Kirsty McGuinness

Kirsty McGuinness (born 4 November 1994) is a Northern Irish women's association football player and GAA player. She plays football for Cliftonville Ladies and the Northern Ireland women's national football team.

Club career McGuinness, who is left-footed, started playing women's football when she was 14 and was chosen by the Linfield secretary to join them. In 2012, she crossed the Belfast's Big Two divide by joining Linfield's Belfast rivals Glentoran Belfast United. However she rejoined Linfield after a season despite alleged interest from English club Arsenal Ladies.

International career In July 2010, she made her debut for the senior Northern Ireland women's national football team in a 3–0 win over Estonia. She was 15 years and 262 days old. In November 2011 she scored in a shock 3–1 win over Norway at Mourneview Park. She had previously played for the Northern Ireland women's national under-19 football team and at under-17s level.

International goals No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 19 November 2011 Mourneview Park, Lurgan, Northern Ireland 1–0 3–1 UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying 2. 19 May 2012 Solitude, Belfast, Northern Ireland 2–0 4–1 3. 4 March 2016 Umag City Stadium, Umag, Croatia 1–0 1–0 2016 Istria Cup 4. 28 February 2018 Evrenseki Stadium, Side, Turkey 1–0 2–0 2018 Turkish Women's Cup 5. 4 March 2018 Gold City Sports Complex, Alanya, Turkey 1–2 1–3 6. 18 September 2020 Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands 4–0 6–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying 7. 27 November 2020 Seaview, Belfast, Northern Ireland 1–0 3–2 8. 1 December 2020 2–1 5–1 9. 21 September 2021 Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland 2–0 4–0 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification 10. 25 November 2021 Petar Miloševski Training Centre, Skopje, North Macedonia 6–0 11–0 11. 29 November 2021 Seaview, Belfast, Northern Ireland 1–0 9–0 12. 4–0 13. 5–0

Gaelic games McGuinness also plays ladies' Gaelic football for Antrim GAA. In 2012, she was a part of the Antrim team that won the All-Ireland Junior Ladies' Football Championship. She also represented them in the Ulster Women's Intermediate Championship. She is among a small number of sportswomen who have played association football for Northern Ireland and GAA for Antrim.