Michelle Hinnigan is an English women's association football midfielder. She currently plays her club football for Everton

Everton L.F.C.

Everton Ladies Football Club are a semi-professional women's association football team from the city of Liverpool, who compete in the FA WSL. They were runners-up to Arsenal in the 2009–10 Premier League National Division season. They have won the title once in 1998 and the FA Women's Cup on...

. She has represented England

England women's national football team

The England women's national football team represents England in international women's football. The side has been quite successful of late, qualifying for three World Cups, 1995, 2007 and 2011...

 at junior level.

Club career

Hinnigan joined Everton Ladies

Everton L.F.C.

Everton Ladies Football Club are a semi-professional women's association football team from the city of Liverpool, who compete in the FA WSL. They were runners-up to Arsenal in the 2009–10 Premier League National Division season. They have won the title once in 1998 and the FA Women's Cup on...

 as a junior and progressed to the first team squad. Her real breakthrough came in the 2007–08 season when manager Mo Marley

Mo Marley

Maureen 'Mo' Marley MBE is an English female former international footballer. She is the head coach of Everton Ladies and is also the head coach of the England Women's Under-19 team.-Club career:...

 put Hinnigan in the first team after a number of injuries to then first-team regulars.

International career

Hinnigan has represented England

England women's national football team

The England women's national football team represents England in international women's football. The side has been quite successful of late, qualifying for three World Cups, 1995, 2007 and 2011...

 at Under-17, Under-19 and Under-20 levels. In July 2009, Hinnigan captained the England Under-19 side as they beat Sweden

Sweden women's national football team

Sweden women's national football team are a football team officially representing Sweden in women's football. They won the unofficial European Championships in 1984, a success the team has not managed to repeat, it has however won one World Cup-silver as well as three European Cup-silvers...

 to win the European Championship.

Personal life

Hinnigan attends Loughborough University

Loughborough University

Loughborough University is a research based campus university located in the market town of Loughborough, Leicestershire, in the East Midlands of England...

 on the Talented Athlete Scholaship Scheme.
Michelle attended All Saints Catholic High School in Kirkby

Kirkby

Kirkby is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley in the metropolitan county of Merseyside in England. The town was developed from the 1950s through 1970s as a means to house the overspill of Liverpool. It is situated roughly north of Huyton, the administrative HQ of the borough and about...

, Liverpool.