Zoe Ness (born 24 March 1996) is a Scottish footballer, who played as a forward for Rangers in the Scottish Women's Premier League.
![]() Zoe Ness playing for Lewes on 18 August 2018 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Zoe Ness | ||
Date of birth | (1996-03-24) 24 March 1996 (age 26) | ||
Place of birth | Durham, England | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014 | Durham | 16 | (2) |
2015–2016 | Mallbackens IF | 42 | (8) |
2017–2019 | Durham | 35 | (14) |
2019–2020 | Lewes | 7 | (2) |
2020–2022 | Rangers | ? | (12) |
National team‡ | |||
2009–2010 | Scotland U15 | 4 | (0) |
2011–2012 | Scotland U17 | 12 | (11) |
2012–2015 | Scotland U19 | 25 | (19) |
2018– | Scotland | 11 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 January 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 05:10, 11 June 2021 (UTC)[1] |
Ness was born in Durham just after her parents had moved there for work. She came through the youth ranks at Durham Cestria before signing a senior deal with Durham in 2014 as the team entered the FA WSL 2 for the first time.[2]
Ness made 20 appearances across all competitions in Durham's debut season before securing a move to Sweden with Damallsvenskan team Mallbackens IF. She scored three goals in the team's final five league games to help them avoid relegation.[3]
After two seasons in Sweden, Ness made a return to Durham ahead of the FA WSL Spring Series in 2017. In July 2019, Ness announced she was ending her second spell at Durham.[4]
In August 2019, Ness subsequently signed for fellow Championship side Lewes.[5]
Ness signed for Rangers in February 2020.[6]
Despite being born in England, Ness is eligible to represent Scotland because both her parents are Scottish. She has played at under-15, under-17 and under-19 level as well as for the senior team.
In 2014, Ness traveled to Norway to compete in the 2014 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship with Scotland, scoring in a Group Stage win over Belgium.[7]
Ness was first called up to the senior team for a friendly against Sweden in January 2016[8] but didn't make her debut for a further two years during a friendly against New Zealand at La Manga on 3 March 2018, before playing a second friendly against the same opposition three days later.[9][10] Ness scored her first senior international goal on 10 April 2018 in a 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifier against Poland.[11]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 10 April 2018 | St Mirren Park, Paisley, Scotland | ![]() |
1–0 | 3–0 | 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification[12] |
Rangers W.F.C. – current squad | |
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