Shannon McDonnell (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Shannon Marie DeVoe | ||
| Date of birth | 28 September 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Orland Park, Illinois, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Windy City Pride | |||
| 2004–2007 | Illinois Fighting Illini | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004 | Windy City Bluez | ||
| 2006 | Chicago Gaels | ||
| 2011 | Chicago Red Stars | ||
| International career | |||
| 2009–2013 | Republic of Ireland | 12 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Shannon Marie DeVoe (née McDonnell; born 28 September 1984) is a former soccer midfielder, who represented the Republic of Ireland women's national football team. On the club level she most recently played for Women's Premier Soccer League (WPSL) club Chicago Red Stars, having previously played in the W-League with Windy City Bluez and Chicago Gaels.
College career
[edit]DeVoe attended Carl Sandburg High School[1] then spent four years at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, playing varsity soccer as well as studying speech and hearing sciences.[1]
Club career
[edit]While at college DeVoe played for Windy City Bluez in the 2004 W-League season.[2] She also featured for Chicago Gaels in 2006.[3]
In July 2009 DeVoe and sister Mary Therese McDonnell played for the Irish national team against Mary Therese's club side Chicago Red Stars in an exhibition game at the Sports Complex at Benedictine University.[4]
Shannon signed for the Red Stars herself in June 2011, after the club left the Women's Professional Soccer and reconstituted itself at the lower level of the Women's Premier Soccer League. She was also hired as the club's camps director.[5]
International career
[edit]Devos first represented the Republic of Ireland during a summer 2009 training camp in Indiana.[6] Shannon and younger sister Mary Therese McDonnell then featured in Ireland's failed qualifying campaigns for the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup and UEFA Women's Euro 2013.[6] Their eligibility for the Irish team derived from their grandfather, who was from Foxford.[7]
Coaching career
[edit]After her playing career DeVoe began working as an assistant coach for the Colorado Mines Orediggers' women's soccer team. She married the Orediggers wrestling coach Austin DeVoe.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "23. Shannon McDonnell". FightingIllini.com. Archived from the original on 1 April 2012. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
- ^ "London Gryphons at Windy City Bluez 2:5". United Soccer Leagues. 12 June 2004. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
- ^ "Chicago Gaels at Minnesota Lightning 5:2". United Soccer Leagues. 21 June 2006. Archived from the original on 11 October 2012. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
- ^ Mary Therese McDonnell (9 July 2009). "Mary Therese Blog: Inside the Irish National Team". WomensProSoccer.com. Archived from the original on 24 December 2009. Retrieved 22 September 2010.
- ^ Chicago Red Stars (1 June 2011). "Four More Join Chicago Red Stars For 2011 WPS Season". Box Score News. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
- ^ a b "Irish sisters look forward to French challenge". Football Association of Ireland. 24 February 2010. Retrieved 22 September 2010.
- ^ "Senior Women Player Profiles". Football Association of Ireland. 16 January 2009. Retrieved 22 September 2010.
- ^ "Shannon DeVoe". Colorado School of Mines. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
External links
[edit]- Republic of Ireland women's association footballers
- Republic of Ireland women's international footballers
- 1984 births
- Living people
- American people of Irish descent
- Soccer players from Cook County, Illinois
- Illinois Fighting Illini women's soccer players
- People from Orland Park, Illinois
- Women's association football midfielders
- Women's Premier Soccer League players
- Chicago Red Stars players
- 21st-century Irish sportswomen