Emma Mary Higgins (born 15 May 1986) is an association football goalkeeper from Northern Ireland, currently playing for Glentoran.

Born in Ballymena,[2] Higgins played for her hometown club before joining Glentoran Belfast United.

She had originally played outfield but when the Ballymena Allstars goalkeeper became pregnant, Higgins was selected as her replacement.

The coach knew Higgins had a background in Gaelic football and reasoned she would be good at catching the ball.

[3] Higgins made her senior Northern Ireland debut aged 17, against Portugal at the Algarve Cup in March 2004.