PREVIEW | Greece WNT v Ireland WNT

PREVIEW | Greece WNT v Ireland WNT

The Ireland Women’s National Team will take on Greece in their third Group 2 game of their 2025 UEFA Nations League campaign on Friday, April 4th.

After beating Türkiye and losing to Slovenia, the Girls in Green now face Greece twice in the space of four days with a home game coming on Tuesday, April 8th after this first meeting.

SECURE YOUR SEAT FOR IRELAND VS GREECE IN TALLAGHT STADIUM

The game in Crete will be broadcast live on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player - kicking off at 15:00 Irish Time.

 

TEAM NEWS
Heather Payne will not be involved due to an ankle injury picked up on club duty before international camp.

 

MATCH DETAILS
UEFA NATIONS LEAGUE
League B, Group 2
Greece v Ireland
Friday, April 4
Theodoros Vardinogiannis Stadium, Heraklion
KO 15:00 (Irish Time), 17:00 (Local Time)
LIVE on RTÉ2 / RTÉ Player

 

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee | Jelena Pejković (Croatia)
Assistant Referee 1 | Sanja Rodjak-Karšić (Croatia)
Assistant Referee 2 | Maja Petravić (Croatia)
Fourth Official | Sabina Bolic (Croatia)

 

PREVIOUS MEETINGS
17/11/2001 | Ireland 5-0 Greece | FIFA World Cup Qualifier | Dalymount Park
24/03/2002 | Greece 1-3 Ireland | FIFA World Cup Qualifier | Rethymno Gallos Stadium
08/01/2003 | Greece 0-1 Ireland | International Friendly | Athens
10/01/2003 | Greece 0-0 Ireland | International Friendly | Athens 
14/03/2003 | Greece 0-0 Ireland | Algarve Cup | Lagoa, Portugal
12/11/2019 | Greece 1-1 Ireland | UEFA EURO Qualifier | Nea Smyrni Stadium, Athens
05/03/2020 | Ireland 1-0 Greece | UEFA EURO Qualifier | Tallaght Stadium

 

NOTES
- There are currently 35 places between Ireland (26) and Greece (61) in the FIFA Women’s World Rankings.

- Four players in the current squad (Katie McCabe, Denise O’Sullivan, Leanne Kiernan & Amber Barrett) featured in the last visit to Greece in November 2019, where Amber Barrett scored in the 1-1 draw in Athens.

- Amber Barrett could earn her 50th cap should she feature in the game – which would make her the sixth player in current squad to reach that milestone.

 

Ireland WNT Squad
Goalkeepers:
Courtney Brosnan (Everton), Sophie Whitehouse (Charlton Athletic), Grace Moloney (Unattached)

Defenders: Heather Payne (Everton), Jessie Stapleton (Sunderland – on loan from West Ham United), Anna Patten (Aston Villa), Aoife Mannion (Manchester United), Caitlin Hayes (Brighton & Hove Albion), Megan Campbell (London City Lionesses), Chloe Mustaki (Bristol City), Katie McCabe (Arsenal)

Midfielders: Denise O’Sullivan (North Carolina Courage), Tyler Toland (Blackburn Rovers), Ruesha Littlejohn (Shamrock Rovers), Marissa Sheva (Sunderland), Aoibheann Clancy (Shelbourne)

Forwards: Leanne Kiernan (Liverpool), Kyra Carusa (San Diego Wave), Abbie Larkin (Crystal Palace), Amber Barrett (Standard Liege), Lucy Quinn (Birmingham City), Emily Murphy (Newcastle United), Saoirse Noonan (Celtic)

 

IRELAND WNT PLAYER STATS
Goalkeepers

Courtney Brosnan | DOB 10/11/1995 | 44 caps / 18 clean sheets | Debut vs Montenegro 11/03/2020 
Grace Moloney | DOB 01/03/1993 | 7 caps / 2 clean sheets | Debut vs Austria 02/03/2016 
Sophie Whitehouse | DOB 10/10/1996 | 0 caps / 0 clean sheets 

Defenders
Heather Payne | DOB 26/01/2000 | 50 caps / 2 goals | Debut vs Scotland 07/07/2017
Jessie Stapleton | DOB 07/02/2005 | 11 caps / 1 goal | Debut vs Philippines 19/06/2022 
Anna Patten | DOB 20/04/1999 | 12 caps / 2 goals | Debut vs France 05/04/2024
Aoife Mannion | DOB 24/09/1995 | 13 caps / 1 goal | Debut vs China PR 22/02/2023
Caitlin Hayes | DOB 22/09/1995 | 19 caps / 2 goals | Debut vs Northern Ireland 23/09/2023 
Megan Campbell | DOB 28/06/1993 | 53 caps / 4 goals | Debut vs Switzerland 24/08/2011 
Chloe Mustaki | DOB 29/07/1995 | 8 caps / 0 goals | Debut vs Russia 19/02/2022
Katie McCabe | DOB 21/09/1995 | 95 caps / 29 goals | Debut vs Hungary 04/03/2015 

Midfielders
Denise O’Sullivan | DOB 04/02/1994 | 121 caps / 21 goals | Debut vs Wales 17/09/2011
Tyler Toland | DOB 08/08/2001 | 21 caps / 1 goal | Debut vs Northern Ireland 19/09/2017
Ruesha Littlejohn | DOB 03/07/1990 | 87 caps / 6 goals | Debut vs Hungary 07/03/2012 
Marissa Sheva | DOB 22/04/1997 | 12 caps / 1 goal | Debut vs China PR 22/02/2023
Aoibheann Clancy | DOB 31/10/2003 | 1 cap / 0 goals | Debut vs Morocco 14/11/2022

Forwards
Leanne Kiernan | DOB 27/04/1999 | 40 caps / 4 goals | Debut vs Cymru 19/08/2016 
Kyra Carusa | DOB 14/11/1995 | 33 caps / 10 goals | Debut vs Montenegro 11/03/2020 
Abbie Larkin | DOB 27/04/2005 | 23 caps / 1 goal | Debut vs Russia 19/02/2022 
Amber Barrett | DOB 10/01/1996 | 49 caps / 7 goals | Debut vs Cymru 19/08/2016
Lucy Quinn | DOB 29/09/1993 | 26 caps / 5 goals | Debut vs Australia 21/09/2021
Emily Murphy | DOB 02/03/2003 | 5 caps / 0 goals | Debut vs Cymru 27/02/2024
Saoirse Noonan | DOB 13/07/1999 | 4 caps / 1 goal | Debut vs Cymru 21/08/2016

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