Megan Bell

Megan Bell (born 17 April 2001) is a Northern Irish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Rangers in the Scottish Women's Premier League (SWPL) and Northern Ireland.

Megan Bell
Personal information
Full name Megan Bell
Date of birth (2001-04-17) 17 April 2001
Place of birth Northern Ireland
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Rangers
Number 11
Youth career
Dungoyne
Linfield
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2019 Linfield
2019 Durham 10 (2)
2020– Rangers 3 (4)
National team‡
2016 Northern Ireland U17 6 (3)
2017 Northern Ireland U19 9 (1)
2017– Northern Ireland 16 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 February 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 November 2019

Club career

Linfield

On 19 August 2015, 14-year-old Bell scored two goals for Linfield on her senior debut in a 6–1 home win over Sion Swifts.[1] She won three consecutive Women's Premiership titles with Linfield between 2016 and 2018.[2]

Durham

On 9 July 2019, Bell signed with English FA Women's Championship team Durham.[3] The move coincided will Bell starting a degree in sport, physical activity and exercise at Durham University.[4] On 18 August 2019, she made her debut for the team in the season opener against Leicester City, scoring in the 7th minute of a 5–1 win.[5] After 14 appearances in all competitions in the first half of the season, Bell announced her departure from semi-professional Durham in January 2020 in order to concentrate solely on football.[6]

Rangers

On 5 January 2020, Bell became a full-time footballer, signing with professional SWPL club Rangers.[7]

International career

On 28 November 2017, Bell made her senior debut for Northern Ireland aged 16 years 7 months, starting in a 3–1 2019 World Cup qualifying win away to Slovakia.[8] On 2 March 2018, Bell scored her first international goal in a 1–1 draw against Romania at the 2018 Turkish Women's Cup friendly tournament.[9]

Honours

Club

Linfield

References
  1. "Linfield Ladies Profiles: Megan Bell". Linfield FC.
  2. "NI and Linfield Ladies midfielder Megan Bell joins Durham Women". BBC. 1 July 2019.
  3. Donnelly, Mark (9 July 2019). "SIGNING: Durham Women net Northern Irish international". Durham Women FC.
  4. Fullerton, Gareth (25 July 2019). "Teenager Megan inspiring a future generation of female footballers". belfastlive.
  5. "Leicester City 1-5 Durham". womenscompetitions.thefa.com.
  6. Donnelly, Mark (4 January 2020). "Megan Bell Departs". Durham Women FC.
  7. "Gers The Best Christmas Present - Rangers Football Club, Official Website". Rangers Football Club. 5 January 2020.
  8. "Slovakia v Northern Ireland". IFA.
  9. "Senior Women earn draw against Romania in Turkish Women's Cup". IFA.
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