Megan Sneddon

Megan Sneddon (born 9 September 1985) is a Scottish female footballer who plays for Motherwell in the Scottish Women's Premier League (SWPL 2). Sneddon made her senior Scotland debut aged 16 and has since amassed over 100 appearances for the national team.

Megan Sneddon
Personal information
Date of birth (1985-09-09) 9 September 1985
Place of birth Bellshill, Scotland
Height 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)
Position(s) Central Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Motherwell
Number 9
Youth career
Rosella
St Mirren
East Kilbride Borough
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2005 Kilmarnock
2005–2006 Queens Park
2006–2011 Glasgow City 85 (18)
2011 Liverpool
2011–2012 Celtic 39 (6)
2013–2014 Rangers 20 (5)
2015– Motherwell 6 (1)
National team‡
2002– Scotland[1] 130 (4)
2008 Scotland U-23 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:55, 1 November 2015 (UTC) (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18:55, 1 November 2015 (UTC) (UTC)

Club career

Sneddon spent five years with Kilmarnock, winning a treble in 2002 aged just 16. In July 2006, she joined Glasgow City. On 18 April 2010, she made her 100th appearance for the club in a 4–2 victory against Spartans.[2]

In February 2011, Sneddon was called into Scotland's Cyprus Cup squad, listed as a Liverpool player.[3] She had decided to leave Glasgow City after growing dissatisfied with the club.[4] Sneddon made her debut for the FA WSL club in a friendly win over Hibernian.[5]

However, on the eve of the English season Sneddon signed for Celtic. She cited personal reasons and the advice of Scotland coach Anna Signeul for the decision.[6]

Sneddon signed for Rangers in January 2013.[7]

On 19 August 2015, Megan followed in the footsteps of several of her former Scotland teammates by signing for ambitious Motherwell.[8] She said of her signing: "I am delighted that Motherwell have given me the chance to kick start my career. I’m looking forward to getting back on the pitch as I’ve hardly kicked a ball since November. It will also be great to play alongside some familiar faces as well."

International career

Sneddon was picked for the Scotland U23 women's squad to play at the Nordic Tournament in August 2008.[9] Sneddon captained the team at the tournament.[10][11]

Sneddon made her senior debut the day before her 17th birthday, in an 8–2 defeat to the United States in Columbus, Ohio.[12]

In December 2011, Sneddon was one of four Celtic players to be approached about playing for Team GB at the 2012 Olympics.[13]

Honours

Individual

See also

References
  1. "Megan Sneddon - Women's A Squad". The Scottish FA. Retrieved 26 August 2009.
  2. "Megan Sneddon hits 100". Glasgow City F.C. 22 April 2010. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
  3. "Scotland Cyprus Cup squad". Women's Soccer Scene. 19 February 2011. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
  4. Paul Thomson (23 February 2011). "Football: Megan heads to top English club". East Kilbride News. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
  5. "Liverpool give Scots trio debuts". She Kicks. 1 March 2011. Archived from the original on 1 April 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
  6. Paul Thomson (13 April 2011). "Football: Megan gives up Liverpool chance for Scotland". East Kilbride News. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
  7. Megan Sneddon [@megansneddon9] (13 January 2013). "Megan Sneddon signs for Rangers" (Tweet). Retrieved 14 January 2013 – via Twitter.
  8. "Ladies sign midfielder Megan Sneddon". Motherwell FC. 19 August 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  9. U23 Squad for 2008 Nordic Tournament Archived 28 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 18-10-2013.
  10. U23: Scotland 0-5 Switzerland scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 18-10-2013.
  11. U23: Scotland 0-3 Sweden scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 18-10-2013.
  12. Paul Thomson (21 July 2010). "Football: Megan to mark another milestone for Scotland". East Kilbride News. Retrieved 18 February 2011.
  13. "Olympic approach for four Scottish women". BBC Sport. 23 December 2011. Retrieved 23 December 2011.
  14. "Megan Sneddon is EK Female Sports Personality of the Year". Glasgow City F.C. 30 March 2009. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
  15. "Megan lands prestigious award". Women's Soccer Scene. 31 August 2009. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
  16. "Shannon honoured with top award". Women's Soccer Scene. 2 December 2011. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
  17. "Megan Sneddon is Player of the Year". Women's Soccer Scene. 23 November 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
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