PREVIEW | Türkiye WNT v Ireland WNT

PREVIEW | Türkiye WNT v Ireland WNT

The Ireland Women’s National Team make their first trip to Türkiye for their penultimate group game as part of the 2025 UEFA Nations League.

A 1-0 win over Türkiye in February kickstarted the campaign for Ireland who now face the same opponent again before hosting Slovenia next Tuesday (June 3rd) in Páirc Uí Chaoimh.

The Girls in Green need to collect the three points on offer in order to keep the pressure on Group B2 leaders Slovenia to finish in top spot and seal promotion to League A.

The game will be broadcast live on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player.

 

MATCH DETAILS
UEFA NATIONS LEAGUE

League B, Group 2

Türkiye v Ireland
Friday, May 30
Esenler Erokspor Stadium, Istanbul
KO 18:00 (Irish Time), 20:00 (Local Time)
LIVE on RTÉ2 / RTÉ Player

 

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee | Kristina Georgieva (Bulgaria)
Assistant Referee 1 | Dorieta Valeva (Bulgaria)
Assistant Referee 2 | Liliya Dumbalakova (Bulgaria)
Fourth Official | Galiya Echeva (Bulgaria)

 

MATCH NOTES
Ireland are 32 places ahead of Türkiye (58) in the FIFA Women’s World Rankings.

 

PREVIOUS MEETINGS – TURKIYE
21/02/2025 | Ireland 1-0 Türkiye | UEFA Nations League | Tallaght Stadium

 

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

Defenders: Jessie Stapleton (West Ham United), Anna Patten (Aston Villa), Aoife Mannion (Manchester United), Caitlin Hayes (Brighton & Hove Albion), Louise Quinn (Unattached), Chloe Mustaki (Charlton Athletic), Megan Campbell (Unattached), Katie McCabe (Arsenal)

Midfielders: Denise O’Sullivan (North Carolina Courage), Megan Connolly (Lazio), Tyler Toland (Blackburn Rovers), Ruesha Littlejohn (Shamrock Rovers), Marissa Sheva (Sunderland)

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

 

IRELAND WNT PLAYER STATS
Goalkeepers

Courtney Brosnan | DOB 10/11/1995 | 47 caps / 19 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
Jessie Stapleton | DOB 07/02/2005 | 13 caps / 2 goals | Debut vs Philippines 19/06/2022 
Anna Patten | DOB 20/04/1999 | 14 caps / 3 goals | Debut vs France 05/04/2024
Aoife Mannion | DOB 24/09/1995 | 15 caps / 1 goal | Debut vs China PR 22/02/2023
Caitlin Hayes | DOB 22/09/1995 | 20 caps / 2 goals | Debut vs Northern Ireland 23/09/2023 
Louise Quinn | DOB 17/06/1990 | 121 caps / 16 goals | Debut vs Poland 02/02/2008
Chloe Mustaki | DOB 29/07/1995 | 8 caps / 0 goals | Debut vs Russia 19/02/2022
Megan Campbell | DOB 28/06/1993 | 55 caps / 4 goals | Debut vs Switzerland 24/08/2011 
Katie McCabe | DOB 21/09/1995 | 96 caps / 29 goals | Debut vs Hungary 04/03/2015 

Midfielders
Denise O’Sullivan | DOB 04/02/1994 | 123 caps / 21 goals | Debut vs Cymru 17/09/2011
Megan Connolly | DOB 07/03/1997 | 60 caps / 4 goals | Debut vs USA 23/02/2016  
Tyler Toland | DOB 08/08/2001 | 23 caps / 1 goal | Debut vs Northern Ireland 19/09/2017
Ruesha Littlejohn | DOB 03/07/1990 | 89 caps / 6 goals | Debut vs Hungary 07/03/2012 
Marissa Sheva | DOB 22/04/1997 | 14 caps / 2 goals | Debut vs China PR 22/02/2023
Aoibheann Clancy | DOB 09/03/2003 | 1 cap / 0 goals | Debut vs Morocco 14/11/2022

Forwards
Kyra Carusa | DOB 14/11/1995 | 34 caps / 11 goals | Debut vs Montenegro 11/03/2020 
Abbie Larkin | DOB 27/04/2005 | 25 caps / 1 goal | Debut vs Russia 19/02/2022 
Amber Barrett | DOB 10/01/1996 | 51 caps / 9 goals | Debut vs Cymru 19/08/2016
Lucy Quinn | DOB 29/09/1993 | 28 caps / 5 goals | Debut vs Australia 21/09/2021
Emily Murphy | DOB 02/03/2003 | 7 caps / 0 goals | Debut vs Cymru 27/02/2024
Saoirse Noonan | DOB 13/07/1999 | 5 caps / 1 goal | Debut vs Cymru 21/08/2016
Erin Healy | DOB 05/04/2001 | 0 caps / 0 goals

WNT v Slovenia.jpg
WNT v Slovenia.jpg

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