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Naomi Carroll
Personal information
Born (1992-09-13) 13 September 1992 (age 32)
County Clare, Ireland
Playing position Forward
Senior career
Years Team
2012–2015 Catholic Institute
2015–2016 Hermes
2016–2018 Cork Harlequins
2019- Catholic Institute
National team
Years Team Caps Goals
2012–  Ireland 118 (25)
Medal record
Women's field hockey
Representing  Ireland
FIH Nations Cup
Silver medal – second place 2023–24 Terrassa

Naomi Carroll (born 13 September 1992) is an Irish Olympian and Ireland women's field hockey international. In 2015–16 Carroll won a Women's Irish Hockey League title with Hermes. Carroll has also played both camogie and ladies' Gaelic football at senior inter-county level for Clare and represented the Republic of Ireland women's national under-17 football team.

Early years and education

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Carroll is originally from Cratloe, County Clare. She completed her secondary level education at St Patrick's Comprehensive in Shannon. Between 2011 and 2015 she attended Mary Immaculate College where she gained a BA in Maths and Irish. Between 2015 and 2017 she attended NUI Galway where she completed a Masters of Education in Maths and Irish.[1][2][3][4][5][6] Since 2016 Carroll has worked as a Maths, Coding and Irish teacher at Gaelcoláiste Luimnigh.[4]

Association football

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In addition to playing gaelic games and field hockey, in her youth Carroll also represented the Republic of Ireland women's national football team at schoolgirl level. Her teammates included Deirdre Duke and Dora Gorman.[3][7] Carroll also played for Mary Immaculate College at intervarsity level.[8]

Gaelic games

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Personal information
Sport Camogie
Ladies' Gaelic football
Position Forward
Born 13/09/1992
Occupation Teacher
Club(s)
Years Club
200x–200x
2009
2010–
2011–2015
2011–
 Cratloe
Na Piarsaigh
Sixmilebridge
→ Mary Immaculate College
Banner Ladies
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
2009
2010–
 Limerick
Clare

Clubs

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Carroll initially played hurling with boys teams at Cratloe as the club did not have a camogie team. She subsequently played camogie with Na Piarsaigh and Sixmilebridge.[3] She also played club ladies' Gaelic football with Banner Ladies, helping them win the 2013 Munster Ladies Senior Club Football Championship.[9][10]

Intervarsity

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Carroll played both camogie and ladies' Gaelic football at intervarsity level for Mary Immaculate College.[5] She scored 2–1 as MIC ladies footballers defeated NUI Maynooth in the 2012 Giles Cup final.[11][12] She also helped the MIC camogie team win both the 2012 Fr Meachair Cup and a league title.[13][14] In 2015 she helped the MIC camogie team win the Purcell Cup[15][16]

Inter-county

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Carroll played camogie at minor inter-county level for both Limerick and Clare. In 2009 she was a member of the Limerick team that won the All-Ireland Minor B Camogie Championship. She scored 3–5 in the final against Waterford, including two injury-time goals, as Limerick won the game by a point.[3][17] She then played for Clare in the 2010 All-Ireland Minor Camogie Championship final. In 2012 Carroll was a member of the Clare team that won the Munster Senior Camogie Championship. She was named player of the match as Clare defeated Cork by 0–9 to 0–7.[5][18][19] Carroll has also played senior ladies' Gaelic football for Clare.[20][21][22]

Field hockey

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Catholic Institute

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Carroll played for Catholic Institute while still a student at St Patrick's Comprehensive.[23] She was a Catholic Institute player when she made her senior debut for Ireland.[24] Carroll helped Catholic Institute win Munster league and championship titles.[2]

Hermes

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In 2015–16, Carroll was a member of the Hermes team that won the Women's Irish Hockey League title and the EY Champions Trophy. Other members of the team included Anna O'Flanagan, Chloe Watkins and Nicola Evans.[25][26] While playing for Hermes, Carroll also worked at Coláiste Íosagáin as a student teacher.[4]

Cork Harlequins

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In the 2016–17 season Carroll was a member of the Cork Harlequins team that played in the Irish Senior Cup final. Other members of the team included Roisin Upton and Yvonne O'Byrne.[27][28] In 2017–18 she helped Harlequins finish as runners up in both the Women's Irish Hockey League and the EY Champions Trophy.[29][30][31][32]

Ireland international

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Carroll made her senior debut for Ireland on 24 August 2012 in a 4–0 win over Wales. On 26 August 2012 in her second international, also against Wales, she scored two goals in a 3–1 win.[1][33] On 17 March 2015 during a 2014–15 Women's FIH Hockey World League Round 2 match against Turkey, Carroll scored four goals in a 13–0 win.[16][34][35][36] She subsequently helped Ireland win the tournament, defeating Canada in the final after a penalty shoot-out.[37][38] In July 2015 Carroll scored five goals, including one in the final against the Czech Republic, as she helped Ireland win the 2015 Women's EuroHockey Championship II.[39] In January 2017 she was also a member of the Ireland team that won a 2016–17 Women's FIH Hockey World League Round 2 tournament in Kuala Lumpur, defeating Malaysia 3–0 in the final.[40][41] In February 2018 Carroll made her 100th senior appearance for Ireland against Spain.[42] She was selected as a non-travelling reserve for the 2018 Women's Hockey World Cup.[43]

Tournaments Place
2013 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship[3][44][45] 7th
2014 Women's Hockey Champions Challenge I[46] 2nd
2014–15 Women's FIH Hockey World League[47] 15th
→ 2015 Dublin Tournament[37][38] 1st
2015 Women's EuroHockey Championship II[39] 1st
2016 Hawke's Bay Cup[48] 5th
2016–17 Women's FIH Hockey World League[41] 13th
→ 2017 Kuala Lumpur Tournament[40][41] 1st

Honours

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Field hockey

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Ireland
Cork Harlequins
Hermes

Camogie

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Clare
Limerick

Gaelic football

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Banner Ladies

References

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  2. ^ a b "Hockey award for Naomi". clarechampion.ie. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
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  5. ^ a b c "Mary Immaculate College Awards Graduates for Stellar Academic Success". www.mic.ul.ie. 26 October 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  6. ^ "NUI Galway Announce Winners of 2016 Sports Awards". www.nuigalway.ie. 31 March 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
  7. ^ "Trio aiming to shine in a different ball game". www.irishexaminer.com. 16 July 2010. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  8. ^ "IT Carlow Claim WSCAI Regional League Title". thirdlevelfootball.ie. 14 March 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  9. ^ "Munster Senior Ladies Football Final – The Banner (Clare) 1-13 St Val's (Cork) 1-12". munster.lairdev.com. 21 October 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  10. ^ "Banner ladies beaten in Munster final". clarechampion.ie. 10 November 2012. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  11. ^ "Ladies Football Giles Cup Final Mary Immaculate College 3-11 NUI Maynooth 2-13". www.mic.ul.ie. 25 March 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
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  22. ^ "Clare v Meath - TG4 All-Ireland Ladies Football Senior Championship Qualifier Round 2 Photos". www.sportsfile.com. 11 August 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
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  27. ^ "UCD v Cork Harlequins - Irish Senior Ladies Hockey Cup Final Photos". www.sportsfile.com. 2 April 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  28. ^ "UCD secure cup title beating Harlequins". www.rte.ie. 2 April 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  29. ^ "Hockey: Naomi Carroll hat-trick drives Harlequins to top of table". www.irishexaminer.com. 7 November 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
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  34. ^ "World League 2: Ireland women hammer Turkey 13-0 in Dublin". www.bbc.co.uk. 17 March 2015. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
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  38. ^ a b "Ireland v Canada - World Hockey League 2 Final Photos". www.sportsfile.com. 22 March 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  39. ^ a b "Golden moment for Ireland's women as McCay breaks caps record in Prague". www.hookhockey.com. 25 July 2015. Archived from the original on 11 August 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  40. ^ a b "World title for Irish hockey team & Naomi Carroll". ClareHerald.com. 22 January 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  41. ^ a b c "Outstanding Ireland add gold to WL3 ticket". www.hookhockey.com. 22 January 2017. Archived from the original on 18 September 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  42. ^ "Spain dole out hammering to outclassed Ireland". www.rte.ie. 6 February 2018. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  43. ^ "Ireland unveil squad for first World Cup appearance in 16 years at London 2018". www.the42.ie. 26 June 2018. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  44. ^ "Seven changes as Smith shuffles his deck for European championships". www.hookhockey.com. 15 July 2013. Archived from the original on 17 October 2018. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  45. ^ "Scotland send Ireland down to European second tier". www.hookhockey.com. 24 August 2013. Archived from the original on 9 May 2014. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  46. ^ "USA too strong but long-term Irish gains abound from Champs Challenge". www.hookhockey.com. 6 May 2014. Archived from the original on 21 January 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  47. ^ "Ireland v Lithuania - World Hockey League 2 Quarter-Final Photos". www.sportsfile.com. 19 March 2015. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  48. ^ "Irish women produce special second half performance at Hawkes Bay Cup". www.hookhockey.com. 9 April 2016. Archived from the original on 17 October 2018. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
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