Chloe Susan Arthur (born 21 January 1995) is a Scottish

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who plays as a

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for

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in the FA Women's Championship and the Scotland national team.

Club career

Arthur broke into the Celtic first team aged 17, coming through the club's Youth Academy. In December 2014, Arthur transferred together with Heather Richards from Celtic to Hibernian, where she was part of the team that reached the

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, she joined

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in the

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. On 14 February, she scored on her Bristol debut in a 7–1 win against

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in the

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. She finished her first season at the club with three goals in 20 appearances. On 8 February 2017, Bristol announced that Arthur had signed new deal with the club. She finished her second season with two goals in 8 appearances. In July 2017, she signed a new contract with the Vixens. On 25 July 2018, Arthur joined

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on a two-year deal. Arthur joined Aston Villa, who had just been promoted to the WSL, in July 2020. She was released by Villa during the summer of 2022 and then signed for

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club

International career

Arthur represented Scotland at under-17 and under-19 levels. On 8 February 2015, she made her senior debut for

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, coming on as a 63rd-minute substitute for Fiona Brown in a 4–0 win against

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. Arthur was named in the Scotland squads for both Euro 2017 and the 2019 World Cup, their first appearances in the final stages of those tournaments. She scored her first goals for Scotland in a 7–1 win against the

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on 21 September 2021.

Personal life

Her father Gary was one of ten people killed when a police helicopter crashed into the Clutha Bar,

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, in November 2013.

Career statistics

International appearances

International goals

:''As of match played 10 June 2021. Scotland score listed first, score column indicates score after each Arnot goal.''

References

External links

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Chloe Arthur
at Bristol City {{DEFAULTSORT:Arthur, Chloe 1995 births Living people Scottish women's footballers Scotland women's international footballers Celtic F.C. Women players Hibernian W.F.C. players Bristol Academy W.F.C. players Birmingham City W.F.C. players Women's Super League players Women's association football midfielders Footballers from Renfrewshire People from Erskine 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup players Aston Villa W.F.C. players UEFA Women's Euro 2017 players Scotland women's youth international footballers