Catherine Hyndman (born 31 August 1990) is a Northern Irish footballer and football coach. A versatile left-sided player, she has appeared for the Northern Ireland women's national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 31 August 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Belfast, Northern Ireland | ||
| Position(s) |
Defender / Midfielder/ Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sion Swifts | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Carbury FC | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2009 | Colchester United | ||
| 2014–2016 | Castlebar Celtic | ||
| 2017–2019 | Sion Swifts | ||
| 2021 | Athlone Town | ||
| 2021– | Sion Swifts | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| Northern Ireland | |||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:39, 28 May 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:39, 28 May 2022 (UTC) | |||
Career edit
Hyndman was born in Belfast and moved with her family to Grange, County Sligo when she was 12 years old.[1] She was selected for the Northern Ireland women's national under-19 football team while playing for Colchester United of the FA Women's Premier League Southern Division in England.[2]
She later played as a defender for Women's National League club Castlebar Celtic, while she attended Institute of Technology, Sligo.[3] When Castlebar Celtic folded, she continued her football career by travelling to play for Sion Swifts of the Northern Ireland Women's Premiership. This was due to a lack of women's football teams in the Border Region.[4]
Hyndman has been capped for the Northern Ireland national team, appearing for the team during the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying cycle.[5] She was named in the senior squad for the final UEFA Women's Euro 2009 qualifying fixture against Belarus at The Showgrounds, Newry in July 2008.[6] She started the match as Northern Ireland drew 1–1 and collected their first ever point in the Euro qualifying stage.[7][8]
Hyndman's nickname is Dizzy.[9] When Sligo Rovers entered the Women's Under-17 National League in June 2018, Hyndman was announced as part of the coaching team.[10]
In 2019 Hyndman took some time away from football to give birth to her son, Mason. She signed for Women's National League club Athlone Town in February 2021. Her sister Amy Hyndman was a team-mate at the County Westmeath club.[11] In July 2021 she returned to Sion Swifts.[12]
References edit
- ^ Gallagher, Emma (8 March 2016). "Grange's Catherine says NI career is huge for her". The Sligo Champion. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ Jonathan, Waldron (2 November 2007). "International honours for trio". Daily Gazette (Colchester). Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ "Player of the match - Catherine Hyndman". Women's National League (Ireland). 16 March 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ Farry, Jessica (18 April 2020). "Lack of women's senior football sees young players drop out". The Sligo Champion. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ "Women World Cup Qualifiers Europe 2017/2018 » Teams (Northern Ireland)". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- ^ McKinley, Stuart (25 July 2008). "Wylie's girls to go out on a high". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- ^ Duret, Sébastien (27 July 2008). "Eliminatoires Euro 2009 : l'Irlande du Nord termine sur une bonne note" (in French). Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- ^ "Point pleases Northern Ireland". UEFA. 25 July 2008. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- ^ "Catherine aiming to help Athlone Town reach 'Dizzy' heights". Ocean FM (Ireland). 5 February 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
- ^ "Rovers confirm management team for new women's U17 team". Ocean FM (Ireland). 21 June 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- ^ Gallagher, Emma (13 February 2021). "Athlone sign Hyndman". The Sligo Champion. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
- ^ "Women's Premiership: Leaders Glentoran beat Crusaders as Cliftonville hit Candystripes for six". BBC Sport. 21 July 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
External links edit
- Catherine Hyndman – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Catherine Hyndman at WorldFootball.net
- Catherine Hyndman at Soccerway
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