Mary McAteer
Welsh footballer
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Mary Grace McAteer is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Women's Super League 2 club Ipswich Town, on loan from Charlton Athletic and the Wales national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Birth name | Mary Grace McAteer | ||
| Date of birth | 2 January 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Ledbury, England[1] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ipswich Town (on loan from Charlton Athletic) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Aston Villa | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –2022 | Aston Villa | ||
| 2022–2023 | Coventry United | 15 | (3) |
| 2023–2025 | Sunderland | 46 | (8) |
| 2025– | Charlton Athletic W.F.C. | 23 | (1) |
| 2026– | → Ipswich Town (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023– | Wales | 7 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 June 2025 | |||
She has previously played for Aston Villa, Coventry United, and Sunderland.[2][3][4]
Club career
Beginning her career in the Aston Villa academy, McAteer played the 2022–23 season with Coventry United. She spent the following two seasons with Sunderland, scoring seven goals in 38 appearances during her time at the club.[5]
On 24 July 2025, it was announced that McAteer had signed a two-year contract with Women's Super League 2 side Charlton Athletic.[6]
On 3 September 2026, McAteer was announced at Ipswich Town on loan.[7]
International career
McAteer made her debut for Wales in a 5–1 defeat to Germany on 27 October 2023[1] and scored her first goal against Kosovo on 16 July 2024.[8]
International goals
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 16 July 2024 | Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli, Wales |  Kosovo | 2–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying |
Career statistics
- As of match played 4 May 2025
Some entries may be missing or incomplete due to lack of historical statistics.
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Coventry United | 2022–23 | Women's Championship | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 3 | |
| Sunderland | 2023–24 | Women's Championship | 22 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 7 | |
| 2024–25 | Women's Championship | 17 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 3 | ||
| Total | 39 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 55 | 10 | |||
| Career Total | 50 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 72 | 13 | |||