Lana Clelland (born 26 January 1993) is a Scottish professional

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who plays for Sassuolo Femminile in the Italian women's

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and the Scotland women's national team.

Club career

Born in

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, Clelland began her career at local clubs (playing alongside future international teammate

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Dundee Evening Telegraph, 6 June 2019 before joining Rangers where she made her senior

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debut. Clelland joined

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during the 2011 summer break. In December 2014, she signed a professional contract with ASD Pink Bari in the Italian women's Serie A. In summer 2015 Clelland transferred to

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and in 2016–17 was the highest goal scorer in the Serie A, emulating her compatriot Rose Reilly. After her 2017–18 season was disrupted by a heel injury, Clelland joined

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in July 2018. In her first season with ''La Viola'', the team defeated reigning league champions

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to win the Supercoppa, but lost the

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final and finished runners-up in

to the same opponents. Clelland moved to Sassuolo Femminile in July 2021.

International career

Clelland has appeared for the Scotland women's national team at all age group levels beginning with the under-15 side in 2008. Having continued as a prolific scorer at under-19 level, she made her full Scotland debut in July 2012 against

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. She was selected in the Scotland squads for the

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and

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tournaments.

International goals

:''Results list Scotland's goal tally first.''

References

External links

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UEFA profile
* * 1993 births Living people Scottish women's footballers Scotland women's international footballers Footballers from Perth, Scotland Serie A (women's football) players Scottish expatriate women's footballers U.P.C. Tavagnacco players Fiorentina Women's F.C. players Expatriate women's footballers in Italy Scottish expatriate sportspeople in Italy Women's association football forwards A.S.D. Pink Sport Time players Spartans W.F.C. players 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup players U.S. Sassuolo Calcio (women) players UEFA Women's Euro 2017 players {{Scotland-women-footy-bio-stub