Emma Mullin (born 4 March 1985)[1] is an Irish ladies' Gaelic footballer and association footballer. In Gaelic football, she won the All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship four times with Mayo GAA. In association football, she has played for the Republic of Ireland women's national football team.
Personal information | |||
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Sport | Ladies' Gaelic football | ||
Born |
(1985-03-04) 4 March 1985 (age 37) Kilmaine, Republic of Ireland | ||
Inter-county(ies) | |||
Years | County | ||
Mayo | |||
Inter-county titles | |||
Connacht titles | 2009 | ||
All-Irelands | 4 times (including 2002) |
Mullin was part of the Mayo GAA side that lost the 2001 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship Final, and won the league in 2002.[2] In 2003, she was one of 11 Mayo players nominated for an All Star player award.[3] In 2009, she scored in the GAA National League semi-final, and played in the All-Ireland semi-final.[4] She scored in the 2009 Connacht final, as Mayo beat Galway.[5] In total, she won four All Ireland Championships with Mayo.[6] She also has a Gaelic football coaching qualification.[6]
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Position(s) | Forward[1] | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2006 | Mayo | ? | (?) |
2008–2014 | Castlebar Celtic | ? | (?) |
National team‡ | |||
? | Republic of Ireland B | 1 | (?) |
2012–? | Republic of Ireland | 1+ | (?) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:29, 4 April 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:29, 4 April 2021 (UTC) |
In 2006, Mullin represented a Mayo Women's Football League team which won the 2006 FAI Women's Cup.[7] She competed in the football event at the 2007 Summer Universiade, and so was unavailable to play for the Mayo Ladies team in the 2007–08 UEFA Women's Cup.[8] In 2008, Mullin joined Women's National League team Castlebar Celtic.[9] She scored 10 goals in the 2011–12 Women's National League.[8] She scored in the 2013 FAI Women's Cup Final; Castlebar Celtic lost the match 3–2 to Raheny United.[10] A persistent ankle injury forced Mullin's retirement from playing after the 2013–14 season.[11]
Mullin has played for the Ireland Colleges international team, and made one appearance for the Republic of Ireland B team.[6] In 2012, Mullin made her first appearance for the Republic of Ireland women's national football team in an Algarve Cup match against Hungary.[12] She was the first Castlebar Celtic player to represent the Republic of Ireland team.[9] She also played for Ireland in UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying matches.[1]
Mullin has worked as an association football coach in Ballina, County Mayo.[4] In 2010, she became the Football Facilitator at the Institute of Technology, Sligo (IT Sligo).[6] Whilst in the role, IT Sligo won an Irish futsal tournament.[13]
Mullin is from Frenchbrook, Kilmaine, Ireland.[4][6] She has a degree in business from IT Sligo,[6] and a master's degree in Exercise and Sports Management at University College Dublin.[4]