Katie McCabe (born 21 September 1995) is an Irish international footballer who plays for English club Arsenal. She made her debut for the Republic of Ireland womens national football team in March 2015.
At the 2014 UEFA Womens Under-19 Championship, McCabe featured as Ireland won their group, before crashing 4–0 to a Vivianne Miedema-inspired Netherlands in the semi-final.
In March 2015 national coach Susan Ronan gave McCabe a senior debut against Hungary at the 2015 Istria Cup, a 1–1 draw. A quad injury kept McCabe out of Irelands 3–0 UEFA Womens Euro 2017 qualifying defeat by Spain on 26 November 2015 at Tallaght Stadium, Dublin At the 2016 Cyprus Cup, McCabe scored her first international goal to secure a 1–1 draw with Italy.
McCabe featured in Ronans squad for the UEFA Womens Euro qualifying stage, making seven appearances in total. In August 2017 new national team coach Colin Bell appointed 21-year-old McCabe as the Ireland captain.
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