Ciara McCormack
Ciara Marie McCormack (born 29 September 1979) is a soccer defender who last played for the Australian W-League club Newcastle Jets and the Republic of Ireland women's national football team. College career. McCormack won a scholarship to Yale University and played college soccer for four years. She spent a further year at the University of Connecticut. Club career. McCormack has featured for Boston Renegades, Vancouver Whitecaps Women and Ottawa Fury Women in the W-League. She also played for Fortuna Hjørring in Denmark. Since moving to Norway in 2008, McCormack has represented Toppserien clubs Asker Fotball , FK Larvik and Kolbotn Fotball. She left Kolbotn for Donn Toppfotball in August 2010. Ciara founded in June 2016, TOPP Soccer in Vancouver, British Columbia, a company to help young soccer players. International career. In late 2007 McCormack delayed her arrival in Norway to attend a training camp with the Canada women's national soccer team. However, McCormack first appeared for the Republic of Ireland in three friendly games against the United States in September 2008. She then played in both defence and midfield for Ireland. McCormack's father Barry is from Athlone and her mother is from County Cork . She won the last of her eight caps in a defeat by the Netherlands in August 2010. On 5 May 2014, Ireland manager Susan Ronan recalled McCormack to an experimental squad for a friendly against the Basque Country. McCormack started Ireland's 2–0 defeat in Azpeitia, which was not classified as a full international fixture.