Megan Cunningham
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 14 July 1995 | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Rangers | ||
Number | 25 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–2011 | Celtic | ||
2012–2014 | Hamilton Academical | ||
2015 | Glasgow City | ||
2016–2019 | Celtic | 62 | (0) |
2020– | Rangers | 0 | (0) |
National team | |||
2010–2011 | Scotland U17 | ||
2012–2014 | Scotland U19 | ||
2015 | Scotland | 2 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Megan Cunningham (born 14 July 1995) is a Scottish football goalkeeper who plays for Rangers in the Scottish Women's Premier League (SWPL). She has two caps for Scotland. She is also a Personal Trainer at Achieve Fitness, Kirkintilloch, where she is mentored by her hero Brian Maclean. She was once quoted as saying "Brian changed my life, when I met him I was playing with Celtic and working in the dump, collecting plastic bottles to be made into shoes in Africa. But after meeting Brian I am now a qualified PT and play for the mighty Gers..... some people say he's handsome and looks like Ryan Reynolds, but to me he's just my hero" [1]
Club career[]
Cunningham signed for Celtic in March 2009, but moved to Hamilton Academical in February 2012 to get more playing time.[2] She moved to Glasgow City for the 2015 season[3] before returning to Celtic for the 2016 season.[2] Cunningham signed for Rangers in December 2019, ahead of the 2020 season.[4]
International career[]
Cunningham has two Scotland international caps.[1] She made her debut on her first call-up in a friendly against Northern Ireland away on 8 February 2015, when she was subbed on in minute 63.[5] At the 2015 Cyprus Cup she played a full match against Italy.[6] She represented Scotland as well at under-17 level and under-19 level.[1][3]
References[]
- ^ a b c "Megan Cunningham". scottishfa.co.uk. Scottish FA. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
- ^ a b "Celtic women sign keeper Cunningham for 2016 season". celticfc.net. Celtic FC. 10 December 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
- ^ a b "Glasgow City sign Megan Cunningham".
- ^ "Rangers Women: Six players sign professional contracts". BBC Sport. BBC. 22 December 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
- ^ "Northern Ireland-Scotland".
- ^ "Italy-Scotland".
External links[]
- Megan Cunningham at UEFA.com
- 1995 births
- Living people
- Scottish women's footballers
- Scotland women's international footballers
- Celtic F.C. Women players
- Glasgow City F.C. players
- Women's association football goalkeepers
- Hamilton Academical W.F.C. players
- Scottish women's football biography stubs