Hollie Thomson (born 25 December 1986) is a Scottish former football midfielder Hollie also played professional abroad and in England before she moved to Scotland and played for Scottish Women's Premier League (SWPL) clubs Hamilton Academical, Hibernian, Rangers She has represented the Scotland women's national football team at youth and senior level getting a call up for senior level at the age of 14. Hollie also got scouted by England under both Mo Marley and Hope Powell. Football runs deep in the family with Hollie’s Dad also been a professional footballer.
.jpg) Playing for Scotland in May 2009 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hollie Thomson | ||
| Date of birth | 25 December 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Blackpool, England | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Our Lady’s | |||
| Fleetwood Gym | |||
| Huyton Fc Girls | Everton Fc Girls | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2003 | East Durham College | ||
| 2005–2007 | Hamilton Academical | ||
| 2007-2012 | Hibernian | ||
| 2013-2015 | Rangers | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2000-2013 | Scotland | 48 | (11) |
| ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:14, 4 June 2022 (UTC) | |||
Early life
editThomson's father Bobby was also a footballer. She was born and grew up in England, where Bobby had played for Blackpool.[1]
Club career
editIn 2008 Thomson emulated her father Bobby by signing for Hibernian: "I always strive to get better and when Hibs asked me to join I didn't think twice about it. Hibernian is a big and very successful club and I wanted to be part of that."[2] In 2013 she transferred to Rangers, after falling into dispute with the manager of Hibernian.[3]
International career
editIn September 2003, while attached to East Durham College, Thomson was named in the Scotland women's national under-19 football team by coach Tony Gervaise.[4] As a Civil Service Strollers player she scored twice in a 4–1 win over Israel in May 2005, which qualified Scotland for the UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship finals for the first time.[5] In the final tournament
According to the Scottish Football Association (SFA), Thomson made her senior Scotland debut in a 1–0 friendly defeat by Finland at Veritas Stadion, Turku in September 2007.[6] Other sources indicate she featured as a 72nd-minute substitute for Pauline Hamill in a 4–0 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA) defeat by Russia at McDiarmid Park on 24 May 2006.[7][8] She scored her first and only senior goal for Scotland at the 2008 Cyprus Women's Cup, in a 3–2 defeat by Russia.[6]
International goals
edit- Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 12 March 2008 | GSP Stadium, Nicosia |  Russia |
2–3 | 2008 Cyprus Cup |
References
edit- ^ Westbrook, Kieran (14 July 2012). "Livingston ladies footballer follows in famous dad's footsteps". Daily Record (Scotland). Retrieved 4 June 2022.
- ^ "Hibee Hollie makes bad boy so proud". The Scotsman. 7 March 2012. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
- ^ Halliday, Stephen (25 January 2014). "Hibs' Bobby Thomson reflects on linesman punch ban". The Scotsman. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
She moved to Rangers because she fell out with the manager at Hibs – so she's a chip off the old block!
- ^ Clark, Ginny (17 September 2003). "Women's football: Young guns have no fear". Daily Record (Scotland). Retrieved 4 June 2022.
- ^ "Scotland's women qualify for finals". The Herald (Glasgow). 3 May 2005. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
- ^ a b "Hollie Thomson". Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
- ^ "Womens Football". The Pink 2. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
- ^ "Scotland 0-4 Russia". UEFA. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
External links
edit- Hollie Thomson at Soccerway
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