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Avilla Bergin (born 1 August 1991) is an association football forward from Northern Ireland.

Avilla Bergin

Personal information
Full name	Avilla Bergin
Date of birth	(1991-08-01) 1 August 1991 (age 31)
Place of birth	Dublin, Ireland
Height	5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Position(s)	Forward
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010	Fordham Rams
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2016	Tottenham Hotspur	39	(18)
2016–2017	Charlton Athletic	18	(4)
2017–2020	Lewes	29	(7)
National team‡
2009–	Northern Ireland	8	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:37, 24 October 2015 (UTC)

Club career

Bergin was born in Dublin[1] but grew up in Derry and attended Thornhill College.[2] She played for a boys' team before joining Derry FC girls, where she came to the attention of Northern Ireland youth national team selectors.[3] In 2010 she played for YMCA Ladies in the Northern Ireland Women's Premier League, but her appearances were curtailed by injury.[4]

In 2010 Bergin attended Fordham University on a college soccer scholarship. She started ten of her 17 appearances for the Fordham Rams. Switching to Loughborough University, she played in the BUCS Football League, before joining FA Women's Premier League Southern Division club Tottenham Hotspur on her graduation in 2014.[5]

After scoring 18 goals in 39 league appearances for Spurs, Bergin left for Charlton Athletic in June 2016. She reasoned that Charlton had better promotion prospects.[6] After one season Bergin signed for Lewes, who had decided to pay their men's and women's teams the same. "Straight away it makes you feel valued," Bergin said.[7]

References

External links

• Avilla Bergin at Soccerway
• Avilla Bergin at Fordham Rams

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