Claire Emslie

Claire Emslie
Emslie playing for Everton in 2021
Personal information
Full name Claire Emslie[1]
Date of birth (1994-03-08) 8 March 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Angel City
Number 10
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 Florida Atlantic Owls 76 (29)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Hibernian 35 (18)
2016–2017 Bristol City 20 (11)
2017–2019 Manchester City 31 (8)
2019–2020 Orlando Pride 11 (0)
2019–2020Melbourne City (loan) 12 (5)
2020Everton (loan) 7 (2)
2020–2022 Everton 30 (3)
2022– Angel City 49 (12)
International career
2008–2009 Scotland U15 2 (0)
2009–2011 Scotland U17 15 (3)
2010–2013 Scotland U19 16 (6)
2013– Scotland 66 (16)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 September 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 July 2024 (UTC)

Claire Emslie (born 8 March 1994) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Angel City FC in the American National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and the Scotland national team.[2]

Emslie made her senior international debut for Scotland in 2013. At the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, she scored Scotland's first ever goal in the competition, becoming the first woman to score in a World Cup for Scotland.

She previously played professionally for Hibernian, Bristol City, Manchester City, Orlando Pride, Melbourne City, and Everton.

  1. ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019 – List of Players: Scotland" (PDF). FIFA. 27 May 2019. p. 19. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 May 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Claire Emslie profile". Soccerway. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2017.