Simone Magill

Simone Magill (born 1 November 1994) is a Northern Irish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Women's Super League club Birmingham City and the Northern Ireland national team. Magill was named Northern Ireland captain in September 2025.

Early life and education

Magill studied at Edge Hill University and graduated with a PhD in July 2026.

Playing career Club Mid-Ulster Magill began her football career in the development programs of Cookstown Youth FC and Mid-Ulster Ladies F.C. where she first played with an all female squad. During the 2010/2011 and 2011/2012 seasons, Magill would claim awards for the Northern Ireland Women's Premier League Player of the Year honors. She also finished the 2012 season as top goalscorer with 18 goals. Suffering injury, Magill was sidelined for much for the 2016 season, but returned during the 2017 Spring Series scoring 5 goals in just 7 appearances. She was the second Everton player to do so and the first female Northern Irish footballer to sign a full-time contract.

Aston Villa

On 6 July 2022, Magill was announced at Aston Villa on a permanent transfer.

Birmingham City

On 15 August 2024, Magill was announced at Birmingham City on a two year contract.

In her first season with Birmingham, Magill played a key role in the side and was awarded player of the season and top goalscorer in her first season.

Whilst at Birmingham City, she was studying a PHD in Sociology in football, with ambitions to become a director.

In the 25/26 season Magill having made two appearances scoring two goals and one assist, later announced that she and her husband were expecting their first child, therefore missed the remainder of that season. In May 2026 Magill announced the birth of her daughter.

International career Magill has represented Northern Ireland at multiple youth levels throughout her career and made her senior international debut in 2010, aged 15.

Magill was a part of the squad that was called up to the UEFA Women's Euro 2022.

In January 2025, Magill was named Northern Ireland Women's Player Of The Year by the supporters.

In September 2025, Magill was named captain of the national team.

Personal life

Magill got engaged to Mark Rigby in 2019, having met him at university. They married in 2021. In November 2025, Magill announced that she and Rigby were expecting their first child. later announcing the birth of their daughter Skye in May 2026.

International goals No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 19 May 2012 Solitude, Belfast, Northern Ireland 1–0 4–1 UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying 2. 12 April 2016 Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore, Reggio Emilia, Italy 1–0 1–3 UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying 3. 3 June 2016 Solitude, Belfast, Northern Ireland 1–0 4–0 4. 27 February 2019 Evrenseki Stadium, Side, Turkey 1–0 6–0 2019 Turkish Women's Cup 5. 3 March 2019 Hane, Side, Turkey 4–0 4–0 6. 3 September 2019 Rodney Parade, Newport, Wales 1–0 2–2 UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying 7. 18 September 2020 Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands 2–0 6–0 8. 6–0 9. 9 April 2021 Kolos Stadium, Kovalivka, Ukraine 2–1 2–1 UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying play-offs 10. 25 November 2021 Petar Miloševski Training Centre, Skopje, North Macedonia 3–0 11–0 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification 11. 7–0 12. 9–0 13. 10–0 14. 30 November 2021 Seaview, Belfast, Northern Ireland 7–0 9–0 15. 20 February 2022 Estadio Municipal de Marbella, Marbella, Spain 1–0 2–2 Friendly 16. 2–2 17. 27 October 2023 Ménfői úti Stadion, Győr, Hungary 2–2 2–3 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League 18. 1 December 2023 Arena Kombëtare, Tirana, Albania 1–0 4–0 19. 2–0 20. 27 February 2024 Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland 1–1 1–1 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League play-offs 21. 9 April 2024 Bosnia and Herzegovina FA Training Centre, Zenica, Bosnia & Herzegovina 3–1 3–1 UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying 22. 25 February 2025 Inver Park, Larne, Northern Ireland 2–2 3–2 2025 UEFA Women's Nations League 23. 3–2 24. 3 June 2025 Bosnia and Herzegovina FA Training Centre, Zenica, Bosnia & Herzegovina 1–0 1–1

Honours Everton FA Women's Cup runners-up: 2013–14 FA WSL 2: 2017 Birmingham City

Women's Super League 2: 2025–26

Individual Women's Premier League Player of the Year: 2010, 2012 Everton Ladies Player of the Season: 2014–15 Fastest International Women's goal scored (World Record) 3 June 2016 Everton Ladies Player of the Season: 2018–19 Northern Ireland Player of the year: 2023 Northern Ireland Player of the year: 2024 Birmingham City Player of the year: 2024-25 Birmingham City Top Goalscorer: 2024-25 Women’s Championship Player of the month April: 2025