Emily Thomson (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Emily Thomson | ||
| Date of birth | 12 August 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Motherwell, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Glasgow City | ||
| 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 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10:50, 7 November 2013 (UTC) | |||
Emily Thomson (born 12 August 1993) is a Scottish football winger, who plays for Glasgow City in the Scottish Women's Premier League. She has represented the Scotland women's national football team at youth and senior level.
Club career
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.
International career
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 |
References
- ^ 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.
External links
- Emily Thomson at Soccerway
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- 1993 births
- Living people
- Scottish women's footballers
- Scotland women's international footballers
- Celtic F.C. Women players
- Arsenal W.F.C. players
- Footballers from Motherwell
- People educated at Dalziel High School
- Women's association football midfielders
- Scottish women's football biography stubs
- Scottish football midfielder, 1990s birth stubs