Joanne Love (born 6 December 1985) is a Scottish international

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who plays as a

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. Since 2011 she has played for Glasgow City, having previously played in Scotland for

Kilmarnock Kilmarnock (, sco, Kilmaurnock; gd, Cill Mheàrnaig (IPA: ʰʲɪʎˈveaːɾnəkʲ, "Marnock's church") is a large town and former burgh in East Ayrshire, Scotland and is the administrative centre of East Ayrshire, East Ayrshire Council. ...

and

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, in the English

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for

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and in the United States for

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. Making her international debut aged 16, by 2009 Love had amassed over 75 caps for

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. Two years later she became the fourth player to make a century of appearances, behind

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and

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. She last appeared for her country in 2019, claiming her 191st cap at the age of 33.

Club career

Born in Paisley and raised in

Kilbirnie Kilbirnie ( Gaelic: ''Cill Bhraonaigh'') is a small town of 7,280 (as of 2001) inhabitants situated in the Garnock Valley area of North Ayrshire, on the west coast of Scotland. It is around southwest of Glasgow and approximately from Paisle ...

, Love began her career with

.Cuthbert hails Love's influence ahead of Euro Under-19 finals
The Herald, 21 April 2019 In 2006 she played in the American W-League for

. After three years at

, Love signed for rivals Glasgow City in February 2011; she remained with the club for over a decade, winning multiple

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championships and cups and featuring in the

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.Players making history: Still on the treadmill all for Love of the game
The Herald, 7 May 2017 Outside football Love is a scientist who works as a chemical analyst for

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International career

In March 2000, Love was called up to the

under-18 team at the age of 14. She made her senior debut for Scotland in the

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during a 3–0 defeat to

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and scored her first international goal against

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in a February 2004 friendly match. Love reached 100 caps in March 2011 in a 1–0 loss to Canada during the

2011 Cyprus Cup The 2011 Cyprus Women's Cup was the fourth edition of the Cyprus Women's Cup, an invitational women's football tournament held annually in Cyprus. Format The twelve invited teams were split into three groups that played a round-robin tournament. ...

. She was awarded her 150th cap in a friendly match against

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in August 2014. By the time of her 191st and last cap in a friendly victory against

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in April 2019, she was the national record holder for appearances by an outfield player (she was named in the squad for the

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two months after that, but did not feature in Scotland's three matches – unlike at the

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tournament where she was introduced as a substitute in the first two matches and started in the third, a win over

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). A football training programme for young girls operated by

Ayrshire College Ayrshire College (Scottish Gaelic: ''Colaiste Siorrachd Àir'') is a further education institution in Scotland. Formed in August 2013 from a merger between Ayr College, Kilmarnock College and the Largs and Kilwinning campuses of James Watt Co ...

is named in her honour.Love Soccer Centre at Ayrshire College Turns One

, 8 October 2019

International goals

:''Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first. Goal against France in Feb 2004 not included in SFA profile.''

References

External links

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Glasgow City LFC player profile
at Killiefc.com * {{DEFAULTSORT:Love, Joanne 1985 births Living people Scottish women's footballers Scotland women's international footballers Doncaster Rovers Belles L.F.C. players Celtic F.C. Women players FA Women's National League players FIFA Century Club Glasgow City F.C. players F.C. Kilmarnock Ladies players Scottish Women's Premier League players People from Kilbirnie Footballers from North Ayrshire Footballers from Paisley, Renfrewshire Women's association football midfielders 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup players Scottish expatriate sportspeople in the United States Scottish expatriate women's footballers Expatriate women's soccer players in the United States USL W-League (1995–2015) players Scottish women scientists UEFA Women's Euro 2017 players

Club career

International career

International goals

See also

References

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