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Zara Foley (born 11 April 2002) is an Irish professional footballer who plays for Women's National League team Cork City, and the Republic of Ireland women's national football team, as a defender.[2]

Zara Folie

Personal information
Full name	Zara Foley
Date of birth	(2002-04-11) 11 April 2002 (age 20)[1]
Place of birth	Ireland,
Position(s)	Defender
Club information
Current team	Cork City
Number	5
Youth career
	Lakewood AFC
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018−	Cork City	22	(1)
National team‡
2018	Republic of Ireland U17	4	(0)
2019−	Republic of Ireland U19	2	(0)
2018−	Republic of Ireland	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:42, 23 January 2021 (UTC)

Club career

Foley joined Cork City from Lakewood Athletic in July 2018.[3] She made her debut for Cork in a 3−0 defeat against Peamount United. In the 2019 season she scored her first goal in a 7−1 win against Kilkenny United, scoring in the third minute. In the 2020 season she played a pivotal role in guiding Cork to 4th place. They also reached the 2020 FAI Women's Cup Final, where they were defeated 6−0 by Peamount United.

International career

Foley was called up to the Irish senior women's squad for two friendlies against Portugal in January 2018. She was an unused substitute in a 1−0 loss.[4]

She was again called up to the senior squad in June of that year, and was again an unused substitute in a 1−0 loss to Norway, in their 2019 World Cup qualification match.[5] She would go on to make her debut against Poland in October, coming on as a 90th minute substitute for Ruesha Littlejohn.[6][7] In 2018 Foley was called up for four Under-17 European Championship qualification matches for the Ireland U17 team.[8] In 2019 she played for the U19 team in a 2020 Under-19 European Championship qualification match against Netherlands, she played all 90 minutes in a 6−0 loss.[9]

Personal life

Foley is from Ballincollig.[10] Her older brother Dylan played soccer for Cork City and Cobh Ramblers.[11]

References

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