Claire Johnstone
.jpg) Johnstone in 2018 with Motherwell | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Claire Johnstone | ||
| Date of birth | 11 January 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Portsmouth, England | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Lincoln Ladies | |||
| Doncaster Belles | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2004 | Kilmarnock Ladies | ||
| 2004 | ÍBV | 13 | (0) |
| 2004–2007 | Hamilton Academical | ||
| 2007 | Þór/KA | 11 | (0) |
| 2007–2009 | Celtic | ||
| 2009–2014 | Glasgow City | 60 | (2) |
| 2014–2018 | Rangers | ||
| 2018– | Motherwell | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 1999–2007 | Scotland[1] | ||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:50, 30 June 2012 (UTC) | |||
Claire Johnstone (born 11 January 1982) is a Scottish football goalkeeper.
Club career
[edit]After playing for Doncaster Belles at Under–18 level,[2] Johnstone moved to Scotland in February 2001, where she was signed for Kilmarnock by manager Jim Chapman.[3]
In the 2004 summer season, Johnstone played in Iceland with ÍBV and made 13 Úrvalsdeild appearances. She returned to Iceland in 2007 to play 11 games for Þór/KA.[4]
Johnstone and Suzanne Malone left Celtic for champions Glasgow City in June 2009.[5] In October 2010 Johnstone played as a substitute striker due to an injury crisis and scored in Glasgow City's 16–0 win over Aberdeen.[6]
Before the 2012 Scottish Women's Premier League season, Johnstone held transfer talks with Forfar Farmington. She played in a friendly match but the move broke down.[7]
After a spell with Rangers, Johnstone joined Motherwell in 2018.[8]
International career
[edit]Johnstone made her senior Scottish national team debut against Moldova in April 1999.[9] For several years she was the national team's regular understudy to Gemma Fay.
References
[edit]- ^ "Claire Johnstone". The Scottish FA. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
- ^ "Belles win keeps up the pressure". South Yorkshire Times. 7 October 1999. Archived from the original on 22 April 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
- ^ "Johnstone expects Killie revival". She Kicks. 8 October 2010. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
- ^ "Claire Johnstone" (in Icelandic). KSI.is. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
- ^ "City Sign Two From Celtic". Glasgow City FC. 30 June 2009. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
- ^ "City goal spree dumps Dons". Glasgow City FC. 17 October 2010. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
- ^ "Letter from America solves GK Conundrum". Forfar Formington FC. 5 April 2012. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
- ^ Motherwell Ladies Make Three New Signings, Wilf FrithSheKicks, 6 January 2018
- ^ "Scotland Women A Squad". The Pink 2. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
External links
[edit]- Killie FC profile
- Glasgow City profile
- Claire Johnstone – FIFA competition record (archived)
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- 1982 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Portsmouth
- Scottish women's footballers
- English women's footballers
- Scotland women's international footballers
- Glasgow City F.C. players
- Doncaster Rovers Belles L.F.C. players
- Celtic F.C. Women players
- F.C. Kilmarnock Ladies players
- Rangers W.F.C. players
- Women's association football goalkeepers
- Þór/KA players
- Besta deild kvenna players
- Expatriate women's footballers in Iceland
- Scottish expatriate sportspeople in Iceland
- Scottish expatriate women's footballers
- ÍBV women's football players
- Motherwell F.C. Women players
- Anglo-Scots
- Scottish women's football biography stubs