Christy Grimshaw
Personal information
Full name Christy Louise Grimshaw[1]
Date of birth (1995-11-08) 8 November 1995
Place of birth Kirkcaldy, Scotland,
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 AC 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– AC Milan 57 (6)
International career‡
2021– Scotland 12 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 July 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 April 2023

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

Early life

Grimshaw was born in Kirkcaldy[3] but raised in Stonehaven, where she was educated at Mackie Academy.[4]

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.[4] In 2014 she began studying at Barry University in Miami and playing college soccer for the "Barry Buccaneers" under Scottish coach Denise Brolly.[5] In a five-year stint (she redshirted in 2016) she played 65 games and scored 31 goals.[2]

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.[4] 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.[6]

In July 2020, Grimshaw signed for Italian Serie A club Milan, a scenario which she described as: "like a football fairy tale".[7] 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.[8][9] She signed a contract extension in May 2021.[10]

International career

Interim coach Stuart McLaren called up Grimshaw for her debut in the Scotland women's national football team in June 2021, for a 10-day training camp which included friendly matches against Northern Ireland and Wales.[11]

She won her debut cap in her first game, appearing as a 90th-minute substitute for Claire Emslie in Scotland's 1–0 win over Northern Ireland at Seaview in Belfast.[12] She scored her first goal for Scotland in a 7–1 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification win over the Faroe Islands at Hampden Park on 21 September 2021.[13]

Career statistics

International

As of 11 April 2023
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Scotland 202182
202230
202310
Total122
Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Grimshaw goal.
List of international goals scored by Christy Grimshaw
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
121 September 2021Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland Faroe Islands4–07–12023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
222 October 2021Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland Hungary1–02–1

References

  1. ↑ "Christy Louise Grimshaw". UEFA. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  2. 1 2 "14 Christy Grimshaw". Barry Buccaneers. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  3. ↑ "Christy Grimshaw". A.C. Milan. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  4. 1 2 3 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.
  5. ↑ Villa, Walter (5 September 2014). "Scottish connection boosts Barry women's soccer". Miami Herald. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  6. ↑ "Christy Grimshaw" (in French). Foot o Feminin. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  7. ↑ Smith, Tyrone (21 July 2020). "Christy Grimshaw: From waitressing to AC Milan fairytale". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  8. ↑ Sanders, Emma (7 March 2021). "AC Milan women: Natasha Dowie & Christy Grimshaw making a mark in Italy". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  9. ↑ Myers, Rebecca (3 April 2021). "British duo embracing Italian way of life at Milan". The Times. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  10. ↑ Smith, Tyrone (28 May 2021). "Christy Grimshaw: The Scot aiming to help AC Milan win first ever trophy". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  11. ↑ 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.
  12. ↑ 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.
  13. ↑ "Scotland hit seven to beat Faroe Islands". www.bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 September 2021.


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