Lucy Quinn

Lucy Jane Quinn (born 29 September 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Women's Super League 2 club Birmingham City. Born in England, she is a member of the Republic of Ireland women's national team. She joined Birmingham City for a second time in 2021, having also played for Portsmouth, Yeovil Town and Tottenham Hotspur.

Lucy Quinn

Quinn with Birmingham City in 2021
Personal information
Full name	Lucy Jane Quinn[1]
Date of birth	(1993-09-29) 29 September 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth	Southampton, England
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Birmingham City
Number	17
Youth career
	Portsmouth
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2016	Portsmouth	136	(49)
2016–2017	Yeovil Town	13	(6)
2017–2019	Birmingham City	29	(2)
2019–2021	Tottenham Hotspur	34	(3)
2021–	Birmingham City	88	(14)
International career‡
2021–	Republic of Ireland	25	(5)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:20, 5 February 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 24 September 2023

Career

Yeovil Town

Growing up, Quinn studied GCSEs at Wildern Secondary School and later studied A levels at Itchen College in Southampton.^[2] Quinn signed with FA WSL 2 side Yeovil Town during the summer of 2016.^[3] She scored her first goal for the club during her debut – a 1–1 draw against Sheffield.^[3]

Birmingham City

In September 2017, it was announced Quinn had signed with Birmingham City.^[4] During a match against former league champions Manchester City, she scored the game-opening goal to lift Birmingham to a 1–0 lead within the first ten minutes.^[5]

Tottenham Hotspur

In July 2019, it was announced that Quinn had signed for Tottenham.^[6] She was part of the squad during Tottenham's debut season in the Women's Super League.^[7]

Birmingham City

In 2021, Quinn signed with Birmingham, rejoining the club and saying that "Birmingham always had a special place in my heart."^[8] Quinn won the September 2024 Women's Championship Player of the Month award.^[9] On 15 July 2025, it was announced that Quinn had signed a one-year contract to extend their time with the club.^[10]

International career

Quinn represented Great Britain at the 2017 World University Games where she won the golden boot award for most goals scored.^[11] The same year, she represented England at the 2017 Women's Euro Beach Soccer Cup, where she earned the best goalkeeper award.^[11][12]

In September 2021, Quinn received her Irish passport and FIFA approval to play for the Republic of Ireland women's national football team. Her first call-up was for a friendly game against Australia on 21 September 2021 at Tallaght Stadium.^[13] Quinn started Ireland's 3–2 win and was credited with creating an own goal in the 11th minute when her free kick deflected into the goal off Australia goalkeeper Mackenzie Arnold to give Ireland the lead: "I can absolutely claim the goal no matter what it goes down as. I had to do something to make the keeper have to work. So for me it's a debut goal, no one can take it away from me."^[14]

International appearances

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Republic of Ireland	2021	5	1
	2022	7	1
	2023	9	2
	2024	5	0
	2025	1	0
Total		25	4

International goals

Scores and results list Republic of Ireland's goals first. Score column indicates score after each Quinn goal. Updated as of 24 September 2023.

International goals scored by Lucy Quinn

No.	Cap	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
1	5	30 November 2021	Tallaght Stadium, Dublin, Ireland	Georgia	3-0	11-0	2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification	[15]
2	6	16 February 2022	La Manga Club Football Stadium, La Manga	Poland	1-1	2-1	2022 Pinatar Cup	[16]
3	17	23 September 2023	Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Ireland	Northern Ireland	1-0	3-0	2023-24 UEFA Women's Nations League	[17]

Honours

England beach soccer

• Euro Beach Soccer Cup: 2017^[11]

Individual

• World University Games Golden Boot: 2017^[11]
• Women's Euro Beach Soccer Cup Best Goalkeeper: 2017^[11]
• Birmingham City Goal of the Season: 2022–23^[18]