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Izzy Atkinson
Personal information
Full name	Isibeal Carolan Atkinson
Date of birth	17 July 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth	Republic of Ireland,
Height	1.66 m (5ft 5)
Position(s)	Full-back / Winger
Team information
Current team	Celtic
Number	17
Youth career
2014–2017	Enniskerry
Senior career*
Years	Team
2017–2021	Shelbourne
2021–	Celtic
International career‡
2018–	Republic of Ireland
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:47, 30 August 2019 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 April 2021 (UTC)

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Isibeal (Carolan) "Izzy" Atkinson (born 17 July 2001) is a professional Irish footballer who plays for Scottish club Celtic and has appeared for the Republic of Ireland women's national team. She previously played for Shelbourne in Ireland before joining Celtic in 2021.

Club career

Atkinson played youth football for Rush Athletic and the Metropolitan Girls' League Academy, before spending three years with Enniskerry FC. She signed for Women's National League (WNL) club Shelbourne in July 2017.^[1]

The 2020 WNL season, delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic, began with Atkinson in excellent form for Shelbourne. Instead of occupying her usual position on the wing, she had been repurposed as an attacking left-back.^[2] Her goal against Bohemians was named Goal of the Month for August 2020.^[3]

In February 2021, Atkinson signed for Scottish Women's Premier League club Celtic.^[4]

International career

In October 2017, Republic of Ireland national team coach Colin Bell named 16-year-old Atkinson in his squad for a FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying fixture in Slovakia. She won her first senior cap as a 90th-minute substitute for Leanne Kiernan in a 3–1 friendly win over Portugal at the Estádio de São Miguel, Ponta Delgada, on 22 January 2018.^[5]

Atkinson's first competitive appearance for Ireland was in a 1–0 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying defeat in Norway in June 2018. She was an 89th-minute substitute for Áine O'Gorman and was shown the yellow card.^[6] She started her first match in a 1–0 friendly defeat by Belgium, staged in Murcia, Spain, on 20 January 2019.^[5]

References

^ Kearney, Diarmuid (30 July 2017). "Shelbourne Ladies announce signing of Isibeal Atkinson". Extratime.com. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
^ @thewnlshow (20 August 2020). "We spoke to Shels Izzy Atkinson after her first goal of the season for Shels last night a lovely strike from the full back who's had superb start to the season" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
^ @FAI_WNL (1 September 2020). "And the winner of the #WNL August Goal of the Month is... @shelsfc ace Isibeal Atkinson for this thunderbolt High voltage sign" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
^ Pyne, Anthony (2 February 2021). "Izzy Atkinson walking on air after dream Celtic move". RTÉ Sport. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
^ ^a ^b Duffy, Emma (28 March 2019). "'I couldn't ask for any more to be honest... I'm living my dream, as cringe as that sounds'". The42.ie. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
^ "Women World Cup Qualifiers Europe 2017/2018 » Teams (Republic of Ireland)". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 29 August 2019.

External links

Isibeal Atkinson – UEFA competition record (archive)
Isibeal Atkinson at WorldFootball.net
Isibeal Atkinson at Soccerway

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[1] Kearney, Diarmuid (30 July 2017). "Shelbourne Ladies announce signing of Isibeal Atkinson". Extratime.com. Retrieved 18 September 2020.

[2] @thewnlshow (20 August 2020). "We spoke to Shels Izzy Atkinson after her first goal of the season for Shels last night a lovely strike from the full back who's had superb start to the season" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[3] @FAI_WNL (1 September 2020). "And the winner of the #WNL August Goal of the Month is... @shelsfc ace Isibeal Atkinson for this thunderbolt High voltage sign" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[4] Pyne, Anthony (2 February 2021). "Izzy Atkinson walking on air after dream Celtic move". RTÉ Sport. Retrieved 4 April 2021.

[fortytwo-5] Duffy, Emma (28 March 2019). "'I couldn't ask for any more to be honest... I'm living my dream, as cringe as that sounds'". The42.ie. Retrieved 18 September 2020.

[6] "Women World Cup Qualifiers Europe 2017/2018 » Teams (Republic of Ireland)". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 29 August 2019.

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