Erin Cuthbert

Erin Jacqueline Cuthbert (born 19 July 1998) is a Scottish footballer who plays for Chelsea in the FA WSL. She is a member of the Scotland national team. Erin studied at University of the West of Scotland before becoming a professional football player.

Erin Cuthbert
Personal information
Full name Erin Jacqueline Cuthbert[1]
Date of birth (1998-07-19) 19 July 1998
Place of birth Irvine, Scotland[2]
Height 163 cm (5 ft 4 in)[1]
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Chelsea
Number 22
Youth career
2009–2014 Rangers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Glasgow City
2017– Chelsea 46 (14)
National team‡
2013–2015 Scotland U17 15 (5)
2015–2016 Scotland U19 11 (12)
2016– Scotland 34 (12)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 November 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 8 November 2019

Club career

Cuthbert played five years at Rangers[3] until she transferred to Glasgow City in January 2015.[4][5][6][7]

Chelsea, 2017–present

On 8 December 2016, Cuthbert left Glasgow City to join FA WSL club Chelsea.[8] On 19 March 2017, she made her debut for the Blues in a 7–0 win over Doncaster Rovers Belles in the fifth round of the FA Women's Cup.[9] On 30 April 2017, she made her league debut and scored the team's fourth goal in a 6–0 home victory against Yeovil Town.[10] She finished her first season with 4 goals and 2 assists in 7 appearances in all competitions.[11] On 15 November 2017, Cuthbert made her UEFA Women's Champions League debut for the Blues in a 1–0 win over FC Rosengård.[12] On 4 February 2018, she scored her first hat-trick for the club in a 10–0 victory against London Bees in the fourth round of the FA Women's Cup.[13]

Cuthbert was nominated for the PFA Women's Players' Player of the Year award in the 2018–19 season.[14] During that season, she scored in Champions League ties with Paris Saint-Germain[15] and Lyon.[16]

International career

Cuthbert represented Scotland at school, under 15, under 17, and under 19 level.[17] Cuthbert was selected for the full Scotland squad for Euro 2017 qualifiers against Iceland and Belarus in June 2016.[18] She was selected in the Scotland squads for the UEFA Women's Euro 2017 and 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup final tournaments. At 2019 World Cup, she scored for Scotland in the 3–3 draw with Argentina.[19]

International goals
As of match played 8 November 2019. Scotland score listed first, score column indicates score after each Cuthbert goal.[20]
International goals by date, venue, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 20 January 2017Larnaca, Cyprus Denmark2–22–2Friendly
2 1 March 2017Larnaca, Cyprus New Zealand2–13–22017 Cyprus Women's Cup
3 23 July 2017Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel, Rotterdam, Netherlands Portugal1–11–2UEFA Women's Euro 2017
4 10 April 2018Simple Digital Arena, Paisley, Scotland Poland3–03–02019 World Cup qualification
5 7 June 2018Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk, Scotland Belarus1–12–1
6 2–1
7 30 August 2018St Mirren Park, Paisley, Scotland  Switzerland1–02–1
8 4 March 2019Parchal, Portugal Iceland2–04–12019 Algarve Cup
9 5 April 2019San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain Chile1–01–1Friendly
10 28 May 2019Glasgow, Scotland Jamaica1–13–2
11 19 June 2019Paris, France Argentina3–03–32019 FIFA Women's World Cup
12 8 November 2019Elbasan Arena, Elbasan, Albania Albania3–05–0UEFA Euro 2021 qualifying

Honours

Glasgow City

Chelsea

References
  1. "FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019™ List of Players – Scotland" (PDF). FIFA. 27 May 2019. p. 19. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  2. "Elcomatic Ltd renew their sponsorship of Erin Cuthbert". Glasgow City F.C. 7 February 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  3. "Video: Schoolgirl footballer is dubbed Little Miss Messi after hitting a wonder goal in a cup game". The Daily Record. 6 July 2014. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  4. "GLASGOW CITY SIGN RANGERS MIDFIELDER ERIN CUTHBERT". Scotzine. 8 January 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  5. "Glasgow City sign teen ace Erin Cuthbert". West End Report. 7 January 2015. Archived from the original on 13 April 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  6. "SWPL Young Player of the Year Erin Cuthbert joins Glasgow City". Glasgow City F.C. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  7. "Erin Cuthbert profile".
  8. "Erin Cuthbert: Chelsea Ladies sign Scotland midfielder from Glasgow City until 2019". BBC Sport. BBC. 8 December 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  9. "Ladies report: Chelsea 7 Doncaster 0". Chelsea Football Club. 19 March 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  10. "Ladies report: Chelsea 6 Yeovil Town 0". Chelsea Football Club. 30 April 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  11. "Ladies report: Chelsea 6 Yeovil Town 0". Chelsea Ladies Fans. Archived from the original on 21 February 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  12. "Ladies report: Rosengard 0 Chelsea 1 (0–4 on agg)". Chelsea Football Club. 15 November 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  13. "Ladies report: London Bees 0 Chelsea 10". Chelsea Football Club. 4 February 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  14. "Man City women dominate PFA award nominees list". BBC Sport. 20 April 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  15. Aarons, Ed. "PSG fans caught with drugs, knives and knuckledusters before Chelsea win". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  16. Garry, Tom (21 April 2019). "Women's Champions League: Lyon Feminines 2–1 Chelsea Women". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  17. "Women's Under-17 – Erin Cuthbert". uefa.com. UEFA. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  18. "Scotland: Jennifer Beattie & Christie Murray back for Euro 2017 qualifiers". BBC Sport. BBC. 18 May 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  19. "Scotland crash out of Women's World Cup after dramatic Argentina comeback". Guardian. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  20. "Erin Cuthbert". Scottish FA. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
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