Ciara McCormack

Ciara Marie McCormack (born 29 September 1979) is a soccer defender who plays for Treaty United. She has made eight appearances for the Republic of Ireland women's national football team.

College career
McCormack won a scholarship to Yale University and played college soccer for four years. She spent a further year at the University of Connecticut.

Club career
McCormack has featured for Boston Renegades, Vancouver Whitecaps Women and Ottawa Fury Women in the W-League. She also played for Fortuna Hjørring in Denmark and was the first North American to play in a Uefa Champions League final.

Since moving to Norway in 2008, McCormack represented Toppserien clubs Asker Fotball, FK Larvik and Kolbotn Fotball. She left Kolbotn for Donn Toppfotball in August 2010.

In January 2023, McCormack joined Irish club Treaty United.

In October 2023, McCormack was installed as co-owner and CEO of a reinvigorated organisation featuring Limerick’s only professional men’s and women’s soccer teams, with a focus on youth development. The takeover makes McCormack the first female CEO in the League of Ireland.

International career
In late 2007 McCormack delayed her arrival in Norway to attend a training camp with the Canada women's national soccer team.

However, McCormack first appeared for the Republic of Ireland in three friendly games against the United States in September 2008. She then played in both defence and midfield for Ireland. McCormack's father Barry is from Athlone and her mother is from County Cork.

She won the last of her eight caps in a defeat by the Netherlands in August 2010. On 5 May 2014, Ireland manager Susan Ronan recalled McCormack to an experimental squad for a friendly against the Basque Country. McCormack started Ireland's 2–0 defeat in Azpeitia, which was not classified as a full international fixture.