Lana Clelland

Lana Clelland
	Clelland with UPC Tavagnacco in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth	26 January 1993 (age 31)
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
	St Johnstone Girls
	Rangers
Senior career*
Years	Team
2008–2011	Rangers
2011–2014	Spartans
2014–2015	ASD Pink Bari
2015–2018	Tavagnacco
2018–2021	Fiorentina
2021–	Sassuolo
International career‡
2008	Scotland U15
2008–2010	Scotland U17
2010–2012	Scotland U19
2012–	Scotland
	*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. She is the highest foreign goalscorer in the history of Italian women's club football.

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]

She is the highest scoring foreign player in Serie A Femminile history with 99 goals.^[7]

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.^[8] Having continued as a prolific scorer at under-19 level, she made her full Scotland debut in July 2012 against Cameroon.^[9]^[10] 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^[11]

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.^[11]

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	21 August 2013	FSS Sports Centre, Stara Pazova	Serbia	1–1	1–1	Friendly
2.	14 September 2017	Telki Training Centre, Telki	Hungary	1–0	3–0	Friendly
3.	21 January 2019	La Manga Stadium, La Manga	Iceland	1–2	1–2	Friendly
4.	14 June 2019	Roazhon Park, Rennes	Japan	1–2	1–2	2019 FIFA World Cup
5.	16 February 2022	Pinatar Arena, San Pedro del Pinatar	Wales	1–0	1–3	2022 Pinatar Cup

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Perth women Lana and Lisa to make history for Scotland in World Cup, Dundee Evening Telegraph, 6 June 2019
^ The Story Of Women's Football In Scotland, Rangers FC on YouTube, 21 August 2023
^ 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). Archived from the original on 2 February 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
^ Campbell, Alan (11 June 2017). "Players making history: Clelland makes striking impression in Italy". The Herald. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
^ "Lana Clelland: Scotland striker signs for Fiorentina". BBC Sport. 4 July 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
^ "Clelland leaves Fiorentina for Sassuolo". BBC Sport.
^ "Serie A - Preview Pack Sassuolo - Fiorentina" (PDF). sassuolocalcio.it. Opta. 12 October 2024. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
^ "Norway v Scotland". Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
^ "Spartans announce two further signings". spartansfcwomen.com. Spartans WFC. 29 July 2011. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
^ "Love seals Scotland victory". Women's Soccer Scene. Archived from the original on 12 May 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
^ ^a ^b Lana Clelland at the Scottish Football Association

External links

Lana Clelland at the Scottish Football Association
UEFA profile
Lana Clelland at Soccerway

[history-1] Perth women Lana and Lisa to make history for Scotland in World Cup, Dundee Evening Telegraph, 6 June 2019

[2] The Story Of Women's Football In Scotland, Rangers FC on YouTube, 21 August 2023

[3] 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). Archived from the original on 2 February 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2015.

[4] Campbell, Alan (11 June 2017). "Players making history: Clelland makes striking impression in Italy". The Herald. Retrieved 22 November 2018.

[5] "Lana Clelland: Scotland striker signs for Fiorentina". BBC Sport. 4 July 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.

[6] "Clelland leaves Fiorentina for Sassuolo". BBC Sport.

[7] "Serie A - Preview Pack Sassuolo - Fiorentina" (PDF). sassuolocalcio.it. Opta. 12 October 2024. Retrieved 20 November 2024.

[8] "Norway v Scotland". Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 2 February 2015.

[9] "Spartans announce two further signings". spartansfcwomen.com. Spartans WFC. 29 July 2011. Retrieved 2 February 2015.

[10] "Love seals Scotland victory". Women's Soccer Scene. Archived from the original on 12 May 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2015.

[SFA-11] Lana Clelland at the Scottish Football Association

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