Lana Clelland
_2.jpg?lang=en) Clelland with UPC Tavagnacco in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 26 January 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Perth, Scotland | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder / Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sassuolo | ||
| Number | 26 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Letham Girls[1] | |||
| St Johnstone Girls[1] | |||
| Rangers | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2011 | Rangers | 36 | (21) |
| 2011–2014 | Spartans | 35 | (21) |
| 2014–2015 | ASD Pink Bari | 16 | (10) |
| 2015–2018 | Tavagnacco | 50 | (44) |
| 2018–2021 | Fiorentina | 35 | (13) |
| 2021– | Sassuolo | 45 | (21) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2008 | Scotland U15 | 1 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | Scotland U17 | 13 | (3) |
| 2010–2012 | Scotland U19 | 16 | (12) |
| 2012– | Scotland | 40 | (5) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:36, 4 June 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 April 2023 | |||
Lana Clelland (born 26 January 1993) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays for Sassuolo in the Italian women's Serie A as well as the Scotland women's national team. She is the highest foreign goalscorer in the history of Italian women's club football.
Club career
[edit]Born in Perth where she attended Perth Grammar School, Clelland began her career at local clubs (youth teammates included future international teammate Lisa Evans)[1] before joining Rangers where she made her senior Scottish Women's Premier League debut.[2] Clelland joined Spartans during the 2011 summer break.
In December 2014, she signed a professional contract with ASD Pink Bari in the Italian women's Serie A.[3] In June 2015, Clelland transferred to Tavagnacco and in 2016–17 was the highest goal scorer in the Serie A, emulating her compatriot Rose Reilly.[4] After her 2017–18 season was disrupted by a heel injury, Clelland joined Fiorentina in July 2018.[5] In her first season with La Viola, the team defeated reigning league champions Juventus to win the Supercoppa, but lost the Coppa Italia final and finished runners-up in Serie A to the same opponents.
Clelland moved to Sassuolo in July 2021.[6]
She is the highest scoring foreign player in Serie A Femminile history with 99 goals.[7]
International career
[edit]Clelland has appeared for the Scotland women's national team at all age group levels, beginning with the under-15 side in 2008.[8] Having continued as a prolific scorer at under-19 level, she made her full Scotland debut in July 2012 against Cameroon.[9][10] She was selected in the Scotland squads for the UEFA Women's Euro 2017 and 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup tournaments.
Career statistics
[edit]International appearances
[edit]- As of the match played on 11 April 2023[11]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 2012 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 9 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 4 | 2 | |
| 2020 | — | ||
| 2021 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 8 | 1 | |
| Total | 40 | 5 | |
International goals
[edit]- Results list Scotland's goal tally first.[11]
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 21 August 2013 | FSS Sports Centre, Stara Pazova |  Serbia |
1–1 |
1–1 |
Friendly |
| 2. | 14 September 2017 | Telki Training Centre, Telki |  Hungary |
1–0 |
3–0 |
Friendly |
| 3. | 21 January 2019 | La Manga Stadium, La Manga |  Iceland |
1–2 |
1–2 |
Friendly |
| 4. | 14 June 2019 | Roazhon Park, Rennes |  Japan |
1–2 |
1–2 |
2019 FIFA World Cup |
| 5. | 16 February 2022 | Pinatar Arena, San Pedro del Pinatar |  Wales |
1–0 |
1–3 |
2022 Pinatar Cup |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Perth women Lana and Lisa to make history for Scotland in World Cup, Dundee Evening Telegraph, 6 June 2019
- ^ The Story Of Women's Football In Scotland, Rangers FC on YouTube, 21 August 2023
- ^ Tridente, Tiziano (18 December 2014). "Pink Bari, ecco i primi rinforzi: dalla Scozia arriva Lana Clelland" [Here are the first reinforcements, Lana Clelland from Scotland]. Il Quotidiano Italiano Bari (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2 February 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
- ^ Campbell, Alan (11 June 2017). "Players making history: Clelland makes striking impression in Italy". The Herald. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
- ^ "Lana Clelland: Scotland striker signs for Fiorentina". BBC Sport. 4 July 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
- ^ "Clelland leaves Fiorentina for Sassuolo". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Serie A - Preview Pack Sassuolo - Fiorentina" (PDF). sassuolocalcio.it. Opta. 12 October 2024. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
- ^ "Norway v Scotland". Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
- ^ "Spartans announce two further signings". spartansfcwomen.com. Spartans WFC. 29 July 2011. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
- ^ "Love seals Scotland victory". Women's Soccer Scene. Archived from the original on 12 May 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
- ^ a b Lana Clelland at the Scottish Football Association
External links
[edit]- Lana Clelland at the Scottish Football Association
- UEFA profile
- Lana Clelland at Soccerway
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- 1993 births
- Living people
- Scottish women's footballers
- Scotland women's international footballers
- Scotland women's youth international footballers
- Footballers from Perth, Scotland
- Serie A (women's football) players
- Scottish expatriate women's footballers
- ASD UPC Tavagnacco players
- ACF Fiorentina (women) players
- Expatriate women's footballers in Italy
- Scottish expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Women's association football forwards
- A.S.D. Pink Sport Time players
- Spartans W.F.C. players
- 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup players
- US Sassuolo Calcio (women) players
- UEFA Women's Euro 2017 players
- Rangers W.F.C. players
- Scottish Women's Premier League players
- 21st-century Scottish sportswomen