Jamie-Lee Napier

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Jamie-Lee Napier
Personal information
Full name Jamie-Lee Napier
Date of birth (2000-04-06) 6 April 2000 (age 22)
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland[1]
Height 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)[1]
Position(s) Full-back / Winger
Club information
Current team
London City Lionesses
Number 11
Youth career
Celtic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Hibernian 33 (22)
2019–2021 Chelsea 2 (0)
2020–2021Birmingham City (loan) 19 (1)
2021– London City Lionesses 19 (1)
International career
2015–2017 Scotland U17 8 (0)
2017–2019 Scotland U19 19 (2)
2023– Scotland 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 July 2021
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 February 2023

Jamie-Lee Napier (born 6 April 2000) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a full-back or winger for London City Lionesses of the FA Women's Championship and the Scotland national team.

Club career[edit]

Napier started her career with Celtic before moving to Hibernian in January 2018.[2] She scored 22 goals in 33 games for Hibernian in 2019 and was named the league's player of the year.[3]

In January 2020, she was named by UEFA as one of the 10 most promising young players in Europe.[4]

Napier signed for London City Lionesses ahead of the 2021–22 season, and scored the winner in her second game in the South London derby against Crystal Palace.

International career[edit]

Napier received her first call-up to the Scotland women's national football team in August 2019.[3] She was named again in the squad for the 2023 Pinatar Cup,[5] and made her full international debut there in a match with the Philippines.[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "27 Jamie-Lee Napier". Chelsea F.C. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Jamie-Lee Napier departs Hibernian Ladies". Hibernian FC. 12 December 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Scotland international Jamie-Lee Napier joins Chelsea FC Women". Chelsea FC. 13 December 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Ten for the future: UEFA.com's women players to watch for 2020". UEFA. 2 January 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  5. ^ "London City Lionesses' Jamie-Lee Napier named in Scotland squad for Pinatar Cup". BBC Sport. 1 February 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  6. ^ Jamie-Lee Napier at the Scottish Football Association

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