Christy Louise Grimshaw (born 8 November 1995) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club AC Milan and the Scotland national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Christy Louise Grimshaw[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 8 November 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Kirkcaldy, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | AC Milan | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Deeside | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2018 | Barry Buccaneers | 65 | (31) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2013 | Aberdeen | 15 | (3) |
| 2019–2020 | Metz | 13 | (1) |
| 2020– | AC Milan | 77 | (8) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021– | Scotland | 12 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 July 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 April 2023 | |||
Early life
editGrimshaw was born in Kirkcaldy[3] but raised in Stonehaven, where she was educated at Mackie Academy.[4]
Club career
editAfter starting her club career at Deeside, Grimshaw moved to the local Scottish Women's Premier League club Aberdeen Ladies and played in their first team at 17 years old.[4] In 2014 she began studying at Barry University in Miami and playing college soccer for the "Barry Buccaneers" under Scottish coach Denise Brolly.[5] In a five-year stint (she redshirted in 2016) she played 65 games and scored 31 goals.[2]
After her graduation Grimshaw rejected offers from English FA WSL teams Bristol City and Brighton to sign for FC Metz of the French Division 1 Féminine.[4] She started seven of her 13 league appearances for Metz, scoring one goal, as the club finished bottom of the 2019–20 Division 1 Féminine table and were relegated.[6]
In July 2020, Grimshaw signed for Italian Serie A club Milan, a scenario which she described as: "like a football fairy tale".[7] Milan finished as runners-up in both the league and Coppa Italia, but Grimshaw was happy with life at the club and her coach Maurizio Ganz.[8][9] She signed a contract extension in May 2021.[10]
International career
editInterim coach Stuart McLaren called up Grimshaw for her debut in the Scotland women's national football team in June 2021, for a 10-day training camp which included friendly matches against Northern Ireland and Wales.[11]
She won her debut cap in her first game, appearing as a 90th-minute substitute for Claire Emslie in Scotland's 1–0 win over Northern Ireland at Seaview in Belfast.[12] She scored her first goal for Scotland in a 7–1 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification win over the Faroe Islands at Hampden Park on 21 September 2021.[13]
Career statistics
editInternational
edit- As of 11 April 2023
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 2021 | 8 | 2 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 12 | 2 | |
- Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Grimshaw goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 September 2021 | Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland |  Faroe Islands |
4–0 | 7–1 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 22 October 2021 | Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland |  Hungary |
1–0 | 2–1 |
References
edit- ^ "Christy Louise Grimshaw". UEFA. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
- ^ a b "14 Christy Grimshaw". Barry Buccaneers. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
- ^ "Christy Grimshaw". A.C. Milan. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
- ^ a b c Cryle, Ryan (21 July 2020). "Stonehaven's Christy Grimshaw was desperate to be part of AC Milan Women's story as she signs deal with Italian giants". Evening Express (Scotland). Retrieved 5 June 2021.
- ^ Villa, Walter (5 September 2014). "Scottish connection boosts Barry women's soccer". Miami Herald. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
- ^ "Christy Grimshaw" (in French). Foot o Feminin. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
- ^ Smith, Tyrone (21 July 2020). "Christy Grimshaw: From waitressing to AC Milan fairytale". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
- ^ Sanders, Emma (7 March 2021). "AC Milan women: Natasha Dowie & Christy Grimshaw making a mark in Italy". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
- ^ Myers, Rebecca (3 April 2021). "British duo embracing Italian way of life at Milan". The Times. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
- ^ Smith, Tyrone (28 May 2021). "Christy Grimshaw: The Scot aiming to help AC Milan win first ever trophy". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
- ^ Cryle, Ryan (4 June 2021). "Stonehaven-raised AC Milan star Christy Grimshaw aims for Scotland debut after earning call-up". Evening Express (Scotland). Retrieved 5 June 2021.
- ^ Martin, Sean (10 June 2021). "Northern Ireland Women 0 Scotland Women 1: Caroline Weir's penalty seals friendly victory as Christy Grimshaw makes debut". Evening Express (Scotland). Retrieved 12 June 2021.
- ^ "Scotland hit seven to beat Faroe Islands". www.bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
External links
edit- Christy Grimshaw at Soccerway
- Christy Grimshaw at the Scottish Football Association
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