Fiona O'Sullivan

United States

In the 2010 WPS Draft, O'Sullivan was selected by the Chicago Red Stars, but after attending their preseason training camp, was released from the initial 26-player roster in March 2010. O'Sullivan had previously accepted a call up to play for the Irish national team and travelled away with the Irish despite the Red Stars coach Emma Hayes asking her to stay and compete for her spot. Instead O'Sullivan played the 2010 season with the California Storm, alongside soccer legends Brandi Chastain and Sissi. Seven goals in ten games saw O'Sullivan named to the all-league second team.

Europe

O'Sullivan signed a contract with Swedish Damallsvenskan club AIK in July 2010. After scoring two goals in seven games for AIK, O'Sullivan switched to Damallsvenskan newcomers Piteå IF in January 2011. Nine games for Piteå IF yielded one goal, before O'Sullivan was sent to Kvarnsvedens IK of Division 1 on loan in June 2011. In December 2011 O'Sullivan left Sweden for French Division 1 Féminine club ASJ Soyaux. In the second half of the 2011–12 Division 1 Féminine season she contributed four goals in nine league games for Soyaux, as well as one in her single Coupe de France Féminine appearance, but the club finished in 11th place in the table and were relegated. This left O'Sullivan looking for a new club: "I thought if I go down with this team, I could lose a couple of years in my career playing in a second tier division when I felt like I should be playing in a…

O'Sullivan's father Aidan is from Bantry, Ireland while her mother is American. On the advice of her boyfriend, O'Sullivan sent an email to the FAI advising them of her eligibility for the Republic of Ireland women's national football team. She made her debut against FC Indiana during Ireland's summer 2009 training camp in the United States. Strong performances followed in Ireland's qualifying games for the 2011 World Cup. In August 2010, after O'Sullivan scored a hat–trick against Israel and took her total to six goals in five games, she was hailed as "a revelation". O'Sullivan was named FAI International Player of the Year in February 2011. After the initial flurry of goals O'Sullivan's form deteriorated and coach Susan Ronan eventually left her out of a squad in 2012. Ronan later recalled O'Sullivan and praised her response to being dropped: "she has come back stronger, hungrier and fitter than she's ever been, so credit to her". O'Sullivan scored another goal against Israel in Ireland's final 2013 UEFA Women's Championship qualifier. The Irish won 2–0 in Ramat Gan but were already out of contention for a place at the finals. O'Sullivan missed Ireland's 2013 Cyprus Cup campaign with a knee injury sustained while training with her German club. In June 2013 she hit both goals as Ireland recovered from 2–0 down to draw 2–2 in a friendly with Austria at Tallaght Stadium in Dublin. Despite three goals from O'Sullivan, Ireland's 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification…

O'Sullivan was raised in Marin County, California where she began playing soccer as a youth. In four seasons with the varsity team at Sir Francis Drake High School (now Archie Williams High School), O'Sullivan finished as the team's top-scorer three times and league top-scorer twice. She was captain of the squad that made it to the Marin County Athletic League (MCAL) finals. O'Sullivan holds the record for career goals at the school, including a brace in a rivalry match against undefeated Marin Catholic in 2004. In the summer of 2003, O’Sullivan founded her local soccer camp as a means to buy her first car. With only three signups in the first week, O’Sullivan enlisted her younger brother as her first counselor to have substantial numbers.

University of San Francisco

O'Sullivan attended the University of San Francisco from 2004 to 2007. She scored a total of eight goals for the San Francisco Dons in her four seasons. Her most successful varsity campaign was 2006, as she finished team top-scorer with five goals despite missing half the season with a knee injury. This included a hat-trick against the San Jose State Spartans. In 2007, during her senior year at San Francisco, O'Sullivan captained the squad and was the team's leading goal scorer. O’Sullivan was praised by head coach Pam Kalinoski as someone who could play at a higher level.

O’Sullivan graduated from the University of San Francisco with a degree in international politics. In August 2014, O'Sullivan was bereaved by the sudden death of her fiancé Devougn Lamont, a 30-year-old professional basketball player. From 2015 to 2017, O’Sullivan was the University of San Francisco women’s soccer assistant coach and recruiting director while simultaneously working for local youth club De Anza Force as the age group coordinator and recruiting director. In 2016 while at her alma mater, O’Sullivan met current husband Steve Domecus. Domecus, a former professional baseball player, was an assistant coach for the Dons’ baseball team. Domecus and O’Sullivan currently live in Fairfax, California, and have two kids. Since 2017, O’Sullivan has worked as the soccer director for San Domenico School, where she also coaches the girls varsity team. Her summer soccer camp, the O’Sullivan Soccer Academy, celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2022, and is currently flourishing in three locations throughout Marin and Sonoma counties in the Bay Area.