Josephine Giard
Josephine Giard (born 22 March 1996) is a German footballer who plays as a forward for Scottish Women's Premier League club Hamilton Academical. She previously played for FSV Gütersloh in Germany and in Scotland with Celtic.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Josephine Giard | ||
Date of birth | 22 March 1996 | ||
Place of birth | Germany, | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Hamilton Academical | ||
Number | 9 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2013 | FSV Gütersloh | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2017 | FSV Gütersloh | 87 | (33) |
2018–2020 | Celtic | 7 | (15) |
2020– | Hamilton Academical | 22 | (8) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:00, 01 May 2023 (UTC) |
Club career
FSV Gütersloh
From 2013 to 2017, Giard played for FSV Gütersloh in the 2. Frauen-Bundesliga.[1] On 1 September 2013, she made her senior debut for the club and scored the team's fourth goal in a 4–0 win over Halle in the first round of the DFB-Pokal.[2] On 8 September 2013, she made her league debut in a 1–0 loss to VfL Wolfsburg II.[3] Giard made a total of 98 appearances during her 5 years at Gütersloh, scoring 39 goals.[1]
Celtic
On 23 February 2018, Giard left Gütersloh to join Scottish Women's Premier League (SWPL) club Celtic.[4][5] On 25 February 2018, she made her debut in a 4–0 home victory against St Johnstone in the first round of the SWPL Cup.[6] On 11 March 2018, she made her league debut in a 2–0 win over Forfar Farmington.[7] On 25 March 2018, she scored twice in a 3–0 away victory against Hamilton Academical in the second round of the SWPL Cup.[8] Her first goal for Celtic was also the team's 1,000th goal in all competitions since it was established in 2007.[9]
Hamilton Academical
Giard signed for Hamilton Academical in the second tier of the SWPL in November 2020, after leaving Celtic earlier that month.[10]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 18 October 2020.[1]
Club | League | Season | League | Cup[lower-alpha 1] | League Cup[lower-alpha 2] | Continental | Total | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
FSV Gütersloh | 2. Frauen-Bundesliga | 2013–14 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 21 | 2 | ||
2014–15 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 25 | 9 | ||||
2015–16 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 3 | ||||
2016–17 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 9 | ||||
2017–18 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 12 | 16 | ||||
Total | 87 | 33 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 39 | ||
Celtic | SWPL 1 | 2018 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | — | 10 | 7 | |
2019 | 11 | 0 | 0 | - | 11 | |||||||
Total | 7 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 15 | ||
Career total | 94 | 37 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 48 |
- Includes the DFB-Pokal and the Scottish Women's Cup
- Includes the Scottish Women's Premier League Cup
References
- "Josephine Giard - Spielerinnenprofil". DFB Datencenter. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
- "Hallescher FC - FSV Gütersloh 2009, 0:4, DFB-Pokal der Frauen, 2013/2014, 1. Runde". DFB Datencenter. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
- "FSV Gütersloh 2009 - VFL Wolfsburg II, 0:1, 2. Frauen-Bundesliga Nord, 2013/2014, 1. Spieltag". DFB Datencenter. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
- "Celtic Women's team sign German striker, Josephine Giard". Celtic F.C. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
- "Knowing Celtic Women's signing Josephine Giard". The Celtic Bhoys. 24 February 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
- "Celtic Women move on in League Cup with win over Saints". Celtic F.C. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
- "Hoops beat Forfar to maintain unbeaten start to season". Celtic F.C. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
- "Celtic Women march on in League Cup". Celtic F.C. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
- "German striker nets Celtic's 1,000th goal". Celtic F.C. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
- Hamilton Academical W.F.C. [@accieswfc] (November 27, 2020). "Wilkommen Josi" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
External links
- Josephine Giard at DFB Datencenter
- Josephine Giard at WorldFootball.net
- Josephine Giard at Soccerway