireland international Katie McCabe signs for Arsenal. Extratime.ie. Donnelly. Dave. 26 December 2015. 19 July 2023.
  46. News: Ireland captain Katie McCabe's younger sister Lauryn is a promising footballer in her own right. Irishstar.com. Corscadden. Jane. 19 July 2023. 19 July 2023.
  47. Web site: How They Met: Football led to love for Katie McCabe and Ruesha Littlejohn. Moran . Fionnuala. 25 June 2020.
  48. Web site: Irish captain Katie McCabe reflects on her coming out experience and the inequalities in men's football. GCN. 21 August 2019.
  49. News: 'The women's game is very accepting' - Ireland skipper Katie McCabe publicly confirms relationship with teammate. The Independent. Fallon. John. 4 June 2019.
  50. Web site: Katie McCabe appears to confirm break-up with Ireland teammate Ruesha Littlejohn before World Cup. BelfastLive. Cassidy. Emmet. 19 July 2023. 26 July 2023.
  51. C64L8rOrMWH. Sick time away in Rome . caitlinfoord. Foord. Caitlin. 12 May 2024.
  52. C86xKOwMIBf. Lovely few days in Mallorca ☀️ #giftedstay. katie_mccabe11. McCabe. Katie. 2 July 2024.
  53. Web site: The Story of an Irish Underdog. The Players' Tribune. McCabe. Katie. 18 July 2023. 21 July 2023.
  54. Web site: McCabe's wonder goal earns WNT draw with Italy . 4 March 2016 . 8 May 2023 . FAI.
  55. Web site: Late McCabe double secures victory over Wales . 21 August 2016 . 9 May 2023 . FAI.
  56. Web site: Ireland top Group C . 6 March 2017 . 8 May 2023 . FAI.
  57. Web site: Kiernan shines in dominant Portugal victory . 21 January 2018 . 8 May 2023 . FAI.
  58. Web site: Kiernan starts in emphatic Northern Ireland win . 31 August 2018 . 8 May 2023 . FAI.
  59. Web site: Strong early start not enough for WNT . 9 April 2019 . 8 May 2023 . FAI.
  60. Web site: Ireland WNT kick-off qualifying campaign with win . 3 September 2019 . 8 May 2023 . FAI.
  61. Web site: Win for Ireland WNT in front of record-breaking crowd . 8 October 2019 . 8 May 2023 . FAI.
  62. Web site: Late goals put shine on Irish victory as Girls in Green go top of Euro qualification group . 11 March 2020 . 8 May 2023 . Irish Independent.
  63. Web site: Ireland 1-3 Germany . 1 December 2023 . 8 May 2023 . FAI.
  64. Web site: WNT 1-1 Slovakie . 26 November 2021 . 9 May 2023 . FAI.
  65. Web site: WNT 11-0 Georgia . 30 November 2021 . 8 May 2023 . FAI.
  66. Web site: Sweden 1-1 WNT . 13 April 2022 . 9 May 2023 . FAI.
  67. Web site: Georgia 0-9 . 27 June 2022 . 9 May 2023 . FAI.
  68. Web site: WNT 4-0 Morocco . 14 November 2022 . 9 May 2023 . FAI.
  69. Web site: Canada 2-1 WNT . 26 July 2023 . 27 July 2023 . FAI.
  70. Web site: Hungary 0-4 WNT . 26 September 2023 . 28 September 2023 . FAI.
  71. Web site: WNT 5-1 Albania . 27 October 2023 . 28 October 2023 . FAI.
  72. Web site: NIR 1-6 WNT . 5 December 2023 . 5 December 2023 . FAI.
  73. Web site: Sanders . Emma . 5 March 2023 . Arsenal 3–1 Chelsea: Gunners fight back to win Women's League Cup final . 5 March 2023 . BBC Sport.
  74. Web site: Smith . Emma . 31 March 2024 . Arsenal 1-0 Chelsea (AET): Stina Blackstenius secures League Cup glory in extra time . 7 April 2024 . BBC Sport.
  75. News: 8 July 2021 . McCabe crowned 20/21 Women's Player of the Season . Arsenal F.C. . 20 June 2023.
  76. News: Holbrook . Emma . 19 June 2023 . Katie McCabe named 2022/23 Player of the Season . Arsenal F.C. . 20 June 2023.
  77. News: Galvin . TJ . Katie McCabe and Josh Cullen secure Ireland Player of the Year awards . 16 January 2023 . Irish Examiner . 15 November 2022.
  78. Web site: Horgan . Andrew . 2023-12-03 . PFAI Awards: St Patrick's Athletic and Peamount United the big winners . 2024-06-24 . Irish Examiner . en.
  79. Web site: PFA WSL Team of the Year .
  80. Web site: Barclays FA Women's Super League: Standout stars of the first half . 2024-01-29 . womenscompetitions.thefa.com . en.
  81. Web site: Holbrook . Emma . May 12, 2023 . McCabe rocket wins WSL Goal of the Month . 2024-01-29 . McCabe rocket wins WSL Goal of the Month . en.
  82. Web site: November 4, 2021 . Arsenal: Katie McCabe wins WSL player of the month as head coach Jonas Eidevall wins manager award for October . 2024-01-29 . Sky Sports . en.
  83. Web site: 2024-07-28 . Katie McCabe's rocket named WSL Goal of the Season . 2024-06-24 . Katie McCabe's rocket named WSL Goal of the Season . en.
  84. Web site: 2024-07-28 . McCabe handed UEFA Team of the Season award . 2024-06-24 . McCabe handed UEFA Team of the Season award . en.
  85. Web site: 20 November 2023 . Arsenal's Katie McCabe wins PFA WSL Fans' Player of the Month Award for October .
  86. Web site: Foley . Cliona . 2023-12-22 . Katie McCabe named Sportswoman of the Year . 2024-06-24 . Irish Examiner . en.

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