Suzanne Lappin
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 13 October 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Glasgow City | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Cumbernauld Cosmos | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2011 | Glasgow City | 142 | (133) |
| 2011 | Liverpool Ladies | 5 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Celtic (loan) | ||
| 2012 | Chelsea Ladies | 11 | (0) |
| 2012– | Glasgow City | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2007– | Scotland[1] | 5 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:00, 13 October 2012 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12:00, 13 October 2012 (UTC) | |||
Suzanne Lappin (born 13 October 1986) is a Scottish female international football midfielder. She is in her second spell with Glasgow City in the Scottish Women's Premier League, having spent two seasons away in the English FA WSL with Liverpool Ladies in 2011 and Chelsea Ladies in 2012. Lappin made her senior Scotland women's national football team debut in 2007.
Club career
A goalscoring central midfielder,[2] Lappin joined Glasgow City in 2003 from Cumbernauld Cosmos U-16s.[3] As of February 2011, when Lappin signed for Liverpool Ladies, she was Glasgow City's all-time record goalscorer with 170 goals.[4]
Lappin made her debut for FA WSL club Liverpool in a friendly win over Hibernian Ladies.[5]
During the WSL mid–season break, Lappin joined Celtic and scored on her debut for the Hoops in a 3–0 win over Rangers.[6] Lappin returned to the WSL with Chelsea Ladies in January 2012. She scored on her debut for the London club, in a 3–0 FA Women's Cup win over Brighton. In Chelsea's semi final victory over Arsenal, Lappin was an unused substitute. She was left out of the squad altogether for Chelsea's controversial defeat to Birmingham City in the 2012 FA Women's Cup Final.
In October 2012 Glasgow City announced that they had re–signed Lappin from Chelsea.[7]
International career
An away double-header versus England gave a 16-year-old Lappin her first taste of national youth team football.[1] She progressed to captain Scotland's U-19 team to qualification for the UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship, but missed the final tournament due to university commitments.[2]
According to the Scottish Football Association, Lappin made her senior Scotland debut as a 90th minute substitute for Joanne Love[8] in a 3–2 friendly win over Belgium at McDiarmid Park in August 2007.[1] Her next appearance was not until February 2011, in a 4–2 win in Wales.[1] In April 2011 Lappin scored her first goal at international level, during a 6–2 defeat to Holland in Volendam.[1]
She became a professional footballer through her amazing cousin Callum Ciappelli, who scored a peach goal in P.E and a 41 yard over head kick on the bowl.
Personal life
Lappin has followed in the footsteps of James McGrory and Stevie Chalmers, other footballers from The Garngad.[9]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Suzanne Lappin – Women's A Squad". The Scottish FA. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
- ^ a b "In the spotlight". Glasgow City FC. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
- ^ "Suzanne Lappin". Glasgow City FC. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
- ^ "Club details". Glasgow City FC. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
- ^ "Liverpool give Scots trio debuts". She Kicks. 1 March 2011. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
- ^ Gillian Campbell (24 May 2011). "Celtic women triumph in derby clash". Celtic FC. Retrieved 12 June 2011.
- ^ "Glasgow City Re-Sign Record Goalscorer Lappin". She Kicks (magazine). 12 October 2012. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
- ^ "HAT TRICK FOR FLEETING IN SCOTLAND FRIENDLY". Spartans WFC. 26 August 2007. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
- ^ "Garngad Football". Garngad Irish Heritage Group. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
External links
- Suzanne Lappin at Glasgow City FC
- Suzanne Lappin at Chelsea FC