WNL Team of the Year unveiled with Wexford Youths claiming five spots

After winning the FAI Cup and player of the match in the final Ellen Molloy misses out on the upcoming Ireland games due to injury

Ellen Molloy is one of five Wexford Youths players included in the WNL Team of the Year. Credit: Martin Doherty (ETPhotos)

The Women’s National League Team of the Year has been announced with Wexford Youths having the most representation with five players listed.

Lauren Dwyer, Aoibheann Clancy, Ciara Rossiter, Ellen Molloy and Kylie Murphy, all made it on to the Team of the Year having helped their side finish third in this year’s WNL.

Two players each from the WNL Champions Shelbourne, and runners up Peamount United joined the Youths players with the Reds’ Ciara Grant and Jessie Stapleton and Peas’ Áine O’Gorman and Karen Duggan included.

Rounding out the squad are DLR Waves’ goalkeeper Eve Badana and Galway’s Savannah McCarthy.

Women’s National League Team of the Year in full

Eve Badana (DLR Waves)

Jessie Stapleton (Shelbourne)

Lauren Dwyer (Wexford Youths)

Savannah McCarthy (Galway WFC)

Áine O’Gorman 9Peamount United)



Ciara Grant (Shelbourne)

Karen Duggan (Peamount United)

Aoibheann Clancy (Wexford Youths)

Ciara Rossiter (Wexford Youths)

Ellen Molloy (Wexford Youths)

Kylie Murphy (Wexford Youths)



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