Caroline Heron (born 3 November 1990) is a Scottish

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who plays as

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for Heart of Midlothian in the SWPL 2, and former cricketer. She previously played for Forfar Farmington and Hibernian.

Football career

College career

Heron joined the AIC Yellow Jackets in 2010. She scored her first collegiate goal in a victory against

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on 2 September 2010. She scored eight goals and added two assists in 13 appearances as a freshman, before suffering a season-ending injury in a win over Stonehill. In October 2010, she was selected to the

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All-Conference Third-Team and All-Rookie team, and named Northeast-10 Rookie of the Year. The following year, she made 8 appearances and recorded one assist, but she was unable to finish the season due to an injury.

Club career

Heron joined SWPL 2 side Heart of Midlothian in 2019. She made her debut as a substitute against

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on 10 February 2019, and she made her first start a week later, scoring twice in a 9–0 win over

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Cricket career

Heron was initially named in the Scottish squad for the

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, but she withdrew due to an injury and was replaced by Paula Ritchie.

Honours

Club

;Hibernian *

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: 2017

Individual

Club

* Forfar Farmington Goal of the Season: 2018

References

External links

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Carolien Heron
at American International College Yellow Jackets * {{DEFAULTSORT:Heron, Caroline 1990 births Living people Scottish women cricketers Scottish women's footballers Hibernian W.F.C. players Scottish Women's Premier League players Women's association football forwards American International Yellow Jackets women's soccer players Scottish expatriate women's footballers Expatriate women's soccer players in the United States Scottish expatriate sportspeople in the United States Sportspeople from Montrose, Angus Cricketers from Angus, Scotland Footballers from Angus, Scotland