24 Facts About Claire Emslie

Claire Emslie was born on 8 March 1994 and is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Angel City FC in the American National Women's Soccer League and the Scotland national team.

Claire Emslie previously played professionally for Hibernian, Bristol City, Manchester City, Orlando Pride, Melbourne City, and Everton.

Between 2012 and 2015, Claire Emslie attended Florida Atlantic University and played for the Florida Atlantic Owls.

Claire Emslie ended her college career with 29 goals and 10 assists in four seasons.

Claire Emslie began her senior career in 2011 with Scottish Women's Premier League team Hibernian, making her debut in a league game against Falkirk on 24 April.

In total, Claire Emslie made thirty-five appearances and scored eighteen times in three seasons with Hibernian, winning the Scottish League Cup in her debut year.

On 16 June 2016, Claire Emslie returned to the UK and joined FA WSL 2 side Bristol City.

Claire Emslie went on to score ten goals in twelve matches for Bristol, leading her team to promotion into the FA WSL.

Claire Emslie signed a new contract with Bristol in February 2017.

On 1 July 2017, following the end of the shortened FA WSL Spring Series, Claire Emslie joined Manchester City.

Claire Emslie scored her first goal for the team in an FA WSL Cup group stage win over Oxford United on 2 November 2017.

Claire Emslie was the only one of the Prides' nine players at the World Cup to not progress to the knockout round.

Claire Emslie was loaned to Australian club Melbourne City in November 2019 following the end of the 2019 NWSL season.

Claire Emslie scored four regular-season goals as Melbourne successfully defended their Premiership title and beat Sydney FC in the 2020 Grand Final in February 2020.

Claire Emslie made the move permanent on 31 December 2020, signing an 18-month contract with Everton.

On 18 August 2024, after scoring a brace in a friendly match against FC Juarez, Claire Emslie overtook Savannah McCaskill as the all-time goal scoring leader for Angel City with 16 goals across all competitions.

On November 22,2024, after the conclusion of the 2024 season, Angel City announced that they had signed a new two-year contract with Claire Emslie, keeping her with Angel City until 2026.

Claire Emslie has represented Scotland internationally on the senior national team as well as the under-19 and under-17 national teams.

Claire Emslie scored goals in consecutive UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship tournaments in 2012 and 2013 respectively.

In June 2013, Claire Emslie made her senior debut against Iceland in an international friendly.

Kerr selected Claire Emslie to represent Scotland at the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in France, the first time the nation had ever qualified for the tournament.

Claire Emslie scored Scotland's first-ever World Cup goal on 9 June 2019 in a group stage defeat to England.

Claire Emslie earned her 50th cap for Scotland during the 2023 Pinatar Cup in Spain during the final match of the tournament against Wales on 21 February 2023.

Claire Emslie was born in Edinburgh to parents Neil and Anna before being raised in Penicuik.