Eilish McSorley (born 24 April 1993) is a Scottish professional

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who plays as a defender or midfielder for the Scotland women's national team.

Club career

Between the age of six and twelve McSorley played for Girvan Boys' Club. Before moving on to Ayr United GFC under-17's and then Kilmarnock LFC under-17. She joined Glasgow City in August 2008, and was promoted from the reserves into the first team for City's

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campaign in 2009. McSorley helped Glasgow City reach the quarter-finals of the 2014–15 UEFA Women's Champions League but elected to join Swedish

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side

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in January 2015 on a one-year professional contract. She made 19 league appearances in the 2015 season as Mallbackens narrowly avoided

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. Happy with life in Sweden, she agreed to remain with the club despite suffering an ankle injury. The injury proved to be serious and McSorley was out of football until she returned to Glasgow City in September 2017. She returned to Sweden to play for Västerås BK30 in the first half of the

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season, before joining Italian Serie A club

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in July 2018.

International career

Having progressed through the Scotland age group sides from under-16 upwards, McSorley made her debut for the full

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national side against

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in a July 2012 challenge match. McSorley's protracted injury ruled her out of consideration for Scotland's

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squad, although she had played in the early qualifiers.

Personal life

McSorley is a Celtic F.C. supporter.

Career statistics

International appearances

References

External links

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* * Scottish women's footballers Scotland women's international footballers Living people 1993 births People from Girvan Glasgow City F.C. players Damallsvenskan players Scottish expatriate women's footballers Mallbackens IF players Scottish expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Scottish expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate women's footballers in Sweden Expatriate women's footballers in Italy Women's association football central defenders US Sassuolo Calcio (women) players Serie A (women's football) players Footballers from South Ayrshire Scotland women's youth international footballers {{Scotland-footy-defender-1990s-stub