Emma Higgins (footballer)
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.jpg) Emma Higgins (in blue) in May 2014. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Emma Mary Higgins | ||
| Date of birth | 15 May 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Ballymena, Northern Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Glentoran | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Ballymena United Allstars | |||
| Glentoran Belfast United | |||
| 2007–2010 | Leeds United | ||
| 2010–2011 | Grindavík | 26 | (0) |
| 2012 | KR | 7 | (0) |
| 2013 | Doncaster Rovers Belles | 0 | (0) |
| 2014–2017 | Grindavík | 48 | (0) |
| 2018 | Selfoss | 1 | (0) |
| 2019– | Glentoran | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2004– | Northern Ireland | 87 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals as of 14:50, 30 June 2012 (UTC) | |||
Emma Mary Higgins (born 15 May 1986) is an association football goalkeeper from Northern Ireland, currently playing for Glentoran. She previously played for Icelandic clubs Grindavík, KR and Selfoss. In 2013 she was with Doncaster Rovers Belles of the FA WSL. Since her first appearance in 2004, Higgins has accrued over 85 caps for Northern Ireland.
Born in Ballymena,[2] Higgins played for her hometown club before joining Glentoran Belfast United. She had originally played outfield but when the Ballymena Allstars goalkeeper became pregnant, Higgins was selected as her replacement. The coach knew Higgins had a background in Gaelic football and reasoned she would be good at catching the ball.[3] In 2007, she won a scholarship to Leeds Metropolitan University and signed for Leeds United, where she competed with Carly Telford for a place in the team.[4]
She subsequently played for Grindavík and KR in the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild.[5] She returned to Northern Ireland to play for Glentoran ahead of the 2019 Women's Premiership season.[3]