Christy Grimshaw

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Christy Grimshaw
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-11-08) 8 November 1995 (age 25)
Place of birth Kirkcaldy, Scotland
Height 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Milan
Number 11
Youth career
Deeside
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2018 Barry Buccaneers 65 (31)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Aberdeen 15 (3)
2019–2020 Metz 13 (1)
2020– Milan 20 (2)
National team‡
2021– Scotland 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:16, 5 June 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 07:54, 12 June 2021 (UTC)

Christy Grimshaw (born 8 November 1995) is a Scottish professional football midfielder who plays for Serie A club Milan and the Scotland national team.

Early life[]

Grimshaw was born in Kirkaldy[2] but raised in Stonehaven, where she was educated at Mackie Academy.[3]

Club career[]

After starting her club career at Deeside, Grimshaw moved to the local Scottish Women's Premier League club Aberdeen Ladies and played in their first team at 17 years old.[3] In 2014 she began studying at Barry University in Miami and playing college soccer for the "Barry Buccaneers" under Scottish coach .[4] In a five-year stint (she redshirted in 2016) she played 65 games and scored 31 goals.[1]

After her graduation Grimshaw rejected offers from English FA WSL teams Bristol City and Brighton to sign for FC Metz of the French Division 1 Féminine.[3] She started seven of her 13 league appearances for Metz, scoring one goal, as the club finished bottom of the 2019–20 Division 1 Féminine table and were relegated.[5]

In July 2020, Grimshaw signed for Italian Serie A club Milan, a scenario which she described as: "like a football fairy tale".[6] Milan finished as runners-up in both the league and Coppa Italia, but Grimshaw was happy with life at the club and her coach Maurizio Ganz.[7][8] She signed a contract extension in May 2021.[9]

International career[]

Interim coach Stuart McLaren called Grimshaw up to the senior Scotland women's national football team squad for the first time in June 2021, for a 10-day training camp which included friendly matches against Northern Ireland and Wales.[10]

She won her first cap in the first game, appearing as a 90th-minute substitute for Claire Emslie in Scotland's 1–0 win over Northern Ireland at Seaview in Belfast.[11]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "14 Christy Grimshaw". Barry Buccaneers. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Christy Grimshaw". A.C. Milan. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c Cryle, Ryan (21 July 2020). "Stonehaven's Christy Grimshaw was desperate to be part of AC Milan Women's story as she signs deal with Italian giants". Evening Express (Scotland). Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  4. ^ Villa, Walter (5 September 2014). "Scottish connection boosts Barry women's soccer". Miami Herald. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Christy Grimshaw" (in French). Foot o Feminin. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  6. ^ Smith, Tyrone (21 July 2020). "Christy Grimshaw: From waitressing to AC Milan fairytale". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  7. ^ Sanders, Emma (7 March 2021). "AC Milan women: Natasha Dowie & Christy Grimshaw making a mark in Italy". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  8. ^ Myers, Rebecca (3 April 2021). "British duo embracing Italian way of life at Milan". The Times. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  9. ^ Smith, Tyrone (28 May 2021). "Christy Grimshaw: The Scot aiming to help AC Milan win first ever trophy". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  10. ^ Cryle, Ryan (4 June 2021). "Stonehaven-raised AC Milan star Christy Grimshaw aims for Scotland debut after earning call-up". Evening Express (Scotland). Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  11. ^ Martin, Sean (10 June 2021). "Northern Ireland Women 0 Scotland Women 1: Caroline Weir's penalty seals friendly victory as Christy Grimshaw makes debut". Evening Express (Scotland). Retrieved 12 June 2021.

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