Full name Niamh Reid Burke Years Team Position Goalkeeper Number 1 Height 1.69 m | Playing position Role Footballer Place of birth Dublin, Ireland Name Niamh Burke | |
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Date of birth (1991-08-06) 6 August 1991 (age 24) | ||
Current team Shelbourne Ladies F.C. | ||
Interview with republic of ireland goalkeeper niamh reid burke
Niamh Reid Burke (born 6 August 1991) is an Irish association footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Women's National League (WNL) team Shelbourne and for the Republic of Ireland national team.
Contents
- Interview with republic of ireland goalkeeper niamh reid burke
- Cyprus cup 2016 wnt katie mccabe niamh reid burke interview
- Club career
- International career
- Personal life
- References
Cyprus cup 2016 wnt katie mccabe niamh reid burke interview
Club career
Reid Burke was playing for Raheny United when the Women's National League (WNL) was formed in 2011 and represented the club in the competition's first season. Over the next three seasons she won two league titles and three consecutive FAI Women's Cups with "The Pandas". She also represented the club in the UEFA Women's Champions League.
For the 2015–16 season, Reid Burke remained with the club in their new guise as Shelbourne Ladies.
International career
Reid Burke was Ireland's first choice goalkeeper at under 17 level. She then progressed to the under 19 team, initially as understudy to Lynn Bradley. At the 2014 Cyprus Cup she won her first senior cap in a 1–1 draw with South Korea.
She made her next appearance and first start against Austria at the 2015 Istria Cup, a 2–0 defeat. She also featured in the next game against Costa Rica, as Ireland won 2–1 and limped to a ninth-place finish at the tournament. Early in the second half, established goalkeeper Emma Byrne was injured in the act of conceding a penalty kick, which substitute Reid Burke saved.
In May 2015, Reid Burke was pressed into action again for a daunting friendly away to world champions the United States. After the match was arranged it came to light that it was outside FIFA's designated dates for international matches, so Byrne's English club Arsenal would not release her. Reid Burke acquitted herself well in Ireland's 3–0 defeat, but conceded a bizarre first half goal when she ignored the ball to comfort injured team mate Méabh De Búrca.
While attending the Institute of Technology, Blanchardstown, she represented Ireland at the 2015 Summer Universiade in Gwangju, South Korea.
Personal life
Reid Burke is from Clonsilla and served as a torch bearer in the 2012 Summer Olympics torch relay. She was also national champion at youth level in diving. In August 2012 Reid Burke made an allegation of trespass and assault against a policeman (Irish: Garda Síochána) following a late night quarrel over a mobile phone. At court in October 2013 the assault charge was dropped and the man pleaded guilty to trespass, but the charge was struck out altogether by the judge when the accused agreed to make a donation to charity.