Kirsty Elizabeth Howat (born 19 May 1997) is a Scottish footballer who currently plays as a forward for Rangers in the Scottish Women's Premier League.
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Kirsty Elizabeth Howat | ||
| Date of birth | (1997-05-19) 19 May 1997 (age 25) | ||
| Place of birth | Dumfries, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Rangers | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004-2010 | Lochar Thistle | ||
| 2010-2012 | Dumfries Girls | ||
| 2012–2014 | Rangers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2016 | Rangers | ||
| 2016–2018 | Celtic | ||
| 2018–2021 | Glasgow City | ||
| 2021– | Rangers | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| 2013 | Scotland U16 | 3 | (1) |
| 2013 | Scotland U17 | 14 | (4) |
| 2014–2016 | Scotland U19 | 15 | (5) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 July 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 April 2016 | |||
Howat started her career with youth teams Lochar Thistle, Dumfries and Rangers before debuting with the latter in the Scottish Women's Premier League in 2014. The following year she joined Celtic[1] where she spent two seasons. On 18 January 2018 she moved to rivals and reigning champions Glasgow City,[2] winning her first Scottish Premier League title and also making her debut in the UEFA Women's Champions League. She left the club with twoleague titles and one Scottish Cup medal.
In December 2020, Howat moved to Rangers[3] on a pre-contract arrangement agreed six months earlier,[4] her teammate Sam Kerr made the same switch.[5]
Howat was called up to the national under-16 team for a friendly tournament in Portugal[6] where she made a total of 3 appearances in games against Portugal, Netherlands and Austria, scoring her first goal in the match against Austria. A few months later she was drafted into the under-17 team by coach Pauline Hamill for two friendly games against Wales, scoring on her debut. Howat was a member of the squad that contested the qualifiers for the 2014 European Championship in England; these games were played before the end of 2013 to serve as qualification for the 2014 Costa Rica World Cup which was scheduled for spring 2014. She was then named in the squad for the 2013 European Championship and played in all three matches: Scotland lost against France 1–0 and Germany 4–2, and drew in the final game against Spain.
In 2014 she was named in the under 19 team and played in the 2014 European Championship Howat played in two of the three matches played by the national team, a 2–0 victory against Belgium and 3–2 defeat against Netherlands, missing the 5–0 loss to Norway. She also played in the 2015 and 2016 European Championship qualification games.[7]
Glasgow City[8]
Rangers
I thought during this close season that joining Celtic would be a good move for me
“I am looking forward to a new challenge and to surround myself and play alongside some of the best players in the country.”
“To be a professional footballer is a dream come true but to do it here at Rangers is amazing and I can't quite get my head round it”
We are looking forward to welcoming Kirsty to the club when her contract ends with Glasgow City.
Howat was top goal scorer in the SWPL1 last year with 24 goals and will join the Light Blues in 2021 after signing a pre contract agreement.
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