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Lana Clelland
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-01-26) 26 January 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Perth, Scotland
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s) Midfielder/Forward
Team information
Current team
Fiorentina
Number 26
Youth career
2005–2008 Rangers Girls FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2011 Rangers Ladies FC 36 (21)
2011–2014 Spartans W.F.C 35 (21)
2014–2015 ASD Pink Bari 16 (10)
2015–2018 UPC Tavagnacco 50 (44)
2018– Fiorentina 14 (11)
International career
2010–2012 Scotland U19 16 (13)
2012– Scotland 24 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 June 2018
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 November 2018

Lana Clelland (born 26 January 1993) is a Scottish professional footballer who currently plays for Fiorentina in the Italian women's Serie A and the Scotland women's national team.

Club career

Born in Perth, Clelland began her career in the youth set-up at Rangers. She has appeared for the Scotland women's national team at all age group levels beginning with the under-15 side in 2008.[1] Clelland joined Spartans during the 2011 summer break and having continued as a prolific scorer at under-19 level, made her full Scotland debut in July 2012 against Cameroon.[2][3]

In December 2014, she signed a professional contract with ASD Pink Bari in the Italian women's Serie A.[4] In summer 2015 Clelland transferred to UPC Tavagnacco and in 2016–17 was the highest goal scorer in the Italian Serie A, emulating her compatriot Rose Reilly.[5] After her 2017–18 season was disrupted by a heel injury, Clelland joined Fiorentina in July 2018.[6]

International goals

Results list Scotland's goal tally first.[7]
# Date Venue Opponent Result Competition Scored
1 21 Aug 2013 FSS Sports Centre, Stara Pazova  Serbia 1–1 Friendly 1

References

  1. ^ "Norway v Scotland". Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  2. ^ "Spartans announce two further signings". spartansfcwomen.com. Spartans WFC. 29 July 2011. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  3. ^ "Love seals Scotland victory". Women's Soccer Scene. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  4. ^ Tridente, Tiziano (18 December 2014). "Pink Bari, ecco i primi rinforzi: dalla Scozia arriva Lana Clelland" [Here are the first reinforcements, Lana Clelland from Scotland]. Il Quotidiano Italiano Bari (in Italian). Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  5. ^ Campbell, Alan (11 June 2017). "Players making history: Clelland makes striking impression in Italy". The Herald. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  6. ^ "Lana Clelland: Scotland striker signs for Fiorentina". BBC Sport. 4 July 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  7. ^ "Lana Clelland - Women's A Squad". Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 2 February 2015.

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