Galway's Slattery named WNL player of the month

Galway United midfielder Jenna Slattery has been named the SSE Airtricity Women's Premier Division player of the month.

Sitting second in the SSE Airtricity Women's Premier Division with Galway, second in the running for the golden boot award, this is the second month in a row that Jenna Slattery was nominated for the player of the month.

Slattery has been sensational for The Tribeswomen. who are on a six-game unbeaten run. Afforded licence to break forward from midfield, the 19-year-old has been a key attacking threat for a team full of confidence.

A number of stand-out performances, which included goals against Sligo Rovers and DLR Waves have seen the midfielder bring her overall tally up to four for the season.

Selected ahead of Peamount United midfielder Sadhbh Doyle and Shamrock Rovers defender Jess Gargan, for April 2023 has gone to Slattery and she is humbled to have won it.

"It's a great honour to win this award. To be able to get recognition for my ability on the park means a lot to me, but without my team-mates and the club behind me I wouldn't be able to get this award," said Slattery.

"At the moment, it's going really well for me. I'm able to both attack and defend, which I like that because I feel that I have the ability to do both things. So, for me personally, it's really good. Now I want to help the team by scoring a lot more.

"From coming in at the start of the season being a new club we were underestimated. I wasn't really surprised at the way we have started. By all means there is still a lot more for us to get to but I'm really happy with how we're going."