Northern Ireland Striker Casey Howe Joins Celtic Women from Nottingham Forest | OneFootball

Celtic Women have moved quickly to bring in an experienced attacker with pedigree on both sides of the Irish Sea.

Celtic Women have confirmed the signing of attacker Casey Howe from Nottingham Forest, with the club announcing the deal via their official channels on Wednesday. It is a straightforward piece of business – an attacking player with genuine international credentials and a track record of performing in competitive environments coming to Parkhead.

The primary source for the announcement is the club itself, with Celtic FC’s official post confirming the deal and noting that Howe joins after her most recent spell in England. The tweet was truncated in its published form, but the fact of the signing is not in any doubt – this is an official club announcement.

According to background research, Howe was born in Enniskillen in 2002 and came through the game in Northern Ireland with Linfield and then Glentoran, where she picked up both the Irish Cup and the Women’s Premiership before her career took her south and then across the water. A move to the League of Ireland with Sligo Rovers and Athlone Town followed, and in August 2024 she signed a two-year deal with Nottingham Forest Women in the FA Women’s National League North. Forest sent her on loan to Wolverhampton Wanderers Women in February 2026 for the remainder of last season, giving her further development time at England’s third tier before Celtic made their move.

She is also a capped Northern Ireland international, having made her senior debut at 17 – part of a generation of Northern Irish women pushing into professional setups in Britain and making a real impression. That kind of cross-border experience, from the Irish Premiership through the League of Ireland and into the English pyramid, tells you something about a player’s mentality and adaptability. These are not soft yards.

For Celtic Women, this fits a clear pattern of targeted recruitment – bringing in young, internationally proven attackers from the English clubs rather than waiting for the market to come to them. The women’s game at Celtic has ambition and this signing reflects it. Howe arrives with the tools to make an immediate impact in the Scottish Women’s Premier League, and her performances here will inevitably have a bearing on her Northern Ireland standing ahead of upcoming UEFA qualifying cycles.

Welcome to Celtic Park, Casey. Mon The Hoops.