Mia McAulay

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Mia McAulay
Personal information
Full name Mia Elizabeth McAulay
Date of birth (2006-08-16) 16 August 2006 (age 17)
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Position(s)
Team information
Current team
Rangers
Number 14
Youth career
Rangers
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2023– Rangers 27 (12)
International career
2019 Scotland U15 1 (0)
2022 Scotland U17 8 (4)
2023– Scotland U19 9 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 May 2024

Mia Elizabeth McAulay (born 15 August 2006) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a winger or forward for Rangers of the Scottish Women's Premier League (SWPL).

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Club career

Raised in Cambuslang where she attended Newton Farm Primary [1] [2] and Uddingston Grammar School, [3] McAulay was part of the youth academy at Rangers from a young age. Having been awarded as the Scottish youth player of the year for 2021–22, [4] she signed a first professional contract at the club in July 2023 (alongside Laura Berry), [5] a few months after making her Scottish Women's Premier League debut against Partick Thistle.

During McAulay's first full season in the senior team, she received awards for the SWPL's goal of the month (August 2023, with her first senior goal), [6] Rangers Player of the Month three times (September 2023, December 2023 and March 2024), [7] the club's Player of the Year (April 2024) [8] and the PFA Scotland Women's Young Player of the Year (May 2024). [9] Rangers won the 2023–24 Scottish Women's Premier League Cup, with McAulay scoring the opening goal in the win over Partick Thistle, [10] and the 2023–24 Scottish Women's Cup (she appeared as a substitute in the victory over Hearts), [11] although they missed out on the SWPL championship on goal difference.

International career

McAulay has represented Scotland at under-15, under-17 and under-19 levels. [12]

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  3. Alumni, Uddingston Grammar School. Retrieved 6 May 2024
  4. MG ALBA SWF Awards 2022 celebrates heroes of Women’s Football, Scottish Women's Football, 8 June 2022
  5. Berry and McAulay Sign Professional Contracts, Rangers FC, 3 July 2023
  6. Mia McAulay wins first ever SWPL Goal of the Month, supported by Park’s Motor Group, Scottish Women's Premier League, 4 September 2023
  7. Mia McAulay Named Utilita Women's Player of the Month For March, Rangers FC, 6 April 2024
  8. Rangers Player of the Year awards in full as Jack Butland doubles up, Daily Record, 29 April 2024
  9. Every PFA Scotland award winner as Lawrence Shankland and John McGlynn scoop top prizes, Daily Record, 6 May 2024
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