Karen Guthrie’s has worn the Donegal jersey at senior level into three different decades, over 70 different grounds and a total of 163 games so far.
The Glenfin forward got her 163rd cap against Armagh last Sunday in Lifford in a glittering career for the team which started all the way back in 2006.
Since then, she is the most capped Donegal ladies footballer, is the only Donegal player to have made over 100 league appearances since her debut on the 11th of February 2006 against Monaghan, and has played at a whopping 78 different venues for the country.
The 2023 campaign is her 18th consecutive season playing for her county, and it shows her dedication to the game and where she is from.
Karen has won two Intermediate Football Championships, two Division 2 titles, 5 Ulster titles (1 Intermediate, 4 Senior), Donegal Player of the Year, an Interprovincial title with Ulster, and five Donegal SFC titles with Glenfin.
In a star studded career, her stats of games per year for Donegal can be found below, along with the grounds played at.
| LEAGUE | ULSTER CHAMPIONSHIP | ALL IRELAND CHAMPIONSHIP | TOTAL | ||
| 1. | 2006 | 5 | 2 | – | 7 |
| 2. | 2007 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| 3. | 2008 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| 4. | 2009 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 5. | 2010 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 15 |
| 6. | 2011 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| 7. | 2012 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| 8. | 2013 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 9. | 2014 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| 10. | 2015 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 11. | 2016 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| 12. | 2017 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
| 13. | 2018 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 12 |
| 14. | 2019 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 13 |
| 15. | 2020 | – | – | 2 | 2 |
| 16. | 2021 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 17. | 2022 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 18. | 2023 | – | 2 | 2 | |
| 102 | 25 | 36 | 163 |
VENUES IN WHICH KAREN PLAYED FOR DONEGAL
Ballybofey Dublin Croke Park
Ballyshannon Dublin Parnell Park
Bundoran Dunganny
Castlefinn Dunmore
Convoy Ennis
Donegal Town Enniskillen
Glenfinn Golden
Killygordon Greencastle
Letterkenny Irvinestown
Lifford Keenagh
Milford Killoe
Moville Killyclogher
Termon Kilmainhamwood
Aghyaran Kilmihill
Athlone Lisnaskea
Augher Longford
Ballintubber Mallow
Ballymahon Monasterevin (Ballykelly)
Bekan Mountmellick
Belleek Mullingar Cusack Park
Beragh Mullingar St. Loman’s
Birr Navan
Carrick-on-Shannon Newry
Carrickruppin Omagh
Castlerea Rathmore
Cavan Roscommon Hyde Park
Clane Roscommon St. Dominics
Claremorris Saval
Clones Sligo
Confey Swinford
Cong Templeport
Coolock Tourlestrane
Cork Páirc Uí Rinn Tralee
Cork C.I.T. Trim
Corofin Truagh
Crettyard Tuam
Currin Tullamore
Derrylin Tyrellspass
Donaghmore
Drumragh
Karen missed out on games in: Kiltimagh 2009
Carndonagh 2015
Dungarvan 2020
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