Lana Clelland
Clelland with UPC Tavagnacco in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-01-26) 26 January 1993
Place of birth Perth, Scotland
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder / Forward
Team information
Current team
 Sassuolo
Number 26
Youth career
Letham Girls[1]
St Johnstone Girls[1]
Rangers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2011 Rangers 36 (21)
2011–2014 Spartans 35 (21)
2014–2015 ASD Pink Bari 16 (10)
2015–2018 Tavagnacco 50 (44)
2018–2021 Fiorentina 35 (13)
2021– Sassuolo 45 (21)
International career‡
2008 Scotland U15 1 (0)
2008–2010 Scotland U17 13 (3)
2010–2012 Scotland U19 16 (12)
2012– Scotland 40 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:36, 4 June 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 April 2023

Lana Clelland (born 26 January 1993) is a Perth-born Scottish professional footballer. The former Perth Grammar School-educated pupil has played for various Italian clubs since 2014, currently playing for Sassuolo in the Italian women's Serie A as well as the Scotland women's national team.

Club career

Born in Perth, Clelland began her career at local clubs (playing alongside future international teammate Lisa Evans)[1] before joining Rangers where she made her senior Scottish Women's Premier League debut. Clelland joined Spartans during the 2011 summer break.

In December 2014, she signed a professional contract with ASD Pink Bari in the Italian women's Serie A.[2] In June 2015, Clelland transferred to Tavagnacco and in 2016–17 was the highest goal scorer in the Serie A, emulating her compatriot Rose Reilly.[3] After her 2017–18 season was disrupted by a heel injury, Clelland joined Fiorentina in July 2018.[4] In her first season with La Viola, the team defeated reigning league champions Juventus to win the Supercoppa, but lost the Coppa Italia final and finished runners-up in Serie A to the same opponents.

Clelland moved to Sassuolo in July 2021.[5]

International career

Clelland has appeared for the Scotland women's national team at all age group levels beginning with the under-15 side in 2008.[6] Having continued as a prolific scorer at under-19 level, she made her full Scotland debut in July 2012 against Cameroon.[7][8] She was selected in the Scotland squads for the UEFA Women's Euro 2017 and 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup tournaments.

Career statistics

International appearances

As of the match played on 11 April 2023[9]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Scotland 201210
201331
201410
201550
201610
201791
201820
201942
2020—
202160
202281
Total405

International goals

Results list Scotland's goal tally first.[9]
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.21 August 2013FSS Sports Centre, Stara Pazova Serbia
1–1
1–1
Friendly
2.14 September 2017Telki Training Centre, Telki Hungary
1–0
3–0
Friendly
3.21 January 2019La Manga Stadium, La Manga Iceland
1–2
1–2
Friendly
4.14 June 2019Roazhon Park, Rennes Japan
1–2
1–2
2019 FIFA World Cup
5.16 February 2022Pinatar Arena, San Pedro del Pinatar Wales
1–0
1–3
2022 Pinatar Cup

References

  1. 1 2 3 Perth women Lana and Lisa to make history for Scotland in World Cup, Dundee Evening Telegraph, 6 June 2019
  2. ↑ Tridente, Tiziano (18 December 2014). "Pink Bari, ecco i primi rinforzi: dalla Scozia arriva Lana Clelland" [Here are the first reinforcements, Lana Clelland from Scotland]. Il Quotidiano Italiano Bari (in Italian). Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  3. ↑ Campbell, Alan (11 June 2017). "Players making history: Clelland makes striking impression in Italy". The Herald. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  4. ↑ "Lana Clelland: Scotland striker signs for Fiorentina". BBC Sport. 4 July 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  5. ↑ "Clelland leaves Fiorentina for Sassuolo". BBC Sport.
  6. ↑ "Norway v Scotland". Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  7. ↑ "Spartans announce two further signings". spartansfcwomen.com. Spartans WFC. 29 July 2011. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  8. ↑ "Love seals Scotland victory". Women's Soccer Scene. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  9. 1 2 Lana Clelland at the Scottish Football Association


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