Megan Bell (born 17 April 2001) is a Northern Irish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Rangers in the Scottish Women's Premier League (SWPL) and Northern Ireland.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Megan Bell | ||
Date of birth | (2001-04-17) 17 April 2001 (age 21) | ||
Place of birth | Northern Ireland | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Rangers | ||
Number | 11 | ||
Youth career | |||
Dungoyne | |||
Linfield | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2019 | Linfield | ||
2019 | Durham | 10 | (2) |
2020– | Rangers | 5 | (6) |
National team‡ | |||
2016 | Northern Ireland U17 | 6 | (3) |
2017 | Northern Ireland U19 | 9 | (1) |
2017– | Northern Ireland | 16 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 February 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 November 2019 |
On 19 August 2015, 14-year-old Bell scored two goals for Linfield on her senior debut in a 6–1 home win over Sion Swifts.[1] She won three consecutive Women's Premiership titles with Linfield between 2016 and 2018.[2]
On 9 July 2019, Bell signed with English FA Women's Championship team Durham.[3] The move coincided will Bell starting a degree in sport, physical activity and exercise at Durham University.[4] On 18 August 2019, she made her debut for the team in the season opener against Leicester City, scoring in the 7th minute of a 5–1 win.[5] After 14 appearances in all competitions in the first half of the season, Bell announced her departure from semi-professional Durham in January 2020 in order to concentrate solely on football.[6]
On 5 January 2020, Bell became a full-time footballer, signing with professional SWPL club Rangers.[7]
On 28 November 2017, Bell made her senior debut for Northern Ireland aged 16 years 7 months, starting in a 3–1 2019 World Cup qualifying win away to Slovakia.[8] On 2 March 2018, Bell scored her first international goal in a 1–1 draw against Romania at the 2018 Turkish Women's Cup friendly tournament.[9]
Linfield
Rangers
Rangers W.F.C. – current squad | |
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