Eilish McSorley

Eilish McSorley
Personal information
Date of birth24 April 1993
Place of birthGirvan, Scotland
Height5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Playing positionCentral Defender
Club information
Current team
Mallbackens IF
Youth career
Girvan Boy's Club
Ayr United Girls
Kilmarnock Girls
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2008–2014Glasgow City
2015–Mallbackens IF
National team‡
2009–2012Scotland U–19[1]28(6)
2012–Scotland15(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 03:27, 2 February 2015 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 03:27, 2 February 2015 (UTC)

Eilish McSorley (born 24 April 1993) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Mallbackens IF in the Swedish Damallsvenskan and the Scotland women's national team.

Club career

Between the age of six and twelve McSorley played for Girvan Boys Club. Before moving on to Ayr United GFC U–17's and then Kilmarnock LFC U–17.[2] She joined Glasgow City in August 2008,[3] and was promoted from the reserves into the first team for City's UEFA Women's Champions League campaign in 2009.[4]

Having progressed through the Scotland age group sides from U–16 upwards, McSorley made her debut for the full Scotland national side against Cameroon in a July 2012 challenge match.[5]

McSorley helped Glasgow City reach the quarter-finals of the 2014–15 UEFA Women's Champions League but elected to join Swedish Damallsvenskan side Mallbackens IF in January 2015 on a one year professional contract.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Eilish McSorley - Women's A Squad". The Scottish FA. Retrieved 26 August 2009.
  2. ↑ "Eilish McSorely". [sic] Youth Football Scotland. Retrieved 22 February 2011.
  3. ↑ "Eilish McSorley". Glasgow City FC. Retrieved 4 March 2011.
  4. ↑ "Champion's League beckons for women's footballers". University of Stirling. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 4 March 2011.
  5. ↑ "Love seals Scottish women’s win over Olympics-bound Cameroon". The Scotsman. 16 July 2012. Retrieved 21 March 2013.
  6. ↑ Mullen, Scott (5 January 2015). "Eilish McSorley reveals heartache over leaving Glasgow City for Sweden". Evening Times. Retrieved 2 February 2015.

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