Marie Hourihan

Marie Hourihan (born 10 March 1989) is a retired Irish footballer and current head coach. She recently managed Plymouth Argyle and previously played for clubs including Brighton & Hove Albion, Chelsea, and Manchester City She represented the Republic of Ireland at senior international level, having represented England up to under-23 level.

Club career Birmingham City, 2011–2013 Hourihan's debut for Birmingham City was a 4–0 shutout win against Bristol City on 14 April 2011.

Manchester City, 2016–2018 In December 2015, Hourihan signed with Manchester City for the 2016 FA WSL season.

Brighton, 2018–2019 Hourihan joined Brighton & Hove Albion W.F.C. in January 2018, on a loan deal until the end of the season. The move was made permanent in the summer of 2018.

Braga, 2019–2021 In July 2019 Hourihan signed for Portuguese Campeonato Nacional de Futebol Feminino champions Braga.

International career After previously representing the England women's national under-23 football team, Hourihan accepted a call-up from the new Republic of Ireland women's national football team coach Colin Bell in 2017. She was eligible to represent the Girls in Green thanks to her late grandmother who moved back from London to her native Arigna, County Roscommon. She made her senior debut in March 2017, in a 0–0 draw with Hungary at the 2017 Cyprus Cup. Hourihan was installed as the successor to Ireland's longstanding goalkeeper Emma Byrne.

Managerial career On 24 July 2023, Hourihan was appointed head coach of Stoke City Women, the team's first full-time manager. In the 24–25 season Marie led Stoke City Women to their highest ever league finish in the FA Women's National League and her side earn't their place in the FAWNL Cup final against Nottingham Forest Women and lost 3–1. She left Stoke in May 2025 and joined Plymouth Argyle Women as Head Coach in June 2025.

Personal life Hourihan is a second cousin of the footballer Conor Hourihane.

Honours Birmingham City Women's FA Cup: 2011–12