Kathleen McGovern

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Kathleen Mary McGovern
Personal information
Full name Kathleen Mary McGovern
Date of birth (2002-06-27) 27 June 2002 (age 23)
Place of birth Wishaw, Scotland
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) [1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Hibernian
Number 10
Youth career
2010–2018 Celtic
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2022 Celtic
2021Hamilton Academical (loan)
2022–2023 SC Sand 21 (3)
2023–2024 Heart of Midlothian 19 (11)
2024– Hibernian 28 (25)
International career
2016–2018 Scotland U16 5 (1)
2017–2019 Scotland U17 11 (2)
2019 Scotland U19 [2] 4 (1)
2024– Scotland U23 [3] 3 (3)
2025– Scotland 2 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 31 May 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 3 June 2025

Kathleen Mary McGovern (born 27 June 2002) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a forward for Hibernian and Scotland. She has previously played for Celtic, [4] Hamilton Academical (on loan), SC Sand and Heart of Midlothian. [5] [6] [7]

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International career

On 30 May 2025, she made her debut for Scotland in 1–0 loss against Austria at 2025 UEFA Women's Nations League. She scored her first international goal against Netherlands in 1–1 draw. [8]

International goals

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.3 June 2025 Koning Willem II Stadion, Tilburg, Netherlands Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1–11–1 2025 UEFA Women's Nations League

Honours

Celtic

Heart of Midlothian

Hibernian

References

  1. "Kathleen McGovern - SC Sand 1946 e.V." www.sc-sand.de. Archived from the original on 2023-07-04. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
  2. Kathleen McGovern, Scottish Football Association
  3. Kathleen McGovern, FlashScore. Retrieved 27 January 2025
  4. Battling performance from Celtic Women against Glasgow City, Celtic FC, 6 August 2018
  5. Robertson, Euan (June 4, 2021). "Celtic striker joins Accies Women's promotion push in 'coup' loan deal". Daily Record.
  6. McGilvray, Andy (February 3, 2018). "Hamilton duo hope to shine after gaining Scotland Under-16 call-up". Daily Record.
  7. "Neue Stürmerin für den SC Sand". Nachrichten der Ortenau - Offenburger Tageblatt (in German). 25 January 2022.
  8. "Kathleen McGovern". Scottish FA.