Josephine Giard

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Josephine Giard
Personal information
Full name Josephine Giard
Date of birth (1996-03-22) 22 March 1996 (age 25)
Place of birth Germany
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Hamilton Academical
Number 23
Youth career
–2013 FSV Gütersloh
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2017 FSV Gütersloh 87 (33)
2018–2020 Celtic 7 (15)
2020– Hamilton Academical
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of February 27, 2020 (UTC+1)

Josephine Giard (born 22 March 1996) is a German footballer who plays as a forward for Scottish Women's Premier League club Hamilton Academical. She previously played for FSV Gütersloh in Germany and in Scotland with Celtic.

Club career[]

FSV Gütersloh[]

From 2013 to 2017, Giard played for FSV Gütersloh in the 2. Frauen-Bundesliga.[1] On 1 September 2013, she made her senior debut for the club and scored the team's fourth goal in a 4–0 win over Halle in the first round of the DFB-Pokal.[2] On 8 September 2013, she made her league debut in a 1–0 loss to VfL Wolfsburg II.[3] Giard made a total of 98 appearances during her 5 years at Gütersloh, scoring 39 goals.[1]

Celtic[]

On 23 February 2018, Giard left Gütersloh to join Scottish Women's Premier League (SWPL) club Celtic.[4][5] On 25 February 2018, she made her debut in a 4–0 home victory against St Johnstone in the first round of the SWPL Cup.[6] On 11 March 2018, she made her league debut in a 2–0 win over Forfar Farmington.[7] On 25 March 2018, she scored twice in a 3–0 away victory against Hamilton Academical in the second round of the SWPL Cup.[8] Her first goal for Celtic was also the team's 1,000th goal in all competitions since it was established in 2007.[9]

Hamilton Academical[]

Giard signed for Hamilton Academical in the second tier of the SWPL in November 2020, after leaving Celtic earlier that month.[10]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of 18 October 2020.[1]
Club League Season League Cup[a] League Cup[b] Continental Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
FSV Gütersloh 2. Frauen-Bundesliga 2013–14 19 1 2 1 — — 21 2
2014–15 21 6 4 3 — — 25 9
2015–16 17 3 1 0 — — 18 3
2016–17 20 9 2 0 — — 22 9
2017–18 10 14 2 2 — — 12 16
Total 87 33 11 6 0 0 0 0 98 39
Celtic SWPL 1 2018 7 4 0 0 3 3 — 10 7
2019 11 0 0 - 11
Total 7 15 0 0 3 3 0 0 10 15
Career total 94 37 11 6 3 3 0 0 108 48
  1. ^ Includes the DFB-Pokal and the Scottish Women's Cup
  2. ^ Includes the Scottish Women's Premier League Cup

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Josephine Giard - Spielerinnenprofil". DFB Datencenter. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Hallescher FC - FSV Gütersloh 2009, 0:4, DFB-Pokal der Frauen, 2013/2014, 1. Runde". DFB Datencenter. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  3. ^ "FSV Gütersloh 2009 - VFL Wolfsburg II, 0:1, 2. Frauen-Bundesliga Nord, 2013/2014, 1. Spieltag". DFB Datencenter. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  4. ^ "Celtic Women's team sign German striker, Josephine Giard". Celtic F.C. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  5. ^ "Knowing Celtic Women's signing Josephine Giard". The Celtic Bhoys. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  6. ^ "Celtic Women move on in League Cup with win over Saints". Celtic F.C. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  7. ^ "Hoops beat Forfar to maintain unbeaten start to season". Celtic F.C. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  8. ^ "Celtic Women march on in League Cup". Celtic F.C. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  9. ^ "German striker nets Celtic's 1,000th goal". Celtic F.C. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  10. ^ Hamilton Academical W.F.C. [@accieswfc] (November 27, 2020). "Wilkommen Josi" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

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