Pearl Slattery | |
Birth Date: | 1989 4, df=y[1] |
Birth Place: | Dublin, Ireland |
Height: | 5ft 5in[2] |
Position: | Defender |
Currentclub: | Shelbourne |
Clubnumber: | 4 |
Youthclubs1: | Fatima Boys |
Youthclubs2: | Templeogue United |
Collegeyears1: | 2010–2011 |
College1: | Hutchinson Blue Dragons |
Collegecaps1: | 42 |
Collegegoals1: | 29 |
Collegeyears2: | 2012 |
College2: | Clayton State Lakers |
Collegecaps2: | 15 |
Collegegoals2: | 2 |
Years1: | 2008–2010 |
Clubs1: | St Catherine's |
Years2: | 2010–2015 |
Clubs2: | Raheny United |
Years3: | 2015– |
Clubs3: | Shelbourne |
Pcupdate: | 20:51, 12 November 2022 (UTC) |
Ntupdate: | 20:51, 12 November 2022 (UTC) |
Pearl Slattery (born 11 April 1989) is an Irish football coach and player who is a defender for Women's National League club Shelbourne.
Slattery is from Dublin and grew up in Rialto.[3] She played football with Fatima Boys, Templeogue United, St Catherine's and Raheny United[4] before moving to play college soccer with Hutchinson Blue Dragons in 2010. After 29 goals in 42 appearances,[5] Slattery left Hutchinson for the Clayton State Lakers in 2012, where she scored twice in 15 appearances.
In 2013 Slattery returned to Raheny United to play in the Women's National League. She remained with the club in their new guise as Shelbourne for the 2015–16 season, while also training as a coach and working for the Football Association of Ireland.[6] When club captain Slattery re-signed for Shelbourne ahead of the 2022 season, she was one of the Women's National League's all-time most decorated players.[7]
In 2020 Slattery was in a relationship with Siobhán Killeen.[8] Slattery's mother Patricia McCann is a playwright.[9]