Chloe Craig

Last updated
Chloe Craig
Personal information
Full name Chloe Norma Craig
Date of birth 4 September 1993
Place of birth Old Kilpatrick, Scotland
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
2008–2009 Celtic
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009– Celtic 119+ (36+)
International career
2009 Scotland U17 6 (1)
2010–2012 Scotland U19 17 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Chloe Norma Craig (born 4 September 1993) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a defender for Celtic in the Scottish Women's Premier League; she has spent her entire career at the club.

Contents

Club career

Craig joined Celtic as a youth player in 2008 when the club was formed, [1] and was one of the first players to step up to the senior squad a year later. [2] She was a regular in defence over the next decade as the club occasionally challenged for honours without great success, and was among those to be offered a professional contract as Celtic increased their investment in women's football, as did rivals Rangers. [1]

Following the enforced hiatus of the Covid-19 pandemic, Celtic won one Scottish Women's Premier League title, two Scottish Women's Cups and one SWPL Cup between 2021 and 2024, with Rangers claiming most of the other trophies on offer to usurp the traditionally dominant Glasgow City. As one of the most experienced players along with Kelly Clark and Natalie Ross, Craig had a major role in her club's progression, also passing personal milestones of 200 appearances (May 2021) [3] and 100 goals (February 2024, with two penalties against Rangers – regular conversions from the spot contributing to a high scoring tally for a defensive player). [4]

She was named in the first SWPL PFA Scotland Team of the Year for the 2021–22 season, [5] and signed a new contract with Celtic shortly afterwards; [6] in October 2023, she agreed an extension running til 2026. [7]

On 6 September 2024, Celtic reported that Craig had ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament in her knee and would be out of action for an extended period. [8]

International career

Craig was selected regularly for Scotland up to the under-19s [9] but has never been capped at full international level.

Personal life

Raised in Clydebank, [10] Craig was a postal worker prior to becoming a full-time footballer, often attending evening training sessions having already climbed several hundred flights of stairs that day on her delivery round among the tenements of Glasgow's South Side. [1] Her father is Albert Craig, [11] a former professional footballer (Dumbarton, Dundee, Partick Thistle) who also worked in the postal service. [12]

In 2013, Craig received media attention after breaking a finger while catching a signed football kicked into the crowd by Rod Stewart – a Celtic supporter – during one of his concerts in Glasgow. [11]

Honours

Celtic

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Scottish Women's Premier League</span> Womens top division association football league in Scotland

The Scottish Women's Premier League (SWPL) is the highest level of league competition in women's football in Scotland. Its two divisions are SWPL 1 and SWPL 2. The league was formed when the Premier Division of the Scottish Women's Football League (SWFL) broke away to form the SWPL in 2002. SWPL 2 was introduced in 2016.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Scottish Women's Premier League Cup</span> Football tournament

The Scottish Women's Premier League Cup, currently known as the Sky Sports Cup due to sponsorship and commonly shortened to the SWPL Cup, is a league cup competition in women's football in Scotland. The cup is open only to the teams in the Scottish Women's Premier League. There are four rounds, including the final.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Celtic F.C. Women</span> Football club

Celtic Football Club Women is a Scottish professional association football team, the women's section of Celtic Football Club. They play in the Scottish Women's Premier League, the top division of women's football in Scotland. They compete as Celtic FC, and are normally called the 'women's first team' within the club. In December 2018 they announced their intentions to become the first professional women's football team in Scotland with the transition completed in January 2020.

Rangers Women's Football Club is a women's football team that plays in the Scottish Women's Premier League, the top division of women's football in Scotland. The team is the female branch of Rangers.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ruesha Littlejohn</span> Irish footballer (born 1990)

Ruesha Littlejohn is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for FA Women's Championship club London City Lionesses and the Republic of Ireland national team. She has had four spells with Glasgow City, and stints with Norwegian First Division club IL Sandviken and English sides Arsenal, Liverpool, London Bees, Leicester City, Birmingham City and Aston Villa.

Samantha Mary Kerr is a Scottish footballer who plays for Bayern Munich and the Scotland national team as a midfielder. She has previously played for Central Girls, Glasgow City and Rangers.

Brogan Yvonne Hay is a Scottish footballer who plays for Rangers in the Scottish Women's Premier League (SWPL) as a right winger or forward.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lizzie Arnot</span> Scottish footballer (born 1996)

Elizabeth Jane Arnot is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Rangers in the Scottish Women's Premier League and the Scotland national team. She has previously played for Manchester United, Hibernian and Hutchison Vale.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Megan Cunningham</span> Scottish footballer

Megan Cunningham is a Scottish football goalkeeper who plays for Partick Thistle in the Scottish Women's Premier League (SWPL), on loan from Rangers She has two caps for Scotland.

Amy McDonald is a Scottish football coach and former player for the Scotland national team as well as Hamilton Athletic, Kilmarnock, Queen's Park, Celtic and Glasgow City in the Scottish Women's Premier League.

Rachel McLauchlan is a Scottish footballer, who plays as a winger and defender for Brighton & Hove Albion and for the Scotland women's national football team. She previously played for Inverness CTS, Aberdeen, Hibernian, Yeovil Town in England's Women's Super League, Glasgow City and Rangers.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lisa Robertson (footballer)</span> Scottish footballer

Lisa Robertson is a Scottish footballer. She currently plays as a midfielder for Heart of Midlothian in the Scottish Women's Premier League, and for the Scotland national team.

Sarah Ewens is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Rangers.

Lauren Davidson is a Scottish footballer who plays as a forward or winger for Brann in the Norwegian League named Toppserien and the Scotland national team.

Kirsty Elizabeth Howat is a Scottish footballer who plays as a forward for Rangers in the Scottish Women's Premier League, and for the Scotland national team.

Colette Cavanagh is a Scottish footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Celtic in the Scottish Women's Premier League.

Emma Watson is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for English Women's Super League club Manchester United and the Scotland national team.

The 2021–22 Scottish Women's Premier League Cup was the 20th edition of the SWPL Cup competition, which began in 2002. The competition was to be contested by all 18 teams of the two divisions of the Scottish Women's Premier League and they were divided into four qualifying groups. However Forfar Farmington withdrew after playing just one match, so only 17 teams continued in the competition. Forfar's withdrawal made Dundee United's 10–0 win in the first match of the group stages null and void.

Kirsty Maclean is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Rangers of the Scottish Women's Premier League (SWPL) and the Scotland national team.

The 2023–24 Scottish Women's Premier League was the 23rd season of the SWPL, the highest division of women's football in Scotland since 2002. Sponsored by ScottishPower, the league was split into two divisions – SWPL 1 with 12 clubs and SWPL 2 with eight clubs. It was the second season of operation under the auspices of the Scottish Professional Football League.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Ex-postwoman Chloe Craig delighted Celtic have delivered pro dream, Alison McConnell, Glasgow Times, 18 January 2020
  2. ↑ Chloe Craig, Celtic FC
  3. ↑ Watch Defender Chloe Craig Celebrate her 200th Appearance with her 65th Goal for Celtic, The Celtic Star, 18 May 2021
  4. ↑ She’s one of our own – Celebrating Chloe Craig, scorer of 100 goals for Celtic, The Celtic Star, 4 February 2024
  5. ↑ Colette Cavanagh: Hibs midfielder named in inaugural PFA Scotland Women's Team of the Year, Patrick McPartlin, Edinburgh Evening News, 27 April 2022
  6. ↑ Celtic FC Women secure key contract extensions, Celtic FC, 1 June 2022
  7. ↑ Chloe Craig continues her Celtic journey as she signs new three-year deal, Celtic FC via OneFootball, 24 July 2023
  8. ↑ Celtic's Craig suffers ACL rupture BBC Sport, 6 September 2024
  9. ↑ Chloe Craig, Scottish Football Association
  10. ↑ Celtic player joins McGinn brothers to open Dalmuir pitch, Clydebank Post, 7 June 2023
  11. 1 2 Celtic ladies footballer fractures finger while grabbing signed Rod Stewart ball during concert at The Hydro, David Taylor, Daily Record, 15 October 2013
  12. ↑ "Gambling shame of former player". ChronicleLive. 2005-07-06.
  13. ↑ SWPL finale: Celtic snatch title with 90th-minute winner, BBC Sport, 19 May 2024
  14. ↑ Depleted Celtic beat Glasgow City 3-2 to win Women's Scottish Cup, Andrew Southwick, BBC Sport, 29 May 2022
  15. ↑ Celtic lift Women's Scottish Cup in historic Hampden Final, Scottish Football Association, 28 May 2023
  16. ↑ Wales, Peter (5 December 2021). "Celtic land SWPL Cup with narrow victory over Glasgow City". The Scotsman. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  17. ↑ SWPL: Hibernian thrash Celtic 9-0 to win third Women's Premier League Cup in a row, BBC Sport, 20 May 2018
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.