Jane Ross (footballer)


Jane Celestina Ross is a Scottish footballer who plays as a striker for FA WSL club Manchester United and the Scotland national team.

Club career

Glasgow City

Ross grew up on the Isle of Bute and after attending local coaching clinics, began her career at youth level with Paisley Saints Ladies. By the age of 16, she had already been called into the Scotland Women's under-19 squad. In June 2006, she joined Glasgow City, where she won six Scottish Women's Premier League titles, three Scottish Cups and three League Cups. She also helped the club reach the last 16 of the UEFA Women's Champions League in the 2011–12 campaign. In April 2011, Ross scored four goals against Kilmarnock, joining a group of four Glasgow City players to score more than 100 goals for the club.
At the end of the 2012 season, Ross had a trial period in Denmark with earlier Champions League opponents Fortuna Hjørring, before heading for further trials with several clubs in Sweden.

Vittsjö GIK

She agreed a professional contract with Vittsjö GIK at the end of December 2012, joining fellow Scotland international Ifeoma Dieke at the club. Ross scored on her debut for Vittsjö in a pre-season friendly match against Danish side B93/HIK/Skjold in February 2013. After 11 goals in her debut season, Ross was linked with a transfer to English FA WSL club Arsenal Ladies. Both Ross and Dieke extended their contracts with Vittsjö for another season in December 2013. Ross left Vittsjö after the 2015 season, having scored 51 goals in 82 appearances for the club.

Manchester City

Ross signed a two-year contract with Manchester City in November 2015. She left Manchester City after the 2017–18 season, having scored a total of 25 goals in 61 games across all competitions for the club.

West Ham United

On 9 July 2018, Ross signed with West Ham United ahead of the 2018–19 season. The campaign saw West Ham reach their first ever FA Cup final with Ross scoring the team's opening penalty of the semi-final shootout against Reading. The season was also notable as the subject of the BBC behind-the-scenes documentary Britain's Youngest Football Boss.

Manchester United

After one season in London, Ross returned to Manchester to sign with newly promoted Manchester United ahead of the 2019–20 season. Ross made her debut for Manchester United against Manchester City in the FA WSL on 7 September 2019, a 1–0 loss in the inaugural Manchester derby. She scored her first goal for the club on 13 October in a 3–0 league win away to Tottenham Hotspur.

International career

Ross won her first full international cap for Scotland against England in March 2009, and scored her first international goal in August the same year against Denmark. She made her fiftieth international appearance against the Netherlands in the 2013 Cyprus Cup tournament.
June 2012 saw Ross named one of four reserves to the 18-player Great Britain squad for the 2012 London Olympics.
Ross studied at the University of Stirling on a scholarship as part of the SFA National Women's Football Academy. She has deferred her M.Phil. degree while she pursues her professional career.

Career statistics

Club

International goals

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
114 August 2009Gladsaxe Stadium, Søborg, Denmark1–42–5Friendly
215 October 2009The Oval, Belfast, Northern Ireland3–03–0Friendly
313 February 2011Bridge Meadow Stadium, Haverfordwest, Wales1–04–2Friendly
418 May 2011Stade Francis-Le Blé, Brest, France1–01–1Friendly
521 August 2011Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk, Scotland1–05–0Friendly
621 August 2011Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk, Scotland3–05–0Friendly
721 September 2011Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland3–17–2Friendly
821 September 2011Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland5–17–2Friendly
912 October 2011Ness Ziona Stadium, Ness Ziona, Israel1–06–1UEFA Euro 2013 qualifying
1027 October 2011Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland1–12–2UEFA Euro 2013 qualifying
1128 February 2012GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus1–11–52012 Cyprus Cup
129 May 2012Stadion Kazimierza Deyny, Starogard Gdański, Poland2–13–1Friendly
1316 June 2012Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland6–08–0UEFA Euro 2013 qualifying
148 March 2013GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus2–24–42013 Cyprus Cup
1511 March 2013GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus1–02–12013 Cyprus Cup
167 April 2013East End Park, Dunfermline, Scotland1–02–1Friendly
1722 September 2013Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands4–07–22015 FIFA World Cup qualification
1826 September 2013Fir Park, Motherwell, Scotland5–07–02015 FIFA World Cup qualification
1926 October 2013Fir Park, Motherwell, Scotland1–02–02015 FIFA World Cup qualification
2031 October 2013Dyskobolia Stadium, Grodzisk Wielkopolski, Poland1–04–02015 FIFA World Cup qualification
2131 October 2013Dyskobolia Stadium, Grodzisk Wielkopolski, Poland2–04–02015 FIFA World Cup qualification
2231 October 2013Dyskobolia Stadium, Grodzisk Wielkopolski, Poland3–04–02015 FIFA World Cup qualification
2318 December 2013Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha, Brasília, Brazil1–13–42013 International Tournament of Brasília
2410 March 2014GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus2–04–22014 Cyprus Cup
2510 March 2014GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus3–04–22014 Cyprus Cup
2610 March 2014GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus4–14–22014 Cyprus Cup
2710 April 2014Bilino Polje, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina1–13–12015 FIFA World Cup qualification
2810 April 2014Bilino Polje, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina2–13–12015 FIFA World Cup qualification
2910 April 2014Bilino Polje, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina3–13–12015 FIFA World Cup qualification
3019 June 2014Solitude, Belfast, Northern Ireland2–02–02015 FIFA World Cup qualification
3113 September 2014Fir Park, Motherwell, Scotland3–09–02015 FIFA World Cup qualification
3213 September 2014Fir Park, Motherwell, Scotland4–09–02015 FIFA World Cup qualification
3313 September 2014Fir Park, Motherwell, Scotland5–09–02015 FIFA World Cup qualification
348 February 2015Solitude, Belfast, Northern Ireland1–04–0Friendly
358 February 2015Solitude, Belfast, Northern Ireland4–04–0Friendly
369 April 2015Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk, Scotland1–11–1Friendly
3723 October 2015Fir Park, Motherwell, Scotland1–07–0UEFA Euro 2017 qualifying
3823 October 2015Fir Park, Motherwell, Scotland4–07–0UEFA Euro 2017 qualifying
3929 November 2015St Mirren Park, Paisley, Scotland1–010–0UEFA Euro 2017 qualifying
4029 November 2015St Mirren Park, Paisley, Scotland8–010–0UEFA Euro 2017 qualifying
4129 November 2015St Mirren Park, Paisley, Scotland9–010–0UEFA Euro 2017 qualifying
4229 November 2015St Mirren Park, Paisley, Scotland10–010–0UEFA Euro 2017 qualifying
438 April 2016St Mirren Park, Paisley, Scotland1–03–1UEFA Euro 2017 qualifying
448 April 2016St Mirren Park, Paisley, Scotland2–13–1UEFA Euro 2017 qualifying
4520 September 2016Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavik, Iceland1–02–1UEFA Euro 2017 qualifying
4620 September 2016Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavik, Iceland2–12–1UEFA Euro 2017 qualifying
4720 January 2017GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus1–12–2Friendly
481 March 2017Ammochostos Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus1–03–22017 Cyprus Cup
496 March 2017GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus1–03–12017 Cyprus Cup
509 June 2017Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk, Scotland2–02–0Friendly
5114 September 2017Telki Training Centre, Telki, Hungary3–03–0Friendly
5219 October 2017FC Minsk Stadium, Minsk, Belarus1–12–12019 FIFA World Cup qualification
5324 October 2017St Mirren Park, Paisley, Scotland3–05–02019 FIFA World Cup qualification
543 March 2018La Manga Stadium, Murcia, Spain1–02–0Friendly
556 March 2018La Manga Stadium, Murcia, Spain1–02–0Friendly
5612 June 2018Kielce City Stadium, Kielce, Poland2–23–22019 FIFA World Cup qualification
574 September 2018Loro Boriçi Stadium, Shkodër, Albania2–12–12019 FIFA World Cup qualification
586 March 2019Estádio Algarve, Algarve, Portugal1–01–02019 Algarve Cup
5930 August 2019Easter Road, Edinburgh, Scotland4–08–0UEFA Euro 2021 qualifying
608 November 2019Elbasan Arena, Elbasan, Albania2–05–0UEFA Euro 2021 qualifying

Honours

Club

Glasgow City
Manchester City