Aoife Mannion

Aoife Mannion (born 24 September 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Manchester United in the FA Women's Super League. She has been capped for England at youth level and received her first senior call-up in August 2019.

Club Career

Aston Villa

Having joined the Aston Villa Centre of Excellence, Mannion was promoted to the first team in July 2012 by Joe Hunt, who had managed her in the academy. The team played in the second-tier FA Women's Premier League National Division. Mannion made 21 appearances in all competitions as Aston Villa won the 2012–13 FA Women's Premier League Cup, beating Leeds United on penalties in the final.

Birmingham City

Mannion was signed for Birmingham City in August 2013 by David Parker. She made her Birmingham debut on 16 October 2013 against Finnish side PK-35 Vantaa in the first leg of the 2013–14 UEFA Women's Champions League round of 32. Birmingham defeated PK-35 Vantaa 1–0 and advanced to the round of 16. Forging a partnership with Kerys Harrop, Mannion played every minute of the 2014 and 2015 FA WSL seasons, with her performances leading her to be named to the 2015 PFA Women's Young Player of the Year shortlist, but lost out to Leah Williamson. She signed a new contract ahead of the 2016 season. In 2016, Mannion continued her ever-present run, starting all but the final game of the season, ending a run of 44 successive WSL starts. In 2017, Birmingham reached the FA Cup final for the second time in their history. Held at Wembley Stadium, Mannion started the 2017 FA Women's Cup Final as Birmingham lost 4–1 to Manchester City. Under Marc Skinner, Mannion was selected in back to back PFA Team of the Years for 2017–18 and 2018–19, before departing the club when her contract expired on 30 June 2019, declining a new deal to stay at Birmingham.

Manchester City

On 9 July 2019, Manchester City announced the signing of Mannion on a two-year deal ahead of the 2