Jane Ross (footballer)

Jane Ross
Personal information
Full nameJane Ross
Date of birth18 September 1989
Place of birthRothesay, Scotland
Height5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Playing positionStriker
Club information
Current team
Vittsjö GIK
Number12
Youth career
Paisley Saints Ladies
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2002–2006Paisley Saints Ladies
2006–2012Glasgow City118(104)
2013–Vittsjö GIK [1]42(21)
National team‡
2009–Scotland78(35)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 02:21, 2 February 2015 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:15, 9 February 2015 (UTC)

Jane Ross (born 18 September 1989) is a Scottish professional footballer who currently plays for Vittsjö GIK in the Swedish Damallsvenskan and the Scotland women's national team.

Club career

Ross grew up on the Isle of Bute and after attending local coaching clinics, began her career at youth level with Paisley Saints Ladies.[2][3] By the age of 16, she had already been called into the Scotland Women's U19 squad.[4] She joined Glasgow City in July 2006, winning players' player of the year in her first season and was part of the City squad that has won five consecutive Scottish Women's Premier League titles and reached the last 16 of the UEFA Women's Champions League.

At the end of the 2012 season, Ross had a trial period in Denmark with earlier Champions League opponents Fortuna Hjørring, before heading for further trials with several clubs in Sweden.[5][6]

She agreed a professional contract with Vittsjö GIK at the end of December 2012, joining fellow Scotland international Ifeoma Dieke at the club.[7][8] Ross scored on her debut for Vittsjö in a pre-season friendly match against Danish side B93/HIK/Skjold in February 2013.[9] After 11 goals in her debut season, Ross was linked with a transfer to English FA WSL club Arsenal Ladies.[10] Both Ross and Dieke extended their contracts with Vittsjö for another season in December 2013.[11]

International career

Ross won her first full international cap for Scotland against England in March 2009, and scored her first international goal in August the same year against Denmark.[12] She made her fiftieth international appearance against the Netherlands in the 2013 Cyprus Cup tournament.[13]

June 2012 saw Ross named one of four reserves to the 18–player Great Britain squad for the 2012 London Olympics.[14]

Ross studied at the University of Stirling on a scholarship as part of the SFA National Women's Football Academy.[15][16] She has deferred her M.Phil. degree while she pursues her professional career.[17]

International goals

Results list Scotland's goal tally first.[12]

References

  1. ↑ "Jane Ross". svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  2. ↑ "Bend it like Jane". The Buteman. 27 May 2004. Retrieved 6 October 2011.
  3. ↑ "Football fans say thanks to Jim". The Buteman. 3 July 2008. Retrieved 6 October 2011.
  4. ↑ "Under 19 women face double challenge in Finland". Scottish FA. 17 March 2006. Retrieved 6 October 2011.
  5. ↑ Claus Dindler (22 November 2012). "Skrappe skotter til prøvetræning" [Tough Scots for trial] (in Danish). Fortuna Hjørring. Retrieved 28 November 2012.
  6. ↑ Sofie Gustafsson (4 December 2012). "Landslagstrio på jakt efter drömkontrakt" [Team trio in search of dream contract]. Värmlands Folkblad (in Swedish). Retrieved 5 December 2012.
  7. ↑ Marika Höghäll (31 December 2012). "Skotsk landslagstjejskrev på för Vittsjö" [Scottish national team player signs for Vittsjö]. Norra Skåne (in Swedish). Retrieved 9 January 2013.
  8. ↑ "Scotland's Jane Ross turns professional with Vittsjo". BBC Sport. 1 January 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
  9. ↑ Tomas Gustavsson (4 February 2013). "Vittsjö vann i Danmark" [Vittsjö win in Denmark]. Skånska Dagbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 13 March 2013.
  10. ↑ Campbell, Alan (15 November 2013). "Coveted Little has a whole lot of options as she prepares to depart Arsenal". The Herald. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  11. ↑ "Jane och Ifeoma förlänger med Vittsjö" [Jane and Ifeoma extend with Vittsjö] (in Swedish). Vittsjö GIK. 13 December 2013. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Jane Ross - Women's A Squad". Scottish FA. Retrieved 6 October 2011.
  13. ↑ "Jane wins 50th Scotland cap". The Buteman. 13 March 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  14. ↑ "Northern Ireland keeper Higgins named as GB squad reserve". BBC Sport. 26 June 2012. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
  15. ↑ "Meet the athletes - Jane Ross". University of Stirling. Retrieved 6 October 2011.
  16. ↑ "Jane Ross looks forward to exciting schedule". Scottish FA. 22 August 2011. Retrieved 6 October 2011.
  17. ↑ Campbell, Alan (13 February 2013). "Jane Ross: Living the dream". Scottish FA. Retrieved 13 March 2013.

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