Niamh McEvoy (born 2 October 1990) is a senior Dublin ladies' footballer and an Australian rules footballer with Melbourne Football Club in the AFL Women's. McEvoy was a member of the Dublin teams that won the All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship in 2010, 2017, 2018 and 2019. She was also a member of the Dublin team that won the 2018 Ladies' National Football League.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | Ladies' Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Full forward | ||
| Born | (1990-10-02) 2 October 1990 (age 31) [1][2] | ||
| Height | 176 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Occupation | Teacher | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
2018–2019 |
St Sylvester's → DIT | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
2010– | Dublin | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| All-Irelands | 4 | ||
| NFL | 1 | ||
| All Stars | 1 | ||
McEvoy is from Malahide. She recalls attending the 2003 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship Final when she was 12 with her father, Dave.[3] She attended Malahide Community School where she played ladies' Gaelic football and captained the basketball team.[4][5][6][7] Between 2009 and 2012 she attended Trinity College Dublin where she qualified as a primary school teacher.[8] Between 2018 and 2019 she completed a MSc in Business and Entrepreneurship at Dublin Institute of Technology.[8][9][10][11][12]
At club level, McEvoy has played for St Sylvester's[13][14][15][16] and DIT.[9][17][18]
Together with Noëlle Healy, Sinéad Goldrick and Hannah Tyrrell, McEvoy was part of a generation of Dublin ladies' footballers who won All-Ireland titles at under-14, under-16 and under-18 levels before playing for the senior team.[10][19][20][21] McEvoy was a member of the Dublin team that won the 2010 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship Final. She was one of two players named Niamh McEvoy who played for Dublin in the 2010 final. She came on as a second-half substitute, replacing the player sharing her name, Niamh McEvoy of Parnells.[12][22] McEvoy established herself as a regular in the Dublin team during the 2010s, finishing as an All-Ireland runner-up in 2014, 2015 and 2016.[15][16] She was subsequently a member of the Dublin teams that won the 2017,[23][24][25] 2018[26][27] and 2019 All-Ireland finals.[28][29][30] She was a member of the Dublin team that won the 2018 Ladies' National Football League.[31][32] In 2019 McEvoy won her first All Star award.[33]
| All-Ireland Finals | Place | Opponent | Goal/Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2004 Under-14[19] | Winners | Mayo | 1–0 |
| 2 | 2006 Under-16[20] | Winners | Cork | 1–0 |
| 3 | 2008 Under-18[21] | Winners | Tyrone | 0–0 |
| 4 | 2010[22][34] | Winners | Tyrone | 0–0 |
| 5 | 2014[35] | Runner up | Cork | 0–0 |
| 6 | 2015[36] | Runner up | Cork | 0–1 |
| 7 | 2016[37] | Runner up | Cork | 0–1 |
| 8 | 2017[23][24][25] | Winners | Mayo | 1–1 |
| 9 | 2018[26][27] | Winners | Cork | 0–1 |
| 10 | 2019[28][29][30] | Winners | Galway | 0–1 |
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Niamh McEvoy | ||
| Date of birth | (1990-10-02) 2 October 1990 (age 31) | ||
| Draft | 2019 rookie signing | ||
| Debut |
Round 2, 2020, Melbourne vs. Western Bulldogs, at VU Whitten Oval | ||
| Height | 176 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Melbourne | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2020–2021 | Melbourne | 8 (1) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2021 season. | |||
| Source: AustralianFootball.com | |||
In October 2019, McEvoy and her Dublin teammate Sinéad Goldrick signed to play for the Melbourne Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW) in 2020.[38][39][40][41] She made her AFL Women's debut in round 2 of the 2020 season against the Western Bulldogs at VU Whitten Oval, after missing the opening round through illness.[42] In April 2021, McEvoy announced her retirement from Australian rules football.[43]
Between 2012 and 2018, McEvoy worked as a primary school teacher at schools such as Holywell Educate Together National School in Swords, Dublin.[8][10][23] McEvoy is in a relationship with Dublin county footballer Dean Rock.[23][14][44]