About Aoife Mannion

Aoife Mannion (Irish: ; born 24 September 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Women's Super League 2 club Newcastle United and the Republic of Ireland women's national team. She was previously capped for England, the country of her birth, at youth level and received her first senior call-up in August 2019 but never appeared before debuting for Ireland in February 2023. Mannion began her senior club career at Aston Villa before appearing for Birmingham City, Manchester City and Manchester United. She has been named to the PFA WSL Team of the Year twice.