Katie McCabe has been named in the 2022/23 UEFA Women’s Champions League team of the year. Taking the left-back position, alongside Barcelona’s León, McCabe is the only player from a non-finalist club to make the team.
🔢🔥 The 2022/23 UWCL 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧, selected by UEFA's Technical Observer panel! 👇
Who would make your starting XI ⁉ #UWCL // #UWCLfinal pic.twitter.com/oFLhTa7tUq
— UEFA Women’s Champions League (@UWCL) June 5, 2023
The Team of the Season is heavily dominated by players from both Wolfsburg and Barcelona, who battled it out in the Final on Saturday, with Barcelona claiming a 3-2 win, following a second-half comeback.
McCabe has also been given the responsibility of captaining Arsenal in recent months following the season-ending injuries to both Captain Kim Little and Vice Captain Leah Williamson. The Ireland Captain led Arsenal in both legs of their Champions League semi-final against German side Wolfsburg, to whom they suffered defeat at a sold-out Emirates Stadium.
season 22/23 complete ❤️ a big big thank you to all the fans for your support all season… during the highs and lows you’ve been there – see you next season ❤️ pic.twitter.com/MJ53gdEUcD
— Katie McCabe (@Katie_McCabe11) May 28, 2023
Later this month, McCabe will join up with the Ireland WNT squad in preparation for their two send-off games against Zambia and France. The team will also take part in a behind closed doors match against Colombia in Australia on July 14th. Ireland will face Canada, Australia and Nigeria in the group stage, of what will be the team’s first-ever Women’s World Cup.