Amanda Budden

Amanda Margaret Budden (born 9 May 1994) is an Irish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Galway WFC and has appeared for the Republic of Ireland women's national team.

Amanda Budden
Personal information
Full name Amanda Margaret Budden[1]
Date of birth (1994-05-09) 9 May 1994
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)[2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Galway WFC
Number 1
Youth career
Wilton United
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012 CBU Capers[2] 2 (0)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–2011 Wilton United
2011–2018 Cork
2020– Galway WFC
National team‡
2018– Republic of Ireland 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:33, 25 September 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20:33, 25 September 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Budden is from Cork[3] and began her soccer career with Wilton United. On 27 July 2008, she won the FAI Women's Under-14 National Cup, playing (outfield) in the final against Longford Town.[4] On 7 August 2011, she kept goal in the FAI Women's Cup final, as Wilton United were defeated 3–1 by St Catherine's.[5]

She joined newly-founded Cork Women's, one of the six teams that competed in the Women's National League's (WNL) inaugural 2011–12 season. On 13 November 2011, she made her debut in the new club's first league match; a 6–1 defeat by Peamount United.[6]

Budden played in the 2017 FAI Women's Cup final, as Cork beat UCD Waves 1–0 at the Aviva Stadium in November 2017. Her best friend[7] Clare Shine scored the winning goal.[8] She transferred to Galway WFC ahead of the 2020 WNL season, which was delayed and truncated by the COVID-19 pandemic.[9]

International career

In 2010, Budden was a member of the Republic of Ireland U-17 squad who were runners-up in the 2010 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship[10] and quarter-finalists in the 2010 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.[11][12]

Budden has been capped for the senior Republic of Ireland national team, appearing for the team during the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying cycle.[13] In August 2018, with regular goalkeeper Marie Hourihan injured, Ireland coach Colin Bell gave Budden her debut in a 4–0 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying win over Northern Ireland.[14][15]

References
  1. "Match Report Mex-IRL 0:0" (PDF). 2017 Summer Universiade. 18 August 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 August 2019. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  2. "25 - Amanda Budden". Cape Breton University. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  3. McCarthy, Ger (22 July 2020). "Irish goalkeeping coach impressed with the standard being set in Cork soccer". The Echo (Cork newspaper). Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  4. "Women's (Junior) Wilton United 3 – 1 Longford Town". Blarney United. 27 July 2008. Archived from the original on 1 April 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  5. "St. Catherine's claim FAI Umbro Women's Senior Cup". Football Association of Ireland. 7 August 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  6. McNamara, Peter (13 November 2011). "Cork Women's FC 1 - 6 Peamount United". Extratime.com. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  7. "How Clare Shine emerged from her darkest hour". RTÉ Sport. 17 January 2020. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  8. "Clare Shine's quality finish wins Women's FAI Cup for Cork". The Irish Times. 5 November 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  9. "2020 WNL Season Preview – Galway WFC". Galway Bay FM. 5 August 2020. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  10. "Women's U17 Player Profiles". Football Association of Ireland. 18 June 2010. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  11. "King announces 21 player squad for FIFA U17 World Cup". Football Association of Ireland. 24 August 2010. Archived from the original on 6 March 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  12. "Republic of Ireland – Squad List". FIFA. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  13. "Women World Cup Qualifiers Europe 2017/2018 » Teams (Republic of Ireland)". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  14. Fallon, John (30 August 2018). "Ireland trio are primed for debuts". Irish Independent. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  15. "Heany (sic) away defeat for Northern Ireland girls against Republic". Derry Journal. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 25 September 2020. Lauren Wade, on her return to the Northern Ireland set-up, could have pulled a goal back on 18 minutes as she linked up with Simone Magill but she could only fire into the gloves of Amanda Budden who was making her international debut.


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