![]() In August 2020, having been unable play since the W-League Championship game in February due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Orlando loaned Emslie to FA WSL club Everton ahead of the 2020–21 season. Emslie scored four regular season goals as Melbourne successfully defended their Premiership title and subsequently went on to win the Championship, beating Sydney FC in the final. Having signed permanently with English FA Women's Super League club Everton in December 2020, Orlando lost Emslie's NWSL playing rights to Angel City FC during the 2022 NWSL Expansion Draft.Įmslie was loaned to Australian club Melbourne City in November 2019. However, on 22 June, Orlando withdrew from the tournament following positive COVID-19 tests among both players and staff. An eventual restart was made through a smaller schedule 2020 NWSL Challenge Cup tournament. In March 2020, the impending NWSL season was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. She made her debut for the team on 20 July 2019, coming on as a substitute for Rachel Hill in a 1–0 win over Sky Blue FC. She was the only one of the Prides' nine players at the World Cup to not progress to the knockout round. On, Emslie agreed a move to Orlando Pride of the NWSL, officially joining the team upon conclusion of Scotland's run at the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup which ended on 19 June with a dramatic 3–3 draw against Argentina in the Group Stage. She won a domestic cup double with City during the 2018–19 season, lifting both the League Cup and FA Cup. She scored her first goal for the team in an FA WSL Cup group stage win over Oxford United on 2 November 2017. On 1 July 2017, following the end of the shortened FA WSL Spring Series, Emslie joined Manchester City. She signed a new contract with Bristol in February 2017. She went on to score ten goals in twelve matches for Bristol, leading her team to promotion into the FA WSL. ![]() ![]() On 16 June 2016, Emslie returned to the UK and joined FA WSL 2 side Bristol City. She ended her college career with 29 goals and 10 assists in four seasons. During her time in the United States, she played for the Florida Atlantic Owls. Florida Atlantic Owls īetween 20, Emslie attended Florida Atlantic University, majoring in exercise physiology. In total, Emslie made thirty-five appearances and scored eighteen times in three seasons with Hibernian, winning the Scottish League Cup in her debut year. Emslie scored their first goal in the competition, becoming the first woman to score in a World Cup finals for Scotland.Įmslie 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. She made her full international debut in 2013 and was selected for the Scotland squad at the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup. She previously played college soccer for the Florida Atlantic Owls and professionally for Hibernian, Bristol City, Manchester City, Orlando Pride, Melbourne City, and Everton. ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 October 2020Ĭlaire Emslie (born 8 March 1994) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a forward for Angel City FC in the National Women's Soccer League of the United States of America, and the Scotland national team. *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:20, 22 August 2022 (UTC)
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