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Kicking goals

SOCCER
Matildas star and local treasure
Mary Fowler has signed a four-
year deal with Manchester City.

Words: Annabel Bowles
From Cairns to the world stage,
professional soccer player Mary Fowler
has recently made the biggest move of her 1
burgeoning career. 1. Credit: A-Leagues
The 19-year-old forward will be donning 2,3. Image: Instagram
sky blue for the next four years to play for
Premier League club, Manchester City.
It comes after two years spent with Joining Man City I have
Montpellier Football Club in everything I need to fulfil
southern France.
“I have a few teams that I’ve always my potential
wanted to play with, and Man City is Mary Fowler Fowler five
one of those so I am really excited and
honoured,” Mary told reporters upon Mary and her four siblings
her signing. Year accolade and was named second would spend evenings on
“When you watch City play, you see in NXGN Football’s 2022 Women’s Next Trinity Beach competing
football – you see how beautiful it is and Generation shortlist in March. in their own Olympic-
style competitions with
you can really fall in love with the game Her successes have set her up to be a
just by watching City play, the girls and key player when Australia co-hosts the homemade podiums, medals,
the boys. It’s a team that really likes to Women’s World Cup next year. and prizes. It’s where the so-
play on the ball and they’ve got a lot of “Mary is a without doubt one of the most called ‘Fowler five’ mastered
technical players. I’ve got the chance to be exciting young talents in the game right the fundamentals of football.
Eldest brother Caoimhin
playing alongside and against some of the now and we’re absolutely thrilled to have
best players in the world.” her join us here at City,” Man City Head (Quivi) and sister Ciara have
Making her global debut in 2018, Fowler Coach Gareth Taylor said. played at an international
has racked up 24 ‘caps’ – international “The fact that she made her senior level for Ireland, while Mary
appearances for her home side. On the international debut at just 15 really does also played alongside Ciara
in Adelaide United’s 2019–20
world stage she’s also got seven goals show what high regard she is held in by
to her name, including the memorable the football world. We feel as though she’ll season. Ciara currently
Tokyo Olympics shot from outside the fit right in here with our team at City. plays alongside youngest
box to clinch a 4-3 victory in the Matilda’s “Having her put pen to paper on a four- sister Louise in the FNQ
quarter-final against Great Britain. year deal also speaks volumes about her Premier League at Edge Hill
United, while youngest in the
She was recently awarded Australia’s own commitment and also ours as a Club
PFA Young Women’s Footballer of the to her development.” family, Seamus, made his
FNQ Premier League debut
at just 14-years-old for the
Leichhardt Lions.

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