Suzanne Grant made 105 appearances for the Scotland national team between 2000 and 2013, making her international debut aged 16 despite not playing for a senior women's team.
20 Facts About Suzanne Grant
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Suzanne Grant won domestic trebles with both Hibernian and Arsenal, and scored eleven goals on her debut for Motherwell.
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Suzanne Grant left Hibernian Ladies to join Arsenal Ladies on 20 February 2009.
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Suzanne Grant played in the FA Women's Cup winning side and in May 2009 she scored the only goal of the game against Everton Ladies that clinched the Premier League title for Arsenal.
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Suzanne Grant had made four other league appearances during the season.
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Suzanne Grant won the London FA Women's County Cup with Arsenal, netting twice in both the semi-final and the Final.
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Suzanne Grant finished her time at Arsenal, with four goals from 11 appearances in all competitions, but not including County Cup matches.
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Suzanne Grant signed for Keynsham Town Ladies for extra games when the Scottish season ended.
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Suzanne Grant was back at Celtic in time for the start of the new Scottish season.
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Suzanne Grant's performance prompted Sky News to wonder if she had made the "best debut in history".
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Suzanne Grant retired from professional football in November 2017, as a result of a knee injury sustained playing for Motherwell against Hearts the previous month.
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Suzanne Grant made her senior Scotland debut as a 16-year-old, scoring twice against Northern Ireland.
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Suzanne Grant had been called up for the national side despite not playing for an organised women's team at the time, just her school and a local boys' club.
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Suzanne Grant won her 50th cap for the senior side in April 2008, playing in the game against Belgium.
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In December 2011 Suzanne Grant was among four Celtic women's team players to be approached about playing for Team GB at the 2012 Olympics.
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Suzanne Grant earned her 100th cap against the United States in February 2013.
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In June 2013 it was announced that Suzanne Grant was pregnant with her first child and would not play again for the remainder of the year.
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Suzanne Grant has a twin sister, Shelley, who previously played for Glasgow City and Scotland.
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Suzanne Grant has been in a relationship with professional footballer David Winters since 2003 and lives with him in East Kilbride.
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Suzanne Grant trained throughout her pregnancy and returned to playing within five weeks of giving birth.