Amber Barrett

Amber Barrett (born 16 January 1996) is an Irish international footballer who plays for 1. FC Köln. She made her debut for the Republic of Ireland women's national football team in September 2017. As a prolific forward, Barrett was the WNL Player of the Season in 2017 and top goalscorer in 2016, 2017 and 2018.

Amber Barrett
Amber Barrett in October 2020
Personal information
Full name Amber Barrett
Date of birth (1996-01-16) 16 January 1996
Place of birth Milford, County Donegal, Ireland
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 1. FC Köln
Number 22
Youth career
Lagan Harps FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2019 Peamount United (62)
2019– 1. FC Köln 17 (5)
National team‡
2017– Republic of Ireland 20 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:30, 2 July 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 00:40, 6 June 2019 (UTC)

Club career

In 2017 Barrett, who was in the final year of a teacher training course at Maynooth University, quit Donegal GAA when a bout of glandular fever forced her to choose between Gaelic football and soccer.[1] She was named Women's National League Player of the Season and Top Goalscorer in the 2017 season.[2] In 2018 she lost out on the Player of the Season (to Rianna Jarrett) but retained her Top Goalscorer award, scoring 30 goals − including seven hat-tricks − in 21 league appearances.[3][4]

In 2019 she went to Germany to play for 1. FC Köln, who were just promoted to the Frauen-Bundesliga.[5]

International career

National team coach Colin Bell gave Barrett her senior debut in September 2017, as a substitute in a 2–0 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying win over Northern Ireland at Mourneview Park in Lurgan. She started an encouraging 0–0 draw away to European Champions the Netherlands in November 2017 and was praised by Bell for her performance.[6]

In April 2018, Barrett's 87th-minute winning goal secured a 2–1 win over Slovakia at Tallaght Stadium, which kept Ireland in contention for World Cup qualification.[7]

References
  1. Hannigan, Mary (8 March 2018). "Amber Barrett dreams of World Cup after parking All-Ireland ambitions". The Irish Times. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
  2. "Donegal's Amber Barrett named player of the year". Ocean FM. 8 November 2017. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
  3. Gallagher, Aaron (10 November 2018). "Ireland striker Jarrett named Player of the Year after scoring 27 goals during injury-hit season". The42.ie. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
  4. Gallagher, Aaron (4 November 2018). "'In PE class a fella turns around and says: lads she's playing in the Aviva next week, so go easy on the tackles'". The42.ie. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
  5. http://www.highlandradio.com/2019/06/17/amber-barrett-goes-pro-in-cologne/
  6. Cooney, Gavin (5 April 2018). "Ireland Star Amber Barrett On Smashing Gender Stereotypes And Getting The Country Behind The WNT". Balls.ie. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
  7. "Amber Barrett keeps Ireland's World Cup dream alive". Irish Examiner. 7 April 2018. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
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