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Simone Magill

Northern Irish association footballer

Simone Magill (born 1 November 1994) is a Northern Irish professional footballer who plays forward for Northern Ireland and Aston Villa in the FA Women’s Super League

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Simone Magill
Personal information
Magill in 2017
Date of birth	(1994-11-01) 1 November 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth	Magherafelt, Northern Ireland
Height	1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Aston Villa
Number	22
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2013	Mid-Ulster F.C.		(18)
2013–2022	Everton	152	(33)
2022–	Aston Villa	10	(0)
International career^‡
2010	Northern Ireland U17	5	(6)
2010–2013	Northern Ireland U19	24	(13)
2010–	Northern Ireland	78	(25)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 December 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 February 2024 (UTC)

Early life and education

Magill studied at Edge Hill University.^[1]

Playing career

Club

Mid-Ulster

Magill began her football career in the development programs of Cookstown Youth FC and Mid-Ulster Ladies F.C. where she first played with an all female squad.^[2] During the 2010/2011 and 2011/2012 seasons, Magill would claim awards for the Northern Ireland Women's Premier League Player of the Year honors.^[3] She also finished the 2012 season as top goalscorer with 18 goals.^[4]^[3]

Everton

When she was 18, Magill made the move to WSL Side Everton L.F.C. after a successful trial in 2013 and later won Fans' Player of the Season in 2014/15.^[5] Suffering injury, Magill was sidelined for much for the 2016 season, but returned during the 2017 Spring Series scoring 5 goals in just 7 appearances.^[4]

In June 2017, Magill signed her first full-time professional contract with Everton.^[6] She was the second Everton player to do so and the first female Northern Irish footballer to sign a full-time contract.^[5] In May 2019 Magill won Everton's Player of the Season Award.^[7]

International

Magill has represented Northern Ireland at multiple youth levels throughout her career and made her senior international debut aged 15.^[4]^[6] She has captained the U-17 and U-19 squads.^[2]

In June 2016, Magill claimed herself a world record by scoring the fastest ever goal at international women's level in a European Qualifying match against Georgia. The 11-second goal beat the previous 12-second record scored by US forward, Alex Morgan.^[8]

Personal life

Magill married teaching assistant and badminton coach Mark Rigby in 2019, having met him at university.^[1] As of 2021 the couple were living in Southport.^[1]

International goals

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No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	19 May 2012	Solitude, Belfast, Northern Ireland	Bulgaria	1–0	4–1	UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying
2.	12 April 2016	Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore, Reggio Emilia, Italy	Italy	1–0	1–3	UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying
3.	3 June 2016	Solitude, Belfast, Northern Ireland	Georgia	1–0	4–0	UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying
4.	3 September 2019	Rodney Parade, Newport, Wales	Wales	1–0	2–2	UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying
5.	18 September 2020	Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands	Faroe Islands	2–0	6–0
6.	18 September 2020	Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands	Faroe Islands	6–0	6–0
7.	9 April 2021	Kolos Stadium, Kovalivka, Ukraine	Ukraine	2–1	2–1	UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying play-offs
8.	25 November 2021	Petar Miloševski Training Centre, Skopje, North Macedonia	North Macedonia	3–0	11–0	2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
9.				7–0
10.				9–0
11.				10–0
12.	30 November 2021	Seaview, Belfast, Northern Ireland	North Macedonia	7–0	9–0
13.	27 October 2023	Ménfői úti Stadion, Győr, Hungary	Hungary	2–2	2–3	2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League
14.	1 December 2023	Arena Kombëtare, Tirana, Albania	Albania	1–0	4–0
15.	1 December 2023	Arena Kombëtare, Tirana, Albania	Albania	2–0	4–0
16.	27 February 2024	Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland	Montenegro	1–1	1–1	2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League play-offs
17.	9 April 2024	Bosnia and Herzegovina FA Training Centre, Zenica, Bosnia & Herzegovina	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3–1	3–1	UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying

Honours

Everton

FA Women's Cup runners-up (1): 2013–14
FA WSL 2 Winners (1): 2017

Individual

Women's Premier League Player of the Year: 2010, 2012^[3]
Everton Ladies Player of the Season: 2014–15^[2]
Fastest International Women's goal scored (World Record) 3 June 2016^[8]
Everton Ladies Player of the Season: 2018–19

References

[1]
"NI footballer Simone Magill reveals wedding joy as she shares first picture of happy north coast nuptials". Belfast Telegraph. 13 June 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
[2]
Anushree Nande (30 June 2017). "In conversation with Simone Magill, Everton Ladies' child of destiny". www.footballparadise.com. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
[3]
"Simone Magill is top player at Northern Ireland Women's Football Association awards dinner". newsletter. 4 December 2012. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
[4]
"Simone Magill | Everton Football Club". www.evertonfc.com. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
[5]
"'If I can make football a full-time career, so can other Northern Ireland girls' says Everton star". www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk. 2 August 2017. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
[6]
"Striker seals pro deal at WSL1 club". www.irishfa.com. 30 June 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
[7]
"A word from our Player of the Season". Everton Ladies twitter. 26 May 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
[8]
Garth Fullerton (7 October 2017). "Now that's quick! Northern Ireland striker receives award for scoring fastest goal ever!". www.belfastlive.co.uk. Retrieved 8 January 2018.

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