Jane Ross (footballer)

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Jane Ross
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Ross playing for West Ham in August 2018
Personal information
Full name Jane Celestina Ross [1]
Date of birth (1989-09-18) 18 September 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth Rothesay, Scotland [2]
Height 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) [1]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Rangers
Youth career
Paisley Saints Ladies
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2002–2006 Paisley Saints Ladies
2006–2012 Glasgow City 118 (104)
2013–2015 Vittsjö GIK 67 (36)
2015–2018 Manchester City 35 (11)
2018–2019 West Ham United 23 (9)
2019–2021 Manchester United 31 (5)
2021– Rangers 28 (22)
International career‡
2007–2008 Scotland U19 14 (5)
2009– Scotland 147 (62)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 September 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 February 2024

Jane Celestina Ross (born 18 September 1989) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a striker for Rangers in the Scottish Women's Premier League, and the Scotland national team.

Contents

Club career

Glasgow City

Ross grew up on the Isle of Bute and after attending local coaching clinics, began her career at youth level with Paisley Saints Ladies. [3] [4] By the age of 16, she had already been called into the Scotland Women's under-19 squad. [5] In June 2006, she joined Glasgow City, where she won six Scottish Women's Premier League titles, three Scottish Cups and three League Cups. [6] She also helped the club reach the last 16 of the UEFA Women's Champions League in the 2011–12 campaign. In April 2011, Ross scored four goals against Kilmarnock, joining a group of four Glasgow City players to score more than 100 goals for the club. [7] Ross ended her time with Glasgow City having scored 104 goals in 118 matches. [8]

At the end of the 2012 season, Ross had a trial period in Denmark with earlier Champions League opponents Fortuna Hjørring, before heading for further trials with several clubs in Sweden. [9] [10]

Vittsjö GIK

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Ross playing for Vittsjö

Ross agreed a professional contract with Vittsjö GIK at the end of December 2012, joining fellow Scotland international Ifeoma Dieke at the club. [11] [12] Ross scored on her debut for Vittsjö in a pre-season friendly match against Danish side B93/HIK/Skjold in February 2013. [13] After 11 goals in her debut season, Ross was linked with a transfer to English FA WSL club Arsenal Ladies. [14] Both Ross and Dieke extended their contracts with Vittsjö for another season in December 2013. [15] Ross left Vittsjö after the 2015 season, having scored 51 goals in 82 appearances for the club. [16]

Manchester City

Ross signed a two-year contract with Manchester City in November 2015. [16] She left Manchester City after the 2017–18 season, having scored a total of 25 goals in 61 games across all competitions for the club. [6]

West Ham United

On 9 July 2018, Ross signed with West Ham United ahead of the 2018–19 season. [6] The campaign saw West Ham reach their first ever FA Cup final with Ross scoring the team's opening penalty of the semi-final shootout against Reading. [17] The season was also notable as the subject of the BBC behind-the-scenes documentary Britain's Youngest Football Boss . [18]

Manchester United

After one season in London, Ross returned to Manchester to sign with newly promoted Manchester United ahead of the 2019–20 season. [19] Ross made her debut for Manchester United against Manchester City in the FA WSL on 7 September 2019, a 1–0 loss in the inaugural Manchester derby. [20] She scored her first goal for the club on 13 October in a 3–0 league win away to Tottenham Hotspur. [21] After two seasons, Ross left at the end of her contract having scored 7 goals in 34 appearances for United in all competitions. [22]

Rangers

On 6 July 2021, Ross signed for Rangers. [23]

International career

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Ross with Scotland

Ross won her first full international cap for Scotland against England in March 2009, and scored her first international goal in August the same year against Denmark. [24] She made her 50th international appearance against the Netherlands in the 2013 Cyprus Cup tournament. [25]

June 2012 saw Ross named one of four reserves to the 18-player Great Britain squad for the 2012 London Olympics. [26]

Ross studied at the University of Stirling on a scholarship as part of the SFA National Women's Football Academy. [27] [28] She has deferred her M.Phil. degree while she pursues her professional career. [29]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 16 May 2021. [30] [31]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational Cup [lower-alpha 1] League Cup [lower-alpha 2] Europe [lower-alpha 3] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Glasgow City 2011 SWPL 1 20210032632926
2012 18270048522737
Total3848007101155663
Vittsjö GIK 2013 [32] Damallsvenskan 22110000002211
2014 [32] 20100000002010
2015 [32] 227000000227
Total64280000006428
Manchester City 2016 WSL 1 1683243002313
2017 3200000032
2017–18 133104200185
Total32134285004420
West Ham United 2018–19 WSL 2073152002811
Manchester United 2019–20 WSL111106300184
2020–21 122212000163
Total233318300347
Career total177991042820115226129

International appearances

Scotland statistics accurate as of match played 11 April 2023. [24]
Year Scotland
AppsGoals
200972
2010100
2011118
2012163
20131810
20141510
2015129
201674
2017147
2018114
201993
202050
202172
202240
Total14662

International goals

As of match played 19 February 2021. Scotland score listed first, score column indicates score after each Ross goal. [24]

Honours

Club

Glasgow City [30]

Manchester City [30]

Individual

See also

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  4. ↑ "Football fans say thanks to Jim". The Buteman. 3 July 2008. Retrieved 6 October 2011.
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