Eilish McSorley

Eilish McSorley (born 24 April 1993) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder for the Scotland women's national team.

Eilish McSorley
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-04-24) 24 April 1993
Place of birth Girvan, Scotland
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Centre back / Defensive midfielder
Youth career
1999–2005 Girvan Boys' Club
2005–2007 Ayr United Girls
2007–2008 Kilmarnock Girls
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2014 Glasgow City
2015–2016 Mallbackens IF 19 (0)
2017 Glasgow City
2018 Västerås BK30 11 (2)
2018–2019 Sassuolo 14 (2)
2019 Glasgow City
International career‡
2009–2012 Scotland U19[1] 28 (6)
2012–2015 Scotland 20 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:35, 16 November 2018 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:37, 16 April 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Between the age of six and twelve McSorley played for Girvan Boys' Club. Before moving on to Ayr United GFC under-17's and then Kilmarnock LFC under-17.[2] She joined Glasgow City in August 2008,[3] and was promoted from the reserves into the first team for City's UEFA Women's Champions League campaign in 2009.[4]

McSorley helped Glasgow City reach the quarter-finals of the 2014–15 UEFA Women's Champions League but elected to join Swedish Damallsvenskan side Mallbackens IF in January 2015 on a one-year professional contract.[5] She made 19 league appearances in the 2015 season as Mallbackens narrowly avoided relegation. Happy with life in Sweden, she agreed to remain with the club despite suffering an ankle injury.[6]

The injury proved to be serious and McSorley was out of football until she returned to Glasgow City in September 2017.[7] She returned to Sweden to play for Västerås BK30 in the first half of the Elitettan season, before joining Italian Serie A club Sassuolo in July 2018.[8]

International career

Having progressed through the Scotland age group sides from under-16 upwards, McSorley made her debut for the full Scotland national side against Cameroon in a July 2012 challenge match.[9]

McSorley's protracted injury ruled her out of consideration for Scotland's UEFA Women's Euro 2017 squad, although she had played in the early qualifiers.

Personal life

McSorley is a Celtic F.C. supporter.[10]

Career statistics

International appearances
As of the match played on 11 April 2023[11]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Scotland 201230
2013110
201410
201550
Total200

References
  1. "Eilish McSorley - Women's A Squad". The Scottish FA. Retrieved 26 August 2009.
  2. "Eilish McSorely". [sic] Youth Football Scotland. Retrieved 22 February 2011.
  3. "Eilish McSorley". Glasgow City FC. Retrieved 4 March 2011.
  4. "Champion's League beckons for women's footballers". University of Stirling. 29 November 2010. Archived from the original on 23 December 2012. Retrieved 4 March 2011.
  5. Mullen, Scott (5 January 2015). "Eilish McSorley reveals heartache over leaving Glasgow City for Sweden". Evening Times. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  6. Fussgänger, Rainer (11 April 2016). "Eilish McSorley: - Värmland is nice" (in Swedish). Damfotboll.com. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  7. "Glasgow City re-sign Eilish McSorley". Glasgow City FC. 20 September 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  8. "Calciomercato Sassuolo, Firma La Scozzese Eilish McSorley" (in Italian). Calcio Femminile Italiano. 31 July 2018. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  9. "Love seals Scottish women's win over Olympics-bound Cameroon". The Scotsman. 16 July 2012. Retrieved 21 March 2013.
  10. Muirhead, Andy (20 December 2011). "Interview with Glasgow City & Scotland U-19 defender Eilish McSorley". Scotzine. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  11. Eilish McSorley at the Scottish Football Association
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