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Louise Quinn

Louise Quinn
Louise Quinn Eskilstuna.jpg
Personal information
Full name Louise Quinn
Date of birth (1990-06-17) 17 June 1990 (age 26)
Place of birth Blessington, Ireland
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing position Centre back
Club information
Current team
Arsenal
Number 15
Youth career
Blessington Boys FC
Lakeside FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2012 Peamount United
2010 UCD
2013–2016 Eskilstuna United 90 (13)
2017 Notts County Ladies 0 (0)
2017– Arsenal 1 (0)
National team
2008– Republic of Ireland 47 (8)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Louise Quinn (born 17 June 1990) is an Irish footballer who plays as a defender for English club Arsenal and the Ireland national soccer team.

Quinn played youth football with Lakeside FC in Wicklow before joining Dublin club Peamount United in 2004.

Quinn captained Peamount to the 2008 FAI Women's Cup final at Richmond Park, where they lost 2–1 to St Francis In 2010 Peamount won the FAI Cup final, after defeating Salthill Devon 4–2. Quinn missed the occasion as she was on a work placement in the United States.

In August 2011, Quinn scored a hat-trick against ŽNK Krka, as Peamount won 7–0 in the UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying round in Slovakia.

Quinn moved to Swedish club Eskilstuna United in January 2013. She proved a success in Sweden as Eskilstuna were promoted from the Elitettan in her first season and finished seventh in the top-level Damallsvenskan in her second. In 2015, the team finished runners-up to FC Rosengård and coach Viktor Eriksson described Quinn as one of the best defenders in the league. In 2016 team captain Quinn was ever present in the league and played in the club's UEFA Women's Champions League campaign, but decided to leave Eskilstuna in November 2016.


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