Ayeisha
McFerran
Ireland
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Hockey
Date of birth | 10 January 1996 |
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Age | 30 |
Nationality | Ireland |
Career start | 2014 |
Disciplines | Fieldhockey |
Ayeisha McFerran’s rise to hockey stardom started in 2014 at Randalstown, a club close to home in County Antrim where she went on to make a name for herself and earn her first cap for Ireland's national team. From there she played for Belfast-based side Pegasus, where she won the 2014–15 Women's Irish Hockey League title and was named as the league's best goalkeeper.
The following year McFerran crossed the pond to start a field hockey scholarship at the University of Louisville in Kentucky. Balancing studies with matchplay for the Louisville Cardinals, she crushed it on and off the field, and was named in the university's All-American team of the year four years in a row.
When the time came to test herself against the very best, she headed to Holland, joining SV Kampong in Utrecht in 2019. In her first full campaign with the Dutch team, she overcame a rollercoaster season and even a relegation fight to cement herself as the outright first-choice goalkeeper and help guide the team to safety.
Ayeisha has also established herself in goal for Ireland's national team, with more than 70 caps and many great performances to her name.