Ciara McCormack

Ciara Marie McCormack (born 29 September 1979) is a retired football player who last played for Treaty United. She made eight appearances for the Republic of Ireland women's national team. She is currently the co-owner and CEO of Limerick based club, Treaty United.

Ciara McCormack

Personal information
Full name	Ciara Marie McCormack[1]
Date of birth	(1979-09-29) 29 September 1979 (age 46)
Place of birth	North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Position	Defender
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1997–2000	Yale Bulldogs
2001	Connecticut Huskies
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2001	Boston Renegades
2002	Vancouver Whitecaps Women
2002–2004	Fortuna Hjørring
2005–2006	Vancouver Whitecaps Women	15	(0)
2007–2008	Ottawa Fury Women	18	(2)
2008	Asker	1	(0)
2008	Larvik	5	(0)
2009–2010	Kolbotn	7	(0)
2010	Donn	4	(0)
2011	Vancouver Whitecaps Women	3	(0)
2012	New England Mutiny	3	(0)
2013–2014	Newcastle Jets	7	(0)
2023	Treaty United	0	(0)
International career
2008–2010	Republic of Ireland	8	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

College career

McCormack won a scholarship to Yale University and played college soccer for four years. She spent a further year at the University of Connecticut.^[2]

Club career

McCormack has featured for Boston Renegades, Vancouver Whitecaps Women and Ottawa Fury Women in the W-League. She also played for Fortuna Hjørring in Denmark and was the first North American to play in a UEFA Champions League final.^[3]

Since moving to Norway in 2008, McCormack represented Toppserien clubs Asker Fotball, FK Larvik and Kolbotn Fotball.^[4] She left Kolbotn for Donn Toppfotball in August 2010^[5], before the club bankrupted at the end of the following season^[6], prompting a return to the United States.

In January 2023, McCormack joined Irish club Treaty United.^[7]

In October 2023, McCormack was installed as co-owner and CEO of a reinvigorated organisation featuring Limerick’s only professional men’s and women’s soccer teams, with a focus on youth development. The takeover makes McCormack the first female CEO in the League of Ireland.^[8]

International career

In late 2007 McCormack delayed her arrival in Norway to attend a training camp with the Canadian national team.^[9]

However, McCormack first appeared for the Republic of Ireland in three friendly games against the United States in September 2008.^[2] She then played in both defence and midfield for Ireland.^[10] McCormack's father Barry is from Athlone and her mother is fromCounty Cork.^[11]

She won the last of her eight caps in a defeat to the Netherlands in August 2010. On 5 May 2014, Ireland manager Susan Ronan recalled McCormack to an experimental squad for a friendly against the Basque Country.^[12] McCormack started Ireland's 2–0 defeat in Azpeitia, which was not classified as a full international fixture.^[13]