.jpg) Fleeting in 2006 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Julie Stewart | ||
| Birth name | Julie Fleeting | ||
| Date of birth | 18 December 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Kilwinning, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Cunninghame Boys Club | |||
| Crosshouse Boys Club | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–2002 | Ayr United Ladies | ||
| 2002–2003 | San Diego Spirit | 26 | (14) |
| 2003 | Ross County Ladies | ||
| 2004–2012 | Arsenal Ladies | ||
| 2006 | → Valur (loan) | 2 | (4) |
| 2013 | Kilwinning Ladies | 4 | (3) |
| 2013–2015 | Celtic Ladies | 7 | (5) |
| 2015–2016 | Glasgow City | ||
| International career | |||
| Scotland U16 | |||
| Scotland U20[2] | |||
| 1996–2015 | Scotland[3] | 121 | (116) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Julie Stewart MBE (née Fleeting; born 18 December 1980) is a Scottish former footballer who played as a forward. She spent nine years at English club Arsenal and was the first Scot to play as a full-time professional in the WUSA playing for San Diego Spirit.[3] She won the Scottish Women's League title with Ayr and seventeen major trophies with Arsenal.
According to the Scottish Football Association, Fleeting has a record of 116 goals (a national record by some distance) and 121 caps for Scotland between her debut in 1996 and retirement in 2015,[3] although those figures appear to include unofficial internationals. Fleeting also captained her country for eight years.[4] According to UEFA, she has a record of 28 goals in 22 games in UEFA competitions for national teams,[5] and 22 goals in 32 games in UEFA club competitions.[5]
She was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2008 Birthday Honours.[3] She has also represented Scotland in the sport of basketball.[6]
- ^ "9 – Julie Fleeting". WUSA.com. 7 May 2004. Archived from the original on 17 May 2004. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
- ^ "A pitch battle". thefreelibrary.com. 27 February 2002. Retrieved 15 November 2012.
- ^ a b c d Women A Squad - Julie Fleeting SFA. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
- ^ Julie Fleeting believes Scotland's women are hitting their peak BBC Sport. 19 October 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
- ^ a b Julie Fleeting - UEFA UEFA. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
- ^ Vicky Allan (16 May 2004). "Fleeting Visit; It's official. Scottish football is alive and well". The Sunday Herald. Archived from the original on 24 October 2010. Retrieved 30 July 2009.