Elizabeth Jane Arnot (born 1 March 1996) is a Scottish professional

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who plays as a

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for Rangers in the

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and the Scotland national team. She has previously played for

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, Hibernian and

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Club career

Hibernian

Arnot started her career at Edinburgh City and later

before she joined Hibernian in January 2012. Arnot was part of the side that won consecutive Scottish domestic cup doubles in 2016 and 2017, and also finished as league runners-up on four occasions between 2013 and 2017. In 2017, Arnot suffered a cruciate ligament injury, ruling her out for 14 months; on her return, she scored five goals for Hibernian in a 9–0 win against

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in the 2018 SWPL Cup final, retaining the title for the third straight year.

Manchester United

On 27 June 2018, it was announced that Arnot and teammate Kirsty Smith were leaving Hibernian. Both players joined the newly formed

for the 2018–19 season. Arnot became the women's team's first goalscorer, scoring the only goal in the side's first competitive match, a 1–0 win against

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in the

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on 19 August. A month later, she scored her first league goal of the campaign in a 3–0 home win against Sheffield United. On 18 November 2018, Arnot scored her first United brace in a 0–5 win away to

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. Arnot scored her first goal of the 2019–20 season in an 11–1

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home win against

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on 21 November 2019. She left following the expiration of her contract at the end of her second season.

Rangers

On 31 July 2020, Arnot returned to Scotland to sign with Rangers. She scored 16 goals in 21 appearances as she won the

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golden boot. During the 2021–22 season, Arnot contributed 25 goals and 23 assists in 31 appearances as Rangers won the Scottish Women's Premier League for the first time, confirming the title in a 0–0 draw at home to Glasgow City. Arnot made her 50th appearance for Rangers in a 4–0 victory over

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, scoring the fourth goal. On 27 April 2022, Arnot was nominated for the PFA Women's Player of the Year award and was named in the

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. On 28 May 2022, she signed a two-year contract extension. In the inaugural match of the Women's

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, Rangers played

on 24 July 2022 at

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in Airdrie; Rangers lifted the trophy in a 2–1 victory. Arnot's corner was turned into goal by Celtic captain Kelly Clark for the second goal. During her time at Rangers, Arnot has appeared on

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(Season 22 Episode 9) to discuss Scottish Women's football after the 2022 Women's Euro Championship.

International career

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Arnot represented Scotland at Scotland under-17 and Scotland under-19 level. She made her full international debut for

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against

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on 17 September 2015, when she came on as a substitute for

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. After a year out due to a cruciate ligament injury, which caused her to miss Euro 2017, Arnot was recalled to the Scotland squad in May 2018 for their

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against

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and

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. Arnot scored her first international goals during the 2019 Algarve Cup, scoring twice in a 4–1 win against

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. In May 2019, Arnot was named in the Scotland squad for the

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, the nation's first ever appearance at the tournament.

Career statistics

International goals

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

Honours

Club

Hibernian *

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: 2016, 2017 *

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: 2016, 2017, 2018 Manchester United *

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: 2018–19 Rangers *

: 2021–22 *

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* City of Glasgow Woman's Cup: 2022

Individual

golden boot:

*SWPL Player of the Month: December 2020 *PFA Women's Player of the Year: 2022 (nominated) *

: 2022

References

External links

Profile
at the Manchester United F.C. website * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Arnot, Lizzie 1996 births Living people Scottish women's footballers Footballers from Edinburgh Scotland women's international footballers Hibernian W.F.C. players Manchester United W.F.C. players Rangers W.F.C. players Women's Super League players Scottish Women's Premier League players Women's association football forwards 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup players