Gemma Fay (born 9 December 1981) is a Scottish former female international

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goalkeeper and actress. She played in Iceland for

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. Fay made 203 appearances for the Scotland national team, becoming their most capped player.

Career

Fay made her senior

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debut against

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in May 1998 and Fay won 23 Scotland caps before the age of 19. She praised the contribution of her national goalkeeping coach, Jim Gallacher. In 2009, Fay took over the captain's armband from long-term skipper

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and then reached 100 caps against

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at the

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. In December 2011 Fay and three Celtic women's team mates were approached about playing for

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at the

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. Fay moved on to 141 appearances in May 2012, equalling the record held by

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, after playing in a 3–1 friendly win over

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. She set a new record of 142 appearances after playing in Scotland's next match, a 4–1 friendly defeat to

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. Fay lost her place in the Glasgow City team in 2017 to Lee Alexander. In an effort to prolong her international career, Fay moved to Icelandic club

in April 2017. She made her 200th full international appearance in July 2017, in a friendly against

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. In November 2017, Fay was appointed as Scottish Rugby's new Head of Women and Girls'

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. Fay was part of the

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Acting

In 2013, Gemma made her TV acting debut in the one-off

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drama ''Rubenesque''.

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Career

Acting

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