Leanne Ross (born 8 July 1981) is a Scottish women's football midfielder. She currently plays for Glasgow City, having been with the club since 2007.
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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1981-07-08) 8 July 1981 (age 41) | ||
Place of birth | Falkirk, Scotland | ||
Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Glasgow City | ||
Number | 16 | ||
Youth career | |||
Falkirk Girls | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1998–2007 | Newburgh Ladies | ||
2007– | Glasgow City | (25) | |
National team‡ | |||
2006–2017 | Scotland[1] | 133 | (9[2]) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:00, 26 August 2009 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:16, 22 December 2017 (UTC) (UTC) |
Between her debut in 2006 and her retirement from international duties in 2017, Ross amassed 133 caps for Scotland.
Ross grew up in Stenhousemuir and played on boys' teams before, at the age of 15, scoring a record 56 goals in one season for Falkirk Girls.[3] Prior to joining Glasgow City in 2007, Ross spent nine years with Newburgh – who later folded.[4]
Ross won a full set of domestic medals with Glasgow City, and also featured in the UEFA Women's Champions League.[3]
Ross made two appearances for the Scotland under-19 team before a broken ankle derailed her progress at international level.[5] After a lengthy absence, she was surprised to be drafted into the senior team – at left back – for a 1–0 World Cup qualifying win over Switzerland at McDiarmid Park in April 2006.[3]
Ross became a national team regular and won her 50th cap against the same opposition in June 2010.[5] She retired from international football in August 2017.[2]
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Competition | Goals |
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1 | 27 Mar 2010 | Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia | ![]() | 3–1 | 2011 FIFA World Cup qualifier | 1 |
2 | 3 Apr 2011 | Kras Stadion, Volendam, Netherlands | ![]() | 2–6 | Friendly | 1 |
3 | 4 Mar 2012 | GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus | ![]() | 1–2 | 2012 Cyprus Cup | 1 |
4 | 1 Jun 2013 | Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland | ![]() | 3–2 | Friendly | 1 |
6 | 22 Sep 2013 | Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands | ![]() | 7–2 | 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qual. | 2 |
7 | 26 Sep 2013 | Fir Park, Motherwell, Scotland | ![]() | 7–0 | 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qual. | 1 |
8 | 5 Mar 2014 | GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus | ![]() | 1–1 | 2014 Cyprus Cup | 1 |
9 | 6 Mar 2017 | GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus | ![]() | 3–1 | 2017 Cyprus Women's Cup | 1 |
A childhood Celtic supporter,[4] Ross is employed as an 'active schools co-ordinator' in Clackmannanshire.[3]
Glasgow City F.C. – current squad | |
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Scotland squad – UEFA Women's Euro 2017 | ||
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