Katie McCabe
Katie Alison McCabe (born 21 September 1995) is an Irish professional footballer who plays for English Women's Super League club Arsenal and captains the Republic of Ireland women's national team. Mainly a left back, she can also operate as a left winger and a left midfielder.
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Katie McCabe vs Wolfsburg at the Emirates in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Katie Alison McCabe | ||
| Date of birth | 21 September 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Kilnamanagh, Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger, forward, full-back, wing-back | ||
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Current team | Arsenal | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
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Templeogue United FC St Francis | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2015 | Raheny United | ||
| 2015 | Shelbourne | ||
| 2015– | Arsenal | 128 | (22) |
| 2017 | → Glasgow City (loan) | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2010–2012 | Republic of Ireland U17 | 9 | (2) |
| 2012–2014 | Republic of Ireland U19 | 15 | (8) |
| 2015– | Republic of Ireland | 79 | (25) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 January 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 October 2023 | |||
As a teenager, McCabe won the Irish Women's National League title twice and the FAI Women's Cup three times with Raheny United before signing with Arsenal in 2015. With Arsenal, she has won the FA Cup in 2016, the 2018–19 WSL, two League Cups, and was named in the PFA Team of the Year for 2021. After earning her first Ireland cap in 2015, she was named the country's captain in 2017, the youngest captain in the history of the team, and named as Ireland Women's Player of the Year in 2021. The Guardian has described her as "the undoubted face of Irish women's football."