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Leanne Ross
Personal information
Date of birth (1981-07-08) 8 July 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth Falkirk, Scotland
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Glasgow City
Number 16
Youth career
Falkirk Girls
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2007 Newburgh Ladies
2007– Glasgow City (25)
International career‡
2006–2017 Scotland[1] 133 (9[2])
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:00, 26 August 2009 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:16, 22 December 2017 (UTC) (UTC)

Leanne Ross (born 8 July 1981) is a Scottish women's football midfielder. She currently plays for Glasgow City, having been with the club since 2007.

Between her debut in 2006 and her retirement from international duties in 2017, Ross amassed 133 caps for Scotland.

Club career

Ross grew up in Stenhousemuir and played on boys' teams before, at the age of 15, scoring a record 56 goals in one season for Falkirk Girls.[3] Prior to joining Glasgow City in 2007, Ross spent nine years with Newburgh – who later folded.[4]

Ross won a full set of domestic medals with Glasgow City, and also featured in the UEFA Women's Champions League.[3]

International career

Ross made two appearances for the Scotland under-19 team before a broken ankle derailed her progress at international level.[5] After a lengthy absence, she was surprised to be drafted into the senior team – at left back – for a 1–0 World Cup qualifying win over Switzerland at McDiarmid Park in April 2006.[3]

Ross became a national team regular and won her 50th cap against the same opposition in June 2010.[5] She retired from international football in August 2017.[2]

International goals

Results list Scotland's goal tally first.[1]
# Date Venue Opponent Result Competition Goals
1 27 Mar 2010 Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia  Georgia 3–1 2011 FIFA World Cup qualifier 1
2 3 Apr 2011 Kras Stadion, Volendam, Netherlands  Netherlands 2–6 Friendly 1
3 4 Mar 2012 GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus  Italy 1–2 2012 Cyprus Cup 1
4 1 Jun 2013 Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland  Iceland 3–2 Friendly 1
6 22 Sep 2013 Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands  Faroe Islands 7–2 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qual. 2
7 26 Sep 2013 Fir Park, Motherwell, Scotland  Bosnia and Herzegovina 7–0 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qual. 1
8 5 Mar 2014 GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus  France 1–1 2014 Cyprus Cup 1
9 6 Mar 2017 GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus  Austria 3–1 2017 Cyprus Women's Cup 1

Personal life

A childhood Celtic supporter,[4] Ross is employed as an 'active schools co-ordinator' in Clackmannanshire.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Leanne Ross - Women's A Squad". The Scottish FA. Retrieved 28 February 2011.
  2. ^ a b https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40994714
  3. ^ a b c d Billy Briggs (23 August 2010). "Scottish Women's World Cup football". The Herald. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
  4. ^ a b "In the spotlight". Glasgow City FC. Retrieved 28 February 2011.
  5. ^ a b "Leanne Ross celebrates 50th cap". Scottish Football Association. 15 June 2010. Retrieved 28 February 2011.
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