Ayeisha McFerran

OLYMPIAN, HOCKEY WORLD CUP GOALKEEPER OF THE TOURNAMENT, WINNER OF FOUR ALL AMERICAN AWARDS

'It was down to Ayeisha now. If she saved the next penalty, Ireland, the tournament underdogs, would be in the final - for the first time ever.'

Growing up in Larne in County Antrim, Ayeisha was fearless. If she wasn't climbing trees, she was playing soccer,
Irish dancing or throwing the javelin. When Ayeisha discovered hockey, she was hooked!

The inspirational story of one of the best hockey goalkeepers in the world, who lost her mum at a young age, went into foster care, and found a home between the goal posts in the Senior Women's Irish hockey team.

Auteur

Originally from Dublin, and now living in Cork, David Caren is a freelance writer and author of the bestselling parenting guide, 'The Irish Dad's Survival Guide to Pregnancy & Beyond'.

David's first children's book is the inspiring story of the Senior Women's Irish hockey goalkeeper, Ayeisha McFerran.

Texte du rabat

Ayeisha McFerran is an Ireland women's field hockey international. After taking up field hockey at age 7, McFerran began representing Larne Grammar School as a Year 8 pupil in 2008. She made her senior debut for Ireland against Spain in January 2014, the day after her 18th birthday. In March 2015 McFerran was a member of the Ireland team that won a 2014-15 Women's FIH Hockey World League Round 2 tournament hosted in Dublin, defeating Canada in the final after a penalty shoot-out. Between 2015 and 2017 she was named three times as an NFHCA All-American while playing for Louisville Cardinals. She was a member of the Ireland team that played in the 2018 Women's Hockey World Cup final.