Zara Foley (born 11 April 2002) is an Irish professional footballer who plays for Women's National League team Cork City, and the Republic of Ireland women's national football team, as a defender.
Club Career
Foley joined Cork City from Lakewood Athletic in July 2018. She made her debut for Cork in a 3−0 defeat against Peamount United. In the 2019 season she scored her first goal in a 7−1 win against Kilkenny United, scoring in the third minute. In the 2020 season she played a pivotal role in guiding Cork to 4th place. They also reached the 2020 FAI Women's Cup Final, where they were defeated 6−0 by Peamount United.
International Career
Foley was called up to the Irish senior women's squad for two friendlies against Portugal in January 2018. She was an unused substitute in a 1−0 loss.
She was again called up to the senior squad in June of that year, and was again an unused substitute in a 1−0 loss to Norway, in their 2019 World Cup qualification match. She would go on to make her debut against Poland in October, coming on as a 90th minute substitute for Ruesha Littlejohn. In 2018 Foley was called up for four Under-17 European Championship qualification matches for the Ireland U17 team. In 2019 she played for the U19 team in a 2020 Under-19 European Championship qualification match against Netherlands, she played all 90 minutes in a 6−0 loss.