Eva Mangan signs professional contract at Cork City Women FC
Eva Mangan has become the first female player to sign a professional contract with Cork City Women FC. The club views this as a significant step in their long-term strategy to improve the team's performance and competitiveness.
Why it matters
This marks a milestone for professionalization in women's football in Ireland, reflecting broader trends in sports equity.
Eva Mangan during a Cork City FC squad portraits session at Bishopstown Stadium in Cork. Photo by Ben McShane/Sportsfile
Dylan O’ Connell Cork City have confirmed that captain Eva Mangan has become the first women’s player to sign a professional contract with the club.
Speaking this morning after putting pen to paper on a long-term deal at the club’s Bishopstown Training Ground, Mangan said: “I’m delighted, absolutely over the moon.
"I grew up here, I have been at the club for several years now and it is a very proud moment for me and my family to have signed my first professional contract.
”Since Derek (Coughlan) has come in, he’s been absolutely brilliant with us. As everyone knows, he bleeds Cork City; he is very infectious that way.
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