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{{short description|Northern Irish footballer|bot=PearBOT 5}}
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{{Infobox football biography
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Megan Bell
| name = Megan Bell
| fullname = Megan Bell
| fullname = Megan Bell
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|2001|4|17}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|2001|4|17}}
| birth_place = Northern Ireland
| birth_place = Dundonald, Northern Ireland
| position = [[Midfielder]]
| position = [[Midfielder]] [[Right Wing]]
| currentclub =
| currentclub = [[Heart of Midlothian W.F.C.|Hearts]]
| clubnumber =
| clubnumber = 19
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| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = [[Linfield Ladies F.C.|Linfield]]
| youthclubs1 = Dungoyne
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| years1 =
| clubs1 = [[Linfield Ladies F.C.|Linfield]]
| youthclubs2 = [[Linfield Ladies F.C.|Linfield]]
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| years1 = 2015–2019
| caps1 =
| clubs1 = [[Linfield Ladies F.C.|Linfield]]
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| goals1 =
| years2 = 2019
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| goals1 =
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| clubs2 = [[Durham W.F.C.|Durham]]
| caps2 = 10
| years2 = 2019
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| clubs2 = [[Durham W.F.C.|Durham]]
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| goals2 = 2
| caps2 = 10
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| goals2 = 2
| years3 = 2020–
| clubs3 = [[Rangers W.F.C.|Rangers]]
| caps3 = 24
| goals3 = 6
| years4 = 2024–
| clubs4 = → [[Heart of Midlothian W.F.C.|Heart of Midlothian]] (loan)
| caps4 = 7
| goals4 = 2
| nationalyears1 = 2016
| nationalyears1 = 2016
| nationalteam1 = [[Northern Ireland women's national under-17 football team|Northern Ireland U17]]
| nationalteam1 = [[Northern Ireland women's national under-17 football team|Northern Ireland U17]]
| nationalcaps1 = 6
| nationalcaps1 = 6
| nationalgoals1 = 3
| nationalgoals1 = 3
| nationalyears2 = 2017
| nationalyears2 = 2017
| nationalteam2 = [[Northern Ireland women's national under-19 football team|Northern Ireland U19]]
| nationalteam2 = [[Northern Ireland women's national under-19 football team|Northern Ireland U19]]
| nationalcaps2 = 9
| nationalcaps2 = 9
| nationalgoals2 = 1
| nationalgoals2 = 1
| nationalyears3 = 2017–
| nationalyears3 = 2017–
| nationalteam3 = [[Northern Ireland women's national football team|Northern Ireland]]
| nationalteam3 = [[Northern Ireland women's national football team|Northern Ireland]]
| nationalcaps3 = 6
| nationalcaps3 = 16
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| nationalgoals3 = 1
| pcupdate = 4 January 2020
| pcupdate = 21 April 2024
| ntupdate = 20 October 2019
| ntupdate = 12 November 2019
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'''Megan Bell''' (born 17 April 2001) is a Northern Irish [[Association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[midfielder]] and has appeared for the [[Northern Ireland women's national football team|Northern Ireland women's national team]].
'''Megan Bell''' (born 17 April 2001) is a Northern Irish [[Association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[midfielder]] for [[Heart of Midlothian W.F.C.|Hearts]] in the [[Scottish Women's Premier League]] (SWPL) and [[Northern Ireland women's national football team|Northern Ireland]].


==Career==
==Club career==
===Linfield===
Bell has been capped for the [[Northern Ireland women's national football team|Northern Ireland national team]], appearing for the team during the [[2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA)|2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying cycle]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/team_performance/nordirland-frauen-team/frauen-wm-quali-europa-2017-2018/ |title=Women World Cup Qualifiers Europe 2017/2018 » Teams (Northern Ireland) |website=WorldFootball.net |access-date=29 August 2019}}</ref>
On 19 August 2015, 14-year-old Bell scored two goals for [[Linfield Ladies F.C.|Linfield]] on her senior debut in a 6–1 home win over [[Sion Swifts Ladies F.C.|Sion Swifts]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Linfield Ladies Profiles: Megan Bell |url=http://www.linfieldfc.com/linfieldladiesprofiles.aspx?id=317#profilestart |website=Linfield FC}}</ref> She won three consecutive [[Women's Premiership (Northern Ireland)|Women's Premiership]] titles with Linfield between 2016 and 2018, having left [[Grosvenor Grammar School]] in 2017.<ref>{{cite web |title=NI and Linfield Ladies midfielder Megan Bell joins Durham Women |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48832700 |website=BBC |date=1 July 2019}}</ref>

===Durham===
On 9 July 2019, Bell signed with English [[FA Women's Championship]] team [[Durham W.F.C.|Durham]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://durhamwfc.co.uk/2019/07/09/signing-durham-women-net-northern-irish-international/|title=SIGNING: Durham Women net Northern Irish international|last=Donnelly|first=Mark|date=2019-07-09|website=Durham Women FC}}</ref> The move coincided will Bell starting a degree in sport, physical activity and exercise at [[Durham University]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Fullerton |first1=Gareth |title=Teenager Megan inspiring a future generation of female footballers |url=https://www.belfastlive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/megan-bell-hoping-inspire-future-16646833 |website=belfastlive |date=25 July 2019}}</ref> On 18 August 2019, she made her debut for the team in the season opener against [[Leicester City W.F.C.|Leicester City]], scoring in the 7th minute of a 5–1 win.<ref>{{cite web |title=Leicester City 1-5 Durham |url=https://womenscompetitions.thefa.com/Article/180819-Leicester-City-1-5-Durham |website=womenscompetitions.thefa.com}}</ref> After 14 appearances in all competitions in the first half of the season, Bell announced her departure from semi-professional Durham in January 2020 in order to concentrate solely on football.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Donnelly |first1=Mark |title=Megan Bell Departs |url=https://durhamwfc.co.uk/2020/01/04/news-megan-bell-departs/ |website=Durham Women FC |date=4 January 2020}}</ref>

===Rangers===
On 5 January 2020, Bell became a full-time footballer, signing with professional [[Scottish Women's Premier League|SWPL]] club [[Rangers W.F.C.|Rangers]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Gers The Best Christmas Present - Rangers Football Club, Official Website |url=https://rangers.co.uk/news/women/gers-the-best-christmas-present/ |website=Rangers Football Club |date=5 January 2020}}</ref> since then despite injuries she has made several appearances for Rangers and won the league title and sky sports cup with the club rangers currently just got into finals of the Scottish cup against Celtic

===Heart of Midlothian===
Megan joined Hearts on loan from Rangers until the end of the season on 25 January 2024.

==International career==
On 28 November 2017, Bell made her senior debut for [[Northern Ireland women's national football team|Northern Ireland]] aged 16 years 7 months, starting in a 3–1 [[2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 3|2019 World Cup qualifying]] win away to [[Slovakia women's national football team|Slovakia]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Slovakia v Northern Ireland |url=https://www.irishfa.com/ifa-international/fixtures-results/2017/november/slovakia-v-northern-ireland |website=IFA |language=en}}</ref> On 2 March 2018, Bell scored her first international goal in a 1–1 draw against [[Romania women's national football team|Romania]] at the [[2018 Turkish Women's Cup]] friendly tournament.<ref>{{cite web |title=Senior Women earn draw against Romania in Turkish Women's Cup |url=https://www.irishfa.com/news/2018/march/senior-women-earn-draw-against-romania-in-turkish-womens-cup |website=IFA |language=en}}</ref>

==Honours==
===Club===
'''Linfield'''
*[[Women's Premiership (Northern Ireland)|Women's Premiership]]: 2016, 2017, 2018
*[[IFA Women's Challenge Cup]]: 2016
'''Rangers'''
* [[Scottish Women's Premier League]]: [[2021–22 Scottish Women's Premier League|2021-22]],
* Sky sports cup winners : 2022-23


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Northern Ireland women's international footballers]]
[[Category:Northern Ireland women's international footballers]]
[[Category:Women's association football midfielders]]
[[Category:Women's association football midfielders]]
[[Category:Durham W.F.C. players]]

[[Category:Rangers W.F.C. players]]
[[Category:Scottish Women's Premier League players]]
[[Category:Linfield F.C. Women players]]
[[Category:Women's Premiership (Northern Ireland) players]]
[[Category:People from Dundonald, County Down]]
[[Category:Association footballers from County Down]]


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Latest revision as of 11:21, 23 April 2024

Megan Bell
Personal information
Full name Megan Bell
Date of birth (2001-04-17) 17 April 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Dundonald, Northern Ireland
Position(s) Midfielder Right Wing
Team information
Current team
 Hearts
Number 19
Youth career
Dungoyne
Linfield
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2019 Linfield
2019 Durham 10 (2)
2020– Rangers 24 (6)
2024– → Heart of Midlothian (loan) 7 (2)
International career‡
2016 Northern Ireland U17 6 (3)
2017 Northern Ireland U19 9 (1)
2017– Northern Ireland 16 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 April 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 November 2019

Megan Bell (born 17 April 2001) is a Northern Irish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Hearts in the Scottish Women's Premier League (SWPL) and Northern Ireland.

Club career

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Linfield

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On 19 August 2015, 14-year-old Bell scored two goals for Linfield on her senior debut in a 6–1 home win over Sion Swifts.[1] She won three consecutive Women's Premiership titles with Linfield between 2016 and 2018, having left Grosvenor Grammar School in 2017.[2]

Durham

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On 9 July 2019, Bell signed with English FA Women's Championship team Durham.[3] The move coincided will Bell starting a degree in sport, physical activity and exercise at Durham University.[4] On 18 August 2019, she made her debut for the team in the season opener against Leicester City, scoring in the 7th minute of a 5–1 win.[5] After 14 appearances in all competitions in the first half of the season, Bell announced her departure from semi-professional Durham in January 2020 in order to concentrate solely on football.[6]

Rangers

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On 5 January 2020, Bell became a full-time footballer, signing with professional SWPL club Rangers.[7] since then despite injuries she has made several appearances for Rangers and won the league title and sky sports cup with the club rangers currently just got into finals of the Scottish cup against Celtic

Heart of Midlothian

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Megan joined Hearts on loan from Rangers until the end of the season on 25 January 2024.

International career

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On 28 November 2017, Bell made her senior debut for Northern Ireland aged 16 years 7 months, starting in a 3–1 2019 World Cup qualifying win away to Slovakia.[8] On 2 March 2018, Bell scored her first international goal in a 1–1 draw against Romania at the 2018 Turkish Women's Cup friendly tournament.[9]

Honours

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Club

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Linfield

Rangers

References

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  1. ^ "Linfield Ladies Profiles: Megan Bell". Linfield FC.
  2. ^ "NI and Linfield Ladies midfielder Megan Bell joins Durham Women". BBC. 1 July 2019.
  3. ^ Donnelly, Mark (9 July 2019). "SIGNING: Durham Women net Northern Irish international". Durham Women FC.
  4. ^ Fullerton, Gareth (25 July 2019). "Teenager Megan inspiring a future generation of female footballers". belfastlive.
  5. ^ "Leicester City 1-5 Durham". womenscompetitions.thefa.com.
  6. ^ Donnelly, Mark (4 January 2020). "Megan Bell Departs". Durham Women FC.
  7. ^ "Gers The Best Christmas Present - Rangers Football Club, Official Website". Rangers Football Club. 5 January 2020.
  8. ^ "Slovakia v Northern Ireland". IFA.
  9. ^ "Senior Women earn draw against Romania in Turkish Women's Cup". IFA.
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