Personal information | |||
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Full name | Debbie McWhinnie | ||
Date of birth | 31 January 1981 | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Cumbernauld | |||
Clyde | |||
Shettleston | |||
2003–2004 | Glasgow City | 25 | (45) |
2004–2006 | Hibernian Ladies | ||
2006–2009 | Edinburgh City | ||
2010–2011 | Hibernian Ladies | ||
National team‡ | |||
Scotland | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:00, 16 August 2011 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:50, 9 March 2012 (UTC) |
Debbie McWhinnie (born 31 January 1981) is a former Scottish international football striker. She last played in the Scottish Women's Premier League for Hibernian Ladies, having previously represented Spartans and Glasgow City.
In February 2004 McWhinnie scored a record 12 goals in Glasgow City's 28–0 Scottish Women's Cup win over third division Motherwell. [1] City manager Peter Caulfield called McWhinnie "the best striker playing in Scotland, with national No.1 Julie Fleeting at Arsenal." [2] After scoring 72 goals in 36 appearances for Glasgow City, [3] [4] McWhinnie signed for Champions Hibernian in summer 2004. She scored 10 goals in Hibs' 17–0 win over East Kilbride in August 2004. [5]
In January 1997 15–year–old McWhinnie was part of a youthful Scotland national team who toured Brazil; suffering 5–0, 6–0 and 7–1 defeats to their hosts. She was reportedly offered a professional contract to play club football in Brazil. [6]
McWhinnie and Julie Fleeting scored Scotland's goals in an 8–2 friendly defeat to United States before 6,295 fans in Columbus, Ohio on 8 September 2002. [7]
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