Suzanne Grant

Suzanne Grant
Personal information
Date of birth 17 April 1984 (1984-04-17) (age 27)
Place of birth Inverness, Scotland
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current club Celtic Ladies
Number 99
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2004–2006 Glasgow City
2006–2009 Hibernian Ladies
2009 Arsenal Ladies[1] 8 (2)
2009– Celtic Ladies
2010 → Keynsham Town (loan)
National team‡
2000– Scotland[2] 86 (11)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:00, 26 August 2009 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:15, 23 October 2011 (UTC)

Suzanne Grant (born 17 April 1984)[3] is a Scottish female international football striker. She plays for Celtic Ladies, having previously played in the English FA Women's Premier League for Arsenal Ladies. She has won more than 80 caps for Scotland and hails from Grantown-on-Spey.[4]

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Club career

During her youth career, Grant played for Ross County and Inverness Caledonian Thistle.[5] Having also played for Glasgow City,[6] Grant left Hibernian Ladies to join Arsenal Ladies on 20 February 2009.[7] She scored on her debut six days later, as a substitute in the Women's Premier League Cup final.[8] She also played in the FA Women's Cup winning side and in May 2009 she scored the only goal of the game against Everton Ladies that clinched the Premier League title for Arsenal.[7] Grant described it as "the best week of my life."[9]

Having had to commute to London from Glasgow for each of Arsenal's games,[8] Grant joined Celtic Ladies in the 2009 close season and scored over 88 goals for Celtic wearing the number 99 shirt.[10][11]

Grant signed for Keynsham Town Ladies for extra games when the Scottish season ended.[11] In December 2010 she put her own football career on hold to join fiance David Winters in Vietnam, where Winters was playing for a second division Vietnamese club.[12] She then travelled to the 2011 Cyprus Cup with Scotland and was back with Celtic for the new Scottish season, being named as an unused substitute due to injury for The Hoops' 8–0 humbling by rivals Glasgow City on 13 March 2011.[13]

International career

Grant made her senior Scotland debut as a 16-year-old, scoring twice against Northern Ireland.[4] She had been called-up for the national side despite not playing for an organised women's team at the time, just her school and a local boys' club.[14] Grant won her 50th cap for the senior side in April 2008, playing in the game against Belgium.[3]

Although primarily a forward, Grant played much of her football for Scotland in midfield.[15] Her 75th international appearance came against Bulgaria in April 2010.[16]

In December 2011 Grant was among four Celtic women's team players to be approached about playing for Team GB at the 2012 Olympics.[17]

International goals

[2]

Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Result Competition Scored
2 29 November 2000 David Keswick Centre[18], Dumfries  Northern Ireland  ?–? Friendly 2
3 5 March 2008 Paralimni Stadium, Cyprus  United States 1–2 Cyprus Cup 1
4 28 September 2008 McDiarmid Park, Perth  Slovakia 6–0 2009 UEFA Women's Championship Qual. 1
5 12 March 2009 GSP Stadium, Nicosia  Russia 2–1 Cyprus Cup 1
6 15 October 2009 The Oval, Belfast  Northern Ireland 3–0 Friendly 1
8 26 October 2009 Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh  Georgia 3–1 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qual. 2
9 24 February 2010 GSP Stadium, Nicosia  Netherlands 1–4 Cyprus Cup 1
10 1 April 2010 Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk  Bulgaria 8–1 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qual. 1
11 21 August 2010 Strathclyde Homes Stadium, Dumbarton  Greece 4–1 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qual. 1

Personal life

Grant is living with her fiance, the former Dundee United and Hamilton Academical player David Winters she has been dating for eight years.[19]

Suzanne has a twin sister Shelley who previously played for Glasgow City and Scotland. Shelley is married to the cardiff footballer Don Cowie.[19]

References

  1. ^ "Statistics 2008-2009". Arsenal F.C.. http://www.arsenal.com/ladies/statistics?season=2008-2009. Retrieved 2009-08-26. 
  2. ^ a b "Suzanne Grant - Women's A Squad". The Scottish FA. http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/football_player_profile.cfm?page=110&playerID=36978&squadID=2. Retrieved 2009-08-26. 
  3. ^ a b "Suzanne eyes century with Scots Ladies". The Scotsman. 09-04-2008. http://sport.scotsman.com/womensfootball/Suzanne-eyes-century-with-Scots.3961855.jp. Retrieved 2009-08-26. 
  4. ^ a b "Q&A: Suzanne Grant". Scotland on Sunday. 2008-04-27. http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-16481855.html. Retrieved 2009-08-26. 
  5. ^ "Suzanne Grant". Youth Football Scotland. http://www.youthfootballscotland.co.uk/news-a-media/my-youth-career/1268-suzanne-grant. Retrieved 2011-02-22. 
  6. ^ "Brown returns to fold". The FA. 12-04-2005. http://www.thefa.com/England/WomensSeniorTeam/NewsAndFeatures/2005/EngvScot_SquadsNamed.aspx. Retrieved 2008-09-26. 
  7. ^ a b "Three is the magic number for Grant". Arsenal F.C.. 14-05-2009. http://www.arsenal.com/news/ladies-news/three-is-the-magic-number-for-grant. Retrieved 2009-08-26. 
  8. ^ a b Patrick Galey (2009-03-25). "Big boots to fill:the striker replacing Kelly Smith at Arsenal". Islington Now. http://islingtonnow.co.uk/?p=2234. Retrieved 2009-08-26. 
  9. ^ "Gunner Grant in a league of her own". Strathspey Thistle. 2009-05-13. http://www.strathspey-herald.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/4213/Gunner_Grant_in_a_league_of_her_own.html. Retrieved 2011-03-26. 
  10. ^ "Women's A Squad Announced". The Scottish FA. 03-08-2009. http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/scottish_fa_news.cfm?page=128&newsID=4873. Retrieved 2009-08-26. 
  11. ^ a b "Keynsham land Scottish international striker". Women's Soccer Scene. 12-11-2010. http://www.womenssoccerscene.co.uk/. Retrieved 2010-11-12. 
  12. ^ Roger Hannah (10-02-2011). "Good morning Vietnam". The Sun. http://www.thesun.co.uk/scotsol/homepage/sport/3402412/Good-morning-Vietnam.html. Retrieved 2011-03-26. 
  13. ^ "lasgow City vs. Celtic 8 - 0". Women Soccerway. 13-03-2011. http://women.soccerway.com/matches/2011/03/13/scotland/women-football-league-cup/glasgow-city-lfc/celtic-lfc/1083203/. Retrieved 2011-03-26. 
  14. ^ "Suzanne Grant celebrates 75th cap". The Scottish Football Association. 2010-05-21. http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/scottish_fa_news.cfm?page=273&newsCategoryID=39&newsID=5890. Retrieved 2011-03-28. 
  15. ^ Billy Briggs (2010-08-23). "Scottish Women’s World Cup football". The Herald. http://www.heraldscotland.com/life-style/real-lives/scottish-women-s-world-cup-football-1.1050032. Retrieved 2011-02-20. 
  16. ^ "Suzanne Grant hits 75 caps for Scotland". The Daily Record. 2010-05-21. http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/football/videos/2010/05/21/suzanne-grant-hits-75-caps-for-scotland-86908-22275278/. Retrieved 2011-03-27. 
  17. ^ "Olympic approach for four Scottish women". BBC Sport. 2011-12-23. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/scotland/16317753.stm. Retrieved 2011-12-23. 
  18. ^ "Women to face Northern Ireland". Scottish FA. 28 November 2000. http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/scottish_fa_news.cfm?page=902&newsID=436. Retrieved 23 October 2011. 
  19. ^ a b "Lure of Arsenal favours Grant in football couple's tug of love". The Scotsman. 12-05-2009. http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-20259709.html. Retrieved 2009-08-26. 
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