Suzanne Grant
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 17 April 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Inverness, Scotland | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Celtic women | ||
| Number | 99 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2004–2006 | Glasgow City | ||
| 2006–2009 | Hibernian Ladies | ||
| 2009 | Arsenal Ladies[1] | 8 | (2) |
| 2009– | Celtic women | ||
| 2010 | → Keynsham Town (loan) | ||
| 2011–2012 | → Keynsham Town (loan) | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| 2000– | Scotland[2] | 104 | (13) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:00, 26 August 2009 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Suzanne Grant (born 17 April 1984)[3] is a Scottish international football striker. She plays for Celtic women's team, having previously played in the English FA Women's Premier League for Arsenal Ladies. Grant has won 100 caps for Scotland and hails from Grantown-on-Spey.[4]
Club career
During her youth career, Grant played for Ross County and Inverness Caledonian Thistle.[5] She also enjoyed a spell with Glasgow City,[6] which included a Scottish Women's Cup final hattrick in 2006.[7] Grant left Hibernian Ladies to join Arsenal Ladies on 20 February 2009.[8] She scored on her debut six days later, as a substitute in the Women's Premier League Cup final.[9] 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.[8] Grant described it as "the best week of my life."[10]
Having had to commute to London from Glasgow for each of Arsenal's games,[9] Grant joined Celtic Ladies in the 2009 close season and scored over 100 goals for Celtic wearing the number 99 shirt.[11][12]
Grant signed for Keynsham Town Ladies for extra games when the Scottish season ended.[12] 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.[13] 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.[14]
At the end of the Scottish season Grant returned to Keynsham Town, scoring in an FA Women's Premier League Cup defeat to Reading[15] and twice in an FA Women's Cup victory over Gillingham.[16] Grant was back at Celtic in time for the start of the new Scottish season.
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.[17] 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.[18] Her 75th international appearance came against Bulgaria in April 2010.[19]
In December 2011 Grant was among four Celtic women's team players to be approached about playing for Team GB at the 2012 Olympics.[20]
Grant earned her 100th cap against the United States in February 2013.[21] In June 2013 it was announced that Grant was pregnant with her first child and would not play again for the remainder of the year.[22]
International goals
Grant's goal against Portugal in 2004 is not included in her official SFA profile. [2]
- Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Competition | Scored |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 29 November 2000 | David Keswick Centre,[23] Dumfries |  Northern Ireland | ?–? | Friendly | 2 |
| 3 | 23 May 2004 | Almondvale Stadium, Livingston |  Portugal | 2–1 | 2005 UEFA Women's Championship Qual. | 1[24] |
| 4 | 5 March 2008 | Paralimni Stadium, Cyprus |  United States | 1–2 | Cyprus Cup | 1 |
| 5 | 28 September 2008 | McDiarmid Park, Perth |  Slovakia | 6–0 | 2009 UEFA Women's Championship Qual. | 1 |
| 6 | 12 March 2009 | GSP Stadium, Nicosia |  Russia | 2–1 | 2009 Cyprus Cup | 1 |
| 7 | 15 October 2009 | The Oval, Belfast | Northern Ireland | 3–0 | Friendly | 1 |
| 9 | 26 October 2009 | Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh |  Georgia | 3–1 | 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qual. | 2 |
| 10 | 24 February 2010 | GSP Stadium, Nicosia |  Netherlands | 1–4 | 2010 Cyprus Cup | 1 |
| 11 | 1 April 2010 | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk |  Bulgaria | 8–1 | 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qual. | 1 |
| 12 | 21 August 2010 | Strathclyde Homes Stadium, Dumbarton |  Greece | 4–1 | 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qual. | 1 |
| 13 | 13 February 2013 | LP Field, Nashville | United States | 1–3 | Friendly | 1 |
Personal life
Grant is living with her fiance, the former Dundee United and Hamilton Academical player David Winters.[25] They are expecting their first child in December 2013.[26]
Suzanne has a twin sister Shelley who previously played for Glasgow City and Scotland. Shelley is married to the Cardiff City footballer Don Cowie.[25]
References
- ↑ "Statistics 2008-2009". Arsenal F.C. Retrieved 26 August 2009.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Suzanne Grant - Women's A Squad". The Scottish FA. Retrieved 26 August 2009.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Suzanne eyes century with Scots Ladies". The Scotsman. 9 April 2008. Retrieved 26 August 2009.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Q&A: Suzanne Grant". Scotland on Sunday. 27 April 2008. Retrieved 26 August 2009.
- ↑ "Suzanne Grant". Youth Football Scotland. Retrieved 22 February 2011.
- ↑ "Brown returns to fold". The FA. 12 April 2005. Retrieved 26 September 2008.
- ↑ Campbell, Alan (21 May 2006). "No great drama in a one-sided battle Amicus Scottish Cup Final". The Herald (Glasgow). Retrieved 26 October 2013.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Three is the magic number for Grant". Arsenal F.C. 14 May 2009. Retrieved 26 August 2009.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Patrick Galey (25 March 2009). "Big boots to fill:the striker replacing Kelly Smith at Arsenal". Islington Now. Retrieved 26 August 2009.
- ↑ "Gunner Grant in a league of her own". Strathspey Thistle. 13 May 2009. Retrieved 26 March 2011.
- ↑ "Women's A Squad Announced". The Scottish FA. 3 August 2009. Retrieved 26 August 2009.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Keynsham land Scottish international striker". Women's Soccer Scene. 12 November 2010. Retrieved 12 November 2010.
- ↑ Roger Hannah (10 February 2011). "Good morning Vietnam". The Sun. Retrieved 26 March 2011.
- ↑ "Glasgow City vs. Celtic 8 - 0". Women Soccerway. 13 March 2011. Retrieved 26 March 2011.
- ↑ Tony Leighton (29 January 2012). "Women's football: Barnet begin Cup defence with win". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
- ↑ "Keynsham Ladies 4-1 Gills Ladies". Gillingham Ladies FC. 13 February 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
- ↑ "Suzanne Grant celebrates 75th cap". The Scottish Football Association. 21 May 2010. Retrieved 28 March 2011.
- ↑ Billy Briggs (23 August 2010). "Scottish Women’s World Cup football". The Herald. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
- ↑ "Suzanne Grant hits 75 caps for Scotland". The Daily Record. 21 May 2010. Retrieved 27 March 2011.
- ↑ "Olympic approach for four Scottish women". BBC Sport. 23 December 2011. Retrieved 23 December 2011.
- ↑ "Milestone for Grant in USA defeat". The Scottish Football Association. 14 february 2013. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
- ↑ "Scotland women set for Germany test". British Broadcasting Corporation. 7 June 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
- ↑ "Women to face Northern Ireland". Scottish FA. 28 November 2000. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
- ↑ "Triumph boosts Scottish hopes". UEFA. 23 May 2004. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
- ↑ 25.0 25.1 "Lure of Arsenal favours Grant in football couple's tug of love". The Scotsman (Johnston Publishing). 12 May 2009. Retrieved 26 August 2009.
- ↑ "Pregnant pause for striker". The Herald (Herald & Times Group). 8 June 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
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