Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mary Veronica Waldron | ||
Date of birth | 5 May 1984 | ||
Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||
Playing position | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
St James's Gate | |||
UCD | |||
St Francis | |||
St Catherine's | |||
2011– | Raheny United | ||
National team‡ | |||
Republic of Ireland | |||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 25 August 2011 |
Mary Veronica Waldron (born 5 May 1984) is an Irish association football player and cricketer who has represented both the Republic of Ireland women's national football team and the Ireland women's cricket team.
Waldron was nominated for the FAI Under–18 Women Player of the Year in 2001 and 2002, while playing for St James's Gate. She was awarded a sport scholarship to University College Dublin in 2003. In the 2004 FAI Women's Cup final at Lansdowne Road, Waldron played in UCD's 4–1 win over Dundalk City.
In July 2004 Waldron made her UEFA Women's Cup debut for UCD; in a 5–0 defeat to Montpellier HSC.
Waldron hit an injury–time winner from the penalty spot, as St Francis beat Peamount United 2–1 in the final of the 2008 FAI Women's Cup at Richmond Park. She also played in 2009 as St Francis beat St Catherine's 1–0 to retain the Cup. In the 2011 final Waldron headed the opening goal in St Catherine's 3–1 win over Wilton United at Turners Cross.
Waldron captained Ireland at Under–19 level. Coach Noel King gave her an appearance in Ireland's senior team in a 2–1 friendly win over Faroe Islands in Klaksvík on 12 October 2004. In August 2011 she reappeared for the senior team, as an 86th-minute substitute for Shannon Smyth in a 1–0 home friendly defeat to Switzerland.