Amber Barrett


Amber Barrett is an Irish international footballer who plays for 1. FC Köln of the Frauen-Bundesliga. She made her debut for the Republic of Ireland women's national football team in September 2017. As a prolific forward, Barrett was the WNL Player of the Season in 2017 and top goalscorer in 2016, 2017 and 2018.

Club career

In 2017 Barrett, who was in the final year of a teacher training course at Maynooth University, quit Donegal GAA when a bout of glandular fever forced her to choose between Gaelic football and soccer. She was named Women's National League Player of the Season and Top Goalscorer in the 2017 season. In 2018 she lost out on the Player of the Season but retained her Top Goalscorer award, scoring 30 goals − including seven hat-tricks − in 21 league appearances.
In 2019 she went to Germany to play for 1. FC Köln, who were just promoted to the Frauen-Bundesliga.

International career

National team coach Colin Bell gave Barrett her senior debut in September 2017, as a substitute in a 2–0 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying win over Northern Ireland at Mourneview Park in Lurgan. She started an encouraging 0–0 draw away to European Champions the Netherlands in November 2017 and was praised by Bell for her performance.
In April 2018, Barrett's 87th-minute winning goal secured a 2–1 win over Slovakia at Tallaght Stadium, which kept Ireland in contention for World Cup qualification.