Shannon Smyth
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Shannon Carroll Smyth[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 22 June 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) | ||
| Position | |||
| Youth career | |||
| FC Milwaukee Nationals | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2008 | Louisville Cardinals | ||
| 2009 | FC Indiana | ||
| 2010 | Donn Toppfotball | 6 | (6) |
| 2011–2014 | Amazon Grimstad | 43 | (10) |
| International career | |||
| 2010–2014 | Republic of Ireland | 33 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 6 March 2013 | |||
Shannon Carroll Smyth (born 22 June 1987) is an Irish American soccer coach and former player. During her career she represented the Republic of Ireland women's national football team and the Norwegian Toppserien clubs Donn Toppfotball and Amazon Grimstad.
Smyth played varsity soccer during four years at the University of Louisville.[2] She represented Ireland in the 2007 Summer Universiade in Bangkok.[2]
Club career
After graduation Smyth featured in the 2009 W-League for FC Indiana.[3]
In January 2010 Smyth agreed a one–year professional contract with newly promoted Toppserien club Donn Toppfotball.[4] When Donn went bankrupt in November 2010, Smyth joined five teammates in signing for nearby Amazon Grimstad for the 2011 season.[5]