_(cropped).jpg) Ross playing for West Ham in August 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jane Celestina Ross[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1989-09-18)18 September 1989 (age 36) | ||
| Place of birth | Rothesay, Scotland[2] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)[1] | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Paisley Saints Ladies | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2006 | Paisley Saints Ladies | ||
| 2006–2012 | Glasgow City | 118 | (104) |
| 2013–2015 | Vittsjö GIK | 67 | (36) |
| 2015–2018 | Manchester City | 35 | (11) |
| 2018–2019 | West Ham United | 23 | (9) |
| 2019–2021 | Manchester United | 31 | (5) |
| 2021–2025 | Rangers | 28 | (22) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2007–2008 | Scotland U19 | 14 | (5) |
| 2009–2025 | Scotland | 147 | (62) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 September 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 29 February 2024 | |||
Jane Celestina Ross (born 18 September 1989) is a Scottish formerfootballer who played as astriker.
Ross grew up on theIsle of Bute and after attending local coaching clinics, began her career at youth level with Paisley Saints Ladies.[3][4] By the age of 16, she had already been called into the Scotland Women's under-19 squad.[5] In June 2006, she joinedGlasgow City, where she won sixScottish Women's Premier League titles, threeScottish Cups and threeLeague Cups.[6] She also helped the club reach the last 16 of theUEFA Women's Champions League in the2011–12 campaign. In April 2011, Ross scored four goals againstKilmarnock, joining a group of four Glasgow City players to score more than 100 goals for the club.[7] Ross ended her time with Glasgow City having scored 104 goals in 118 matches.[8]
At the end of the2012 season, Ross had a trial period in Denmark with earlierChampions League opponentsFortuna Hjørring, before heading for further trials with several clubs in Sweden.[9][10]
Ross agreed a professional contract withVittsjö GIK at the end of December 2012, joining fellow Scotland internationalIfeoma Dieke at the club.[11][12] Ross scored on her debut for Vittsjö in a pre-season friendly match against Danish side B93/HIK/Skjold in February 2013.[13] After 11 goals inher debut season, Ross was linked with atransfer to EnglishFA WSL clubArsenal Ladies.[14] Both Ross and Dieke extended their contracts with Vittsjö for another season in December 2013.[15] Ross left Vittsjö after the 2015 season, having scored 51 goals in 82 appearances for the club.[16]
Ross signed a two-year contract withManchester City in November 2015.[16] She left Manchester City after the2017–18 season, having scored a total of 25 goals in 61 games across all competitions for the club.[6]
On 9 July 2018, Ross signed withWest Ham United ahead of the2018–19 season.[6] The campaign saw West Ham reach their first everFA Cup final with Ross scoring the team's opening penalty of thesemi-final shootout againstReading.[17] The season was also notable as the subject of theBBC behind-the-scenes documentaryBritain's Youngest Football Boss.[18]
After one season in London, Ross returned to Manchester to sign with newly promotedManchester United ahead of the2019–20 season.[19] Ross made her debut for Manchester United againstManchester City in the FA WSL on 7 September 2019, a 1–0 loss in the inauguralManchester derby.[20] She scored her first goal for the club on 13 October in a 3–0 league win away toTottenham Hotspur.[21] After two seasons, Ross left at the end of her contract having scored 7 goals in 34 appearances for United in all competitions.[22]
On 6 July 2021, Ross signed forRangers.[23]
Ross won her first full international cap for Scotland againstEngland in March 2009, and scored her first international goal in August the same year againstDenmark.[24] She made her 50th international appearance against theNetherlands in the2013 Cyprus Cup tournament.[25]
June 2012 saw Ross named one of four reserves to the 18-playerGreat Britain squad for the2012 London Olympics.[26]
Ross studied at theUniversity of Stirling on a scholarship as part of theSFA National Women's Football Academy.[27][28] She has deferred herM.Phil. degree while she pursues her professional career.[29]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | League Cup[b] | Europe[c] | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Glasgow City | 2011 | SWPL 1 | 20 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 29 | 26 |
| 2012 | 18 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 37 | ||
| Total | 38 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 56 | 63 | ||
| Vittsjö GIK | 2013[32] | Damallsvenskan | 22 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 11 |
| 2014[32] | 20 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 10 | ||
| 2015[32] | 22 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 7 | ||
| Total | 64 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 28 | ||
| Manchester City | 2016 | WSL 1 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 13 |
| 2017 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2017–18 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 5 | ||
| Total | 32 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 20 | ||
| West Ham United | 2018–19 | WSL | 20 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 11 |
| Manchester United | 2019–20 | WSL | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 4 |
| 2020–21 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | ||
| Total | 23 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 7 | ||
| Career total | 177 | 99 | 10 | 4 | 28 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 226 | 129 | ||
| Year | Scotland | |
|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | |
| 2009 | 7 | 2 |
| 2010 | 10 | 0 |
| 2011 | 11 | 8 |
| 2012 | 16 | 3 |
| 2013 | 18 | 10 |
| 2014 | 15 | 10 |
| 2015 | 12 | 9 |
| 2016 | 7 | 4 |
| 2017 | 14 | 7 |
| 2018 | 11 | 4 |
| 2019 | 9 | 3 |
| 2020 | 5 | 0 |
| 2021 | 7 | 2 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 |
| Total | 146 | 62 |
Glasgow City[30]
Manchester City[30]
Rangers
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