Emily Thomson (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Emily Thomson | ||
| Date of birth | 12 August 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Motherwell, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Lanarkshire United | |||
| Motherwell Girls FC | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2011 | Arsenal | 0 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | Celtic | 28 | (10) |
| 2013 | Glasgow City | 3 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2012 | Scotland | 5 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Emily Thomson (born 12 August 1993) is a Scottish football winger. She has represented the Scotland women's national football team at youth and senior level.
Club career
[edit]In 2009 Thomson left Motherwell Girls and signed a two-year contract to join the academy of English champions Arsenal Ladies.[1] She returned to Scotland to join Celtic in 2011[2] before moving to Glasgow City in June 2013.
International career
[edit]While a 14–year–old pupil at Dalziel High School, Thomson scored winning goals for Scotland at Under–17 level against Republic of Ireland and Norway at a tournament in France.[3] The vice–captain of the national Under 19 team,[4] Thomson made her first senior appearance for Scotland in May 2012; a 3–1 friendly win over Poland in Gdańsk.[5]
Thomson attended the Scottish Football Association National Performance Centre at the University of Stirling.[6]
International goals
[edit]- Results list Scotland's goal tally first.[7]
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Competition | Scored |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 June 2013 | Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík |  Iceland |
3–2 | Friendly | 1 |
References
[edit]- ^ Weston, Andrew (23 September 2009). "Young Gunner Emily has a shot at Premiership glory". Wishaw Press. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
- ^ "Emily Thomson – 10". celticfc.net. Celtic FC. Archived from the original on 9 June 2013. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
- ^ "Emily's a winner for Scots". Wishaw Press. 2 April 2008. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
- ^ "Emily hopes to qualify for Euros". Motherwell Times. 27 March 2012. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
- ^ "Scotland women decisive in Gdansk". Scottish Football Association. 9 May 2012. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
- ^ "Scholarship athletes: 2011-12 football". University of Stirling. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
- ^ "Emily Thomson – Women's A Squad". Scottish FA. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
External links
[edit]- Emily Thomson at Soccerway
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- 1993 births
- Living people
- Scottish women's footballers
- Scotland women's international footballers
- Celtic F.C. Women players
- Arsenal W.F.C. players
- Footballers from Motherwell
- People educated at Dalziel High School
- Women's association football midfielders
- Scotland women's youth international footballers
- 21st-century Scottish sportswomen
- Scottish women's football biography stubs
- Scottish football midfielder, 1990s birth stubs