1. In 2014, Russell was voted both FAI Senior Women's International Player of the Year and the Women's National League Senior Player of the Year.
20 Facts About Julie-Ann Russell
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Julie-Ann Russell has played ladies' Gaelic football at a senior level for both Galway and Connacht.
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Julie-Ann Russell grew up in Moycullen, County Galway where she attended Scoil Mhuire Maigh Cuilinn.
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Julie-Ann Russell's older brother, John is a former association footballer and played in the League of Ireland.
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In 2007, together with Dora Gorman, Julie-Ann Russell was a member of the Salthill Devon team that won the Under 16 Girls FAI Cup.
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Between 2009 and 2013 Julie-Ann Russell attended the Kemmy Business School at the University of Limerick where she gained a Business Studies and Marketing, 1st Class Honours degree.
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Together with Karen Duggan, Julie-Ann Russell played for the UL association football team that won the 2010 WSCAI Intervarsities Cup.
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In 2011 Julie-Ann Russell played for Los Angeles Strikers in the USL W-League, forming a strike partnership with Cherelle Khassal.
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In 2012 Julie-Ann Russell completed a nine-month internship with Doncaster Rovers Belles in the FA WSL, fulfilling the work placement element of her UL degree.
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Julie-Ann Russell was appointed as one of several FA WSL digital media ambassadors who wore their Twitter account name on their shirt sleeves to raise the profile of the league.
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Between 2013 and 2014 Julie-Ann Russell attended the Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School at University College Dublin where she achieved an Honours master's degree in marketing.
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Julie-Ann Russell played association football for UCD at intervarsity level, playing in teams alongside Dora Gorman, Siobhan Killeen and Ciara Grant.
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Julie-Ann Russell was one of several United players to follow Gleeson to Waves.
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In 2015 Julie-Ann Russell started working as a Bing ads account manager for Microsoft.
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In December 2020, Julie-Ann Russell joined W-League club Western Sydney Wanderers.
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Julie-Ann Russell has represented the Republic of Ireland at under-15, under-17, under-19, university and senior level.
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In December 2011, together with Dora Gorman, Megan Campbell, Ciara Grant, Louise Quinn, Grace Murray and Karen Duggan, Julie-Ann Russell was included in an FAI scholarship programme for potential senior women's internationals.
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Julie-Ann Russell has subsequently represented the Republic of Ireland during their UEFA Women's Euro 2013,2015 FIFA Women's World Cup and UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying campaigns.
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Julie-Ann Russell represented the Republic of Ireland at the 2012 Algarve Cup and in Cyprus Cup tournaments.
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Julie-Ann Russell represented Ireland at the 2013 and 2015 Summer Universiades.