Mainly a left back , [ 3 ] [ 4 ] she can also operate as a left winger [ 5 ] and a left midfielder. After earning her first Ireland cap in , she was named the country's captain in , the youngest captain in the history of the team, and named as Ireland Women's Player of the Year in At the age of 10, she joined her first girls' team in Templeogue , playing for both the girls' team and the boys' team until she turned Her favourite player as a child was Damien Duff. She had previously trained with the club, but league regulations prevented her from signing a contract until she turned She represented the club in the competition's first season.
She missed four months of the —14 season with a broken leg. That year, she had also been recruited by Florida State University to play for the Florida State Seminoles women's soccer team in the United States, but the move collapsed due to her injury.
For the —16 season , McCabe remained with the club in their new guise as Shelbourne Ladies. After struggling with injuries and a lot of first-team playing time in her first year with Arsenal, she joined Glasgow City on loan in August , for the second half of the Scottish Women's Premier League season. Upon returning to Arsenal after the end of her loan, new Arsenal manager Joe Montemurro shifted her to the left-full-back position.
In the —19 season, she helped lead Arsenal to the FA WSL title, playing the most minutes of any player on the squad. She stated that she had gone to Dubai for a business meeting with her agent. In April , she earned her 50th cap for Ireland against Belgium. Ireland was ultimately defeated by Canada 2—1, eliminating them from the tournament.
Advancing to the playoffs, they took a win over Georgia , with a victory in the opening leg. McCabe has 10 siblings, six sisters and four brothers, and was raised in Kilnamanagh. She is openly lesbian. Raheny United [ citation needed ]. Arsenal [ citation needed ]. Contents move to sidebar hide. Article Talk. Read Edit View history. Tools Tools.
