Chloe Mustaki

Chloe Naomi Mustaki (born 29 July 1995) is an Irish footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder for English Women's Super League 2 side Nottingham Forest. Born in the United States, and raised in France and Ireland, she is a member of the Republic of Ireland women's national team and also holds French citizenship. At club level she has previously played for Shelbourne, UCD Waves and Peamount United in her home country, as well as for Girondins de Bordeaux in France and Charlton Athletic and Bristol City in England.

Mustaki was the captain of the successful Republic of Ireland women's national under-19 football team which qualified for the UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship finals for the first time in 2014, reaching the semi-finals. She was called up for the senior Republic of Ireland women's national team for the first time in October 2019, winning her first cap in February 2022.

Mustaki was born in Ohio to an Irish mother and a French father of Greek heritage, who had met at Boston University. They left the United States when Mustaki was one year old. The family then lived in Paris for two years, before Mustaki and her mother moved to Cabinteely upon the separation of Mustaki's parents. Mustaki played street football with her brother and his friends and progressed into organised youth soccer with Park Celtic boys and St. Joseph's.

For the inaugural 2011–12 season of the Women's National League (WNL), 16-year-old Mustaki joined South Dublin club Peamount United. Seen as a promising midfielder, she helped Peamount secure the league title in her debut season.

Mustaki was one of several Peamount players to follow manager Eileen Gleeson to UCD Waves for 2014–15. In August 2014 Mustaki was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma and underwent chemotherapy. When UCD Waves played in the 2014 FAI Women's Cup final against Raheny United in November, UCD's Áine O'Gorman celebrated her equalising goal by revealing a t-shirt with team-mate Mustaki's squad number 17 on it.

On 16 March 2015 Mustaki played her first football match since July 2014, when she came on as a substitute for UCD Waves against Raheny United at Morton Stadium.

While based at KEDGE Business School in Bordeaux on an Erasmus Programme placement, Mustaki played for Girondins de Bordeaux. She made 15 appearances in the 2016–17 Division 1 Féminine. After returning to Ireland Mustaki helped UCD Waves finish fourth in the 2017 Women's National League and reach the FAI Women's Cup final, which they lost 1–0 to Cork City at the Aviva Stadium.

Mustaki spent a season with Shelbourne in 2019, then signed for English FA Women's Championship club Charlton Athletic in November 2019. She made her debut in a 1–0 FA Women's League Cup win over London City Lionesses. A serious knee injury sustained on international duty curtailed Mustaki's season in March 2020, just before the COVID-19 pandemic prompted her London-based employer to allow her to work from home in Ireland. She rejoined Shelbourne for 2021. After helping Shelbourne win the 2021 WNL title and playing in the 3–1 2021 FAI Women's Cup Final defeat by Wexford Youths, Mustaki agreed to remain with the club for 2022.