Sophie Mernagh

Sport:

Footballer

Biography:

I attend Mary Hare School for the Deaf in Newbury, which has given me the confidence to pursue my dream of playing football competitively. Having passed my GCSE’s I am now taking three BTEC qualifications, including Sports.

It has been an exciting two years, where I have been selected for the FA national emerging talent programme & nominated for the Variety Club of Great Britain Disability Rising Star award for my football. I now support this charity as an ambassador. I received £500 for my journey to Tokyo from Wiltshire Council under their “funding of future Olympian and Paralympian” scholarships scheme.

The pinnacle lately was representing GB in the final qualifier for the Tokyo Games, against Poland. This was my first game for our country and we had to win to qualify. It was a tough game, but we won 3-2 with me scoring what turned out to be the winning goal. This is something I will never forget. I have been told that I am the youngest ever person to score in an International for deaf women’s football.

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