Emily_Thomson_(footballer)
Emily Thomson (footballer)
Scottish footballer
Emily Thomson (born 12 August 1993) is a Scottish football winger. She has represented the Scotland women's national football team at youth and senior level.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Emily Thomson | ||
| Date of birth | (1993-08-12) 12 August 1993 (age 30) | ||
| Place of birth | Motherwell, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Lanarkshire United | |||
| Motherwell Girls FC | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2011 | Arsenal | 0 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | Celtic | 28 | (10) |
| 2013 | Glasgow City | 3 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2012 | Scotland | 5 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
In 2009 Thomson left Motherwell Girls and signed a two-year contract to join the academy of English champions Arsenal Ladies.[1] She returned to Scotland to join Celtic in 2011[2] before moving to Glasgow City in June 2013.
While a 14–year–old pupil at Dalziel High School, Thomson scored winning goals for Scotland at Under–17 level against Republic of Ireland and Norway at a tournament in France.[3] The vice–captain of the national Under 19 team,[4] Thomson made her first senior appearance for Scotland in May 2012; a 3–1 friendly win over Poland in Gdańsk.[5]
Thomson attended the Scottish Football Association National Performance Centre at the University of Stirling.[6]
International goals
- Results list Scotland's goal tally first.[7]
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Competition | Scored |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 June 2013 | Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík |  Iceland | 3–2 | Friendly | 1 |
- Weston, Andrew (23 September 2009). "Young Gunner Emily has a shot at Premiership glory". Wishaw Press. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
- "Emily Thomson – 10". celticfc.net. Celtic FC. Archived from the original on 9 June 2013. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
- "Emily's a winner for Scots". Wishaw Press. 2 April 2008. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
- "Emily hopes to qualify for Euros". Motherwell Times. 27 March 2012. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
- "Scotland women decisive in Gdansk". Scottish Football Association. 9 May 2012. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
- "Scholarship athletes: 2011-12 football". University of Stirling. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
- "Emily Thomson – Women's A Squad". Scottish FA. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
- Emily Thomson at Soccerway
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