Abigail Harrison (born 7 December 1997) is a Scottish

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who plays as a

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for

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and the Scotland national team.

Club career

Scotland

Raised in the south of

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where she attended

Holyrood Secondary School ("By this conquer!") , established = 1936 , closed = , type = Comprehensive , religious_affiliation = Roman Catholic , president = , head_name = , head ...

, Harrison began her career with

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, making her debut aged 14 – the youngest player to appear in the

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Abi Harrison: Bristol City & Scotland striker on debuting at 14 & going 'full circle'
Sophie Hurcom, BBC Sport 14 January 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2022 – before joining Hibernian in 2015. Having already been in the team which won the

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, she scored the opening goal of the

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final as Hibernian defeated Glasgow City 3–0, and scored twice in the

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final, an 8–0 victory over

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, although substituted through injury in the first half. Harrison also won three SWPL Cups (2016, 2017 and 2018) during her four-year spell with the

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club, but they finished runners-up behind Glasgow City in the league each season. She was the division's top goalscorer and ''Golden Boot'' winner in both

(15 goals) and

(25 goals).

England

Harrison signed for

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club

in January 2019. In November 2019 she suffered an

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, which ruled her out for at least the rest of the

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season. She became available for selection again in August 2020, and was an unused substitute in the

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(a defeat by

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) in March 2021.

International career

Born in

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, Harrison was eligible for

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due to her heritage. She was called up to the full Scotland squad for the first time in September 2016, and made her full international debut in a friendly match against

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in January 2018. She has also represented Scotland at Under-16, Under-17 and Under-19 level. On her competitive debut for Scotland, against

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in November 2021 in a

2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA Group B UEFA Group B of the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification competition consists of five teams: Spain, Scotland, Ukraine, Hungary, and Faroe Islands. The composition of the nine groups in the qualifying group stage was decided by the draw held o ...

fixture, Harrison scored a last minute equaliser with a header as the match ended 1–1.Scotland 1-1 Ukraine: Scots' Women's World Cup hopes on track after late equaliser
Thomas Duncan, BBC Sport, 26 November 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2022

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Harrison, Abi Living people 1997 births Hibernian W.F.C. players Scottish Women's Premier League players Scottish women's footballers Footballers from Glasgow Celtic F.C. Women players Scotland women's international footballers Women's association football forwards Bristol City W.F.C. players Women's Super League players Black British sportswomen Scottish people of English descent Scottish people of Jamaican descent British sportspeople of Jamaican descent People educated at Holyrood Secondary School