Claire Emslie

Claire Emslie (born 8 March 1994) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a forward for NWSL team Orlando Pride and the Scotland national team.[1] She previously played college soccer for the Florida Atlantic Owls and professionally for Hibernian, Bristol City, Manchester City and Melbourne City. She made her full international debut in 2013 and was selected for the Scotland squad at the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup. Emslie scored their first goal in the competition, becoming the first woman to score in a World Cup finals for Scotland.

Claire Emslie
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-03-08) 8 March 1994
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Playing position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Orlando Pride
Number 7
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– Orlando Pride 11 (0)
2019–2020 → Melbourne City (loan) 12 (5)
National team‡
2008–2009 Scotland U15 2 (0)
2009–2011 Scotland U17 15 (3)
2010–2013 Scotland U19 16 (6)
2013– Scotland 28 (7)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 March 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 March 2020

Club career

Hibernian

Emslie began her senior career in 2011 with Scottish Women's Premier League team Hibernian, making her debut in a league game against Falkirk on 24 April.[1] In total, Emslie made thirty-five appearances and scored eighteen times in three seasons with Hibernian, winning the Scottish League Cup in her debut year.[1]

Florida Atlantic Owls

Between 2012 and 2015, Emslie attended Florida Atlantic University, majoring in exercise physiology.[2][3] During her time in the United States, she played for the Florida Atlantic Owls.[2] She ended her college career with 29 goals and 10 assists in four seasons.[4]

Bristol City

On 16 June 2016, Emslie returned to the UK and joined FA WSL 2 side Bristol City.[5] She went on to score ten goals in twelve matches for Bristol, leading her team to promotion into the FA WSL.[6] She signed a new contract with Bristol in February 2017.[6]

Manchester City

On 1 July 2017, following the end of the shortened FA WSL Spring Series, Emslie joined Manchester City.[7] She scored her first goal for the team in an FA WSL Cup group stage win over Oxford United on 2 November 2017.[1][8] She won a domestic cup double with City during the 2018–19 season, lifting both the League Cup and FA Cup.

Orlando Pride

On 30 May 2019, Emslie agreed a move to Orlando Pride of the NWSL,[9] officially joining the team upon conclusion of Scotland's run at the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup[10] which ended on 19 June with a dramatic 3–3 draw against Argentina in the Group Stage.[11] She was the only one of the Prides' nine players at the World Cup to not progress to the knockout round.[12] She made her debut for the team on 20 July 2019, coming on as a substitute for Rachel Hill in a 1–0 win over Sky Blue FC.[1]

Loan to Melbourne City

Emslie was loaned to Australian club Melbourne City in November 2019.[13][14] Emslie scored four regular season goals as Melbourne successfully defended their Premiership title and subsequently went on to win the Championship, beating Sydney FC in the final.[15][16]

International career

Emslie has represented Scotland internationally. At youth level, she won caps with the U17s and U19s.[1][5] She scored goals in consecutive UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship tournaments in 2012 and 2013 respectively.[1]

In June 2013, Emslie made her senior debut against Iceland in an international friendly.[17] After it became clear that she would be based in the United States for a long period, Emslie was not considered for international selection until her studies in Florida concluded and she moved to England.[3] Her second cap came in a friendly against Denmark in January 2017.[3][18] She was recalled to the national team in August 2017 when new manager Shelley Kerr called her up for a friendly against Hungary.[19] Emslie subsequently scored her first senior international goal against Hungary in a 3–0 win at the Telki Training Centre in Pest County.[20][21] Kerr selected Emslie for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in France, the first time the nation had ever qualified for the tournament.[22]

Emslie scored Scotland's first-ever World Cup goal on 9 June 2019 in a group stage defeat to England.[1][23]

Personal life

Emslie was born in Edinburgh to parents Neil and Anna[2] before being raised in Penicuik.[3] She counts former Hibernian teammate Caroline Weir and Bristol teammate Chloe Arthur among her close friends, both of whom also play for Scotland.[3]

Career statistics

Club
As of 21 March 2020.[1][24]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hibernian 2011 Premier League 1630020—00183
2012 1080010—00118
2013 970010—00107
Total 35180040—003918
Bristol City 2016 FA WSL 2 12100010—001310
2017 FA WSL 1 810000—0081
Total 20110010—002111
Manchester City 2017–18 FA WSL 17431738[lower-alpha 1]100359
2018–19 14440721[lower-alpha 1]000266
Total 3187114591006112
Orlando Pride 2019 NWSL 110———00110
Melbourne City (loan) 2019–20 W-League 104———2[lower-alpha 2]1125
Career total 1074171195912114449
  1. Appearance(s) in the UEFA Women's Champions League
  2. Appearance(s) in the W-League Finals series

International
As of 7 March 2020.[1][25]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Scotland 201310
201742
2018101
2019113
202021
Total287

International goals
As of 4 March 2020. Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first.
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition Ref
1 14 September 2017Telki Training Centre, Telki, Hungary3 Hungary2–03–0Friendly[20][21]
2 24 October 2017Paisley 2021 Stadium, Paisley, Scotland5 Albania4–05–02019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification[26]
3 10 April 2018Paisley 2021 Stadium, Paisley, Scotland11 Poland2–03–02019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification[27]
4 9 June 2019Allianz Riviera, Nice, France22 England1–21–22019 FIFA Women's World Cup[1]
5 30 August 2019Easter Road, Edinburgh, Scotland25 Cyprus1–08–0UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualification[1]
6 8 November 2019Elbasan Arena, Elbasan, Albania26 Albania1–05–0UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualification[1]
7 4 March 2020Pinatar Arena, San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain27 Ukraine3–03–02020 Pinatar Cup[1]

Honours

Hibernian[1]

Manchester City[1]

Melbourne City[1]

References
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  2. "Claire Emslie profile". FAU Sports. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  3. "Claire Emslie: Scotland winger targets World Cup after missing Euro 2017". BBC Sport. 13 March 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  4. "FAU women's soccer archives". FAUSPORTS.COM. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  5. "BCWFC announce new signing Claire Emslie". Bristol City W.F.C. 16 June 2016. Archived from the original on 25 September 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  6. "Bristol City Women: Chloe Arthur and Claire Emslie extend deals". BBC Sport. 8 February 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  7. "Man City Women to sign Claire Emslie". Manchester City W.F.C. 30 June 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  8. "Report: Oxford 0–6 City". Manchester City W.F.C. 2 November 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  9. "Claire Emslie leaves City". Manchester City. 30 May 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  10. "Orlando Pride Sign Scotland Women's National Team Forward Claire Emslie". Orlando Pride. 30 May 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  11. "FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019™ - Matches - Scotland - Argentina - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com.
  12. "Pride Players at 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup". www.orlandocitysc.com.
  13. "Melbourne City FC signs Scottish attacker Claire Emslie". Melbourne City FC.
  14. Sutherland, Jonathan (4 November 2019). "Claire Emslie: Scotland forward joins Melbourne City on loan from Orlando Pride". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  15. "W-League review: Melbourne City crowned Premiers, Western Sydney woes". ESPN.com. 23 February 2020.
  16. "Catley strike seals Melbourne City's record fourth Westfield W-League Championship". Westfield W-League. 21 March 2020.
  17. "Claire Emslie profile". Scottish FA. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  18. "International friendly: Denmark Women 2–2 Scotland Women". BBC Sport. 20 January 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  19. "Shelley Kerr names first SWNT squad". Scottish Football Association. 23 August 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  20. "Kerr begins reign with resounding victory". Scottish Football Association. 14 September 2017. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  21. "Hungary Women 0–3 Scotland Women: Kerr kicks off reign with win in friendly". BBC Sport. 14 September 2017. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  22. "Women's World Cup: Shelley Kerr names Scotland squad for finals". BBC Sport. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  23. "Scoring Scotland's first World Cup goal a dream for Claire Emslie". The Scotsman. 10 June 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  24. "Manchester City W.F.C. fixtures". Manchester City W.F.C. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  25. "Claire Emslie - Scotland - Scottish FA". Scottish FA. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  26. "Five star Scotland rampant in victory". Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  27. "Match Details". Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
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