Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 14 September 1989 | ||
Place of birth | Aberdeen, Scotland | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Celtic | ||
Number | 5 | ||
Youth career | |||
Ellon Meadows | |||
Hibernian Ladies | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2004–2008 | Hibernian Ladies | ||
2008–2010 | Arsenal Ladies [1] | 5 | (0) |
2011 | → Hibernian Ladies (loan) | ||
2012 | Celtic | 20 | (2) |
2012 | Lewes | ||
2013–2015 | Rangers | 20 | (7) |
2016– | Celtic | 25 | (6) |
International career‡ | |||
2007–2008 | Scotland U19 | 9 | (0) |
2008–2021 | Scotland [2] | 12 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 01 May 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:55, 17 March 2012 (UTC) |
Natalie Ross (born 14 September 1989) is a Scottish football midfielder who plays for Celtic and has represented Scotland at youth and senior level.
Ross began her career with Hibernian Ladies before leaving to join Arsenal Ladies in July 2008. [3] After an ankle injury disrupted Ross' progress during two seasons at Arsenal, [3] she returned to Hibernian on loan in January 2011, before signing for Celtic for the start of the 2012 season.
After a short spell back in England with Lewes, Ross signed for Rangers in January 2013. She returned to Celtic in January 2016. [4]
Ross made her debut for the senior Scotland team at the Cyprus Women's Cup in March 2008, against the Netherlands as a second-half substitute for Julie Fleeting. [5]
Natalie Ross’s brother Frank Ross is also a footballer, with former club Aberdeen. [6] Currently playing in Holland with Go Ahead Eagles. Her father Frank Ross has won the Scottish Cup as head coach of Aberdeen Girls u15’s in 2002 & 2004.
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