Eilish_McSorley
Eilish McSorley
Scottish footballer
Eilish McSorley (born 24 April 1993) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder for the Scotland women's national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1993-04-24) 24 April 1993 (age 31) | ||
| Place of birth | Girvan, Scotland | ||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back / Defensive midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2005 | Girvan Boys' Club | ||
| 2005–2007 | Ayr United Girls | ||
| 2007–2008 | Kilmarnock Girls | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2014 | Glasgow City | ||
| 2015–2016 | Mallbackens IF | 19 | (0) |
| 2017 | Glasgow City | ||
| 2018 | Västerås BK30 | 11 | (2) |
| 2018–2019 | Sassuolo | 14 | (2) |
| 2019 | Glasgow City | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2009–2012 | Scotland U19[1] | 28 | (6) |
| 2012–2015 | Scotland | 20 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:35, 16 November 2018 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:37, 16 April 2023 (UTC) | |||
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Between the age of six and twelve McSorley played for Girvan Boys' Club. Before moving on to Ayr United GFC under-17's and then Kilmarnock LFC under-17.[2] She joined Glasgow City in August 2008,[3] and was promoted from the reserves into the first team for City's UEFA Women's Champions League campaign in 2009.[4]
McSorley helped Glasgow City reach the quarter-finals of the 2014–15 UEFA Women's Champions League but elected to join Swedish Damallsvenskan side Mallbackens IF in January 2015 on a one-year professional contract.[5] She made 19 league appearances in the 2015 season as Mallbackens narrowly avoided relegation. Happy with life in Sweden, she agreed to remain with the club despite suffering an ankle injury.[6]
The injury proved to be serious and McSorley was out of football until she returned to Glasgow City in September 2017.[7] She returned to Sweden to play for Västerås BK30 in the first half of the Elitettan season, before joining Italian Serie A club Sassuolo in July 2018.[8]
Having progressed through the Scotland age group sides from under-16 upwards, McSorley made her debut for the full Scotland national side against Cameroon in a July 2012 challenge match.[9]
McSorley's protracted injury ruled her out of consideration for Scotland's UEFA Women's Euro 2017 squad, although she had played in the early qualifiers.[citation needed]
McSorley is a Celtic F.C. supporter.[10]
International appearances
- As of the match played on 11 April 2023[11]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 2012 | 3 | 0 |
| 2013 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 20 | 0 | |
- "Eilish McSorley - Women's A Squad". The Scottish FA. Retrieved 26 August 2009.
- "Eilish McSorely". [sic] Youth Football Scotland. Retrieved 22 February 2011.
- "Eilish McSorley". Glasgow City FC. Retrieved 4 March 2011.
- "Champion's League beckons for women's footballers". University of Stirling. 29 November 2010. Archived from the original on 23 December 2012. Retrieved 4 March 2011.
- Mullen, Scott (5 January 2015). "Eilish McSorley reveals heartache over leaving Glasgow City for Sweden". Evening Times. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
- Fussgänger, Rainer (11 April 2016). "Eilish McSorley: - Värmland is nice" (in Swedish). Damfotboll.com. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
- "Glasgow City re-sign Eilish McSorley". Glasgow City FC. 20 September 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
- "Calciomercato Sassuolo, Firma La Scozzese Eilish McSorley" (in Italian). Calcio Femminile Italiano. 31 July 2018. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
- "Love seals Scottish women's win over Olympics-bound Cameroon". The Scotsman. 16 July 2012. Retrieved 21 March 2013.
- Muirhead, Andy (20 December 2011). "Interview with Glasgow City & Scotland U-19 defender Eilish McSorley". Scotzine. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
- Eilish McSorley at the Scottish Football Association
- Eilish McSorley, at Glasgow City Ladies FC
- Eilish McSorley[dead link], at Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)
- Eilish McSorley club team profile at SvFF (in Swedish) (archived)
- Eilish McSorley at Soccerway
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