Shannon McDonnell (footballer)

Shannon Marie DeVoe (née McDonnell; born 28 September 1984) is a former soccer midfielder, who represented the Republic of Ireland women's national football team. On the club level she most recently played for Women's Premier Soccer League (WPSL) club Chicago Red Stars, having previously played in the W-League with Windy City Bluez and Chicago Gaels.

Shannon DeVoe
Personal information
Full name Shannon Marie DeVoe
Date of birth (1984-09-28) 28 September 1984
Place of birth Orland Park, Illinois, United States
Height 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Windy City Pride
2004–2007 Illinois Fighting Illini
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004 Windy City Bluez
2006 Chicago Gaels
2011 Chicago Red Stars
National team
2009–2013 Republic of Ireland 12 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

College career

DeVoe attended Carl Sandburg High School[1] then spent four years at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, playing varsity soccer as well as studying speech and hearing sciences.[1]

Club career

While at college DeVoe played for Windy City Bluez in the 2004 W-League season.[2] She also featured for Chicago Gaels in 2006.[3]

In July 2009 DeVoe and sister Mary Therese McDonnell played for the Irish national team against Mary Therese's club side Chicago Red Stars in an exhibition game at the Sports Complex at Benedictine University.[4]

Shannon signed for the Red Stars herself in June 2011, after the club left the Women's Professional Soccer and reconstituted itself at the lower level of the Women's Premier Soccer League. She was also hired as the club's camps director.[5]

International career

Devos first represented the Republic of Ireland during a summer 2009 training camp in Indiana.[6] Shannon and younger sister Mary Therese McDonnell then featured in Ireland's failed qualifying campaigns for the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup and UEFA Women's Euro 2013.[6] Their eligibility for the Irish team derived from their grandfather, who was from Foxford.[7]

Coaching career

After her playing career DeVoe began working as an assistant coach for the Colorado Mines Orediggers' women's soccer team. She married the Orediggers wrestling coach Austin DeVoe.[8]

References
  1. "23. Shannon McDonnell". FightingIllini.com. Archived from the original on 2012-04-01. Retrieved 2011-04-25.
  2. "London Gryphons at Windy City Bluez 2:5". United Soccer Leagues. 2004-06-12. Archived from the original on 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2011-04-25.
  3. "Chicago Gaels at Minnesota Lightning 5:2". United Soccer Leagues. 2006-06-21. Archived from the original on 2012-10-11. Retrieved 2011-04-25.
  4. Mary Therese McDonnell (2009-07-09). "Mary Therese Blog: Inside the Irish National Team". WomensProSoccer.com. Archived from the original on 2009-12-24. Retrieved 2010-09-22.
  5. Chicago Red Stars (2011-06-01). "Four More Join Chicago Red Stars For 2011 WPS Season". Box Score News. Retrieved 2011-07-18.
  6. "Irish sisters look forward to French challenge". Football Association of Ireland. 2010-02-24. Retrieved 2010-09-22.
  7. "Senior Women Player Profiles". Football Association of Ireland. 2009-01-16. Retrieved 2010-09-22.
  8. "Shannon DeVoe". Colorado School of Mines. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
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