Scottish footballer
Lana Clelland
Clelland with UPC Tavagnacco in 2018
Date of birth
(1993-01-26 ) 26 January 1993 (age 31) Place of birth
Perth , Scotland Height
1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) Position(s)
Midfielder / Forward Current team
Sassuolo Number
26
Letham Girls[ 1]
St Johnstone Girls[ 1]
Rangers 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) 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 Scottish professional footballer who plays for Sassuolo in the Italian women's Serie A as well as the Scotland women's national team.
Club career
Born in Perth where she attended Perth Grammar School , Clelland began her career at local clubs (youth teammates included future international teammate Lisa Evans )[ 1] before joining Rangers where she made her senior Scottish Women's Premier League debut.[ 2] 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 .[ 3]
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 .[ 4] After her 2017–18 season was disrupted by a heel injury, Clelland joined Fiorentina in July 2018.[ 5] 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.[ 6]
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.[ 7] Having continued as a prolific scorer at under-19 level, she made her full Scotland debut in July 2012 against Cameroon .[ 8] [ 9] 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 [ 10]
National team
Year
Apps
Goals
Scotland
2012
1
0
2013
3
1
2014
1
0
2015
5
0
2016
1
0
2017
9
1
2018
2
0
2019
4
2
2020
—
2021
6
0
2022
8
1
Total
40
5
International goals
Results list Scotland's goal tally first. [ 10]
References
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