Chloe Arthur
Scottish footballer
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Chloe Susan Arthur (born 21 January 1995) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Crystal Palace in the Women's Super League and the Scotland national team.
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Arthur with Crystal Palace in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Chloe Susan Arthur[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 21 January 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Erskine, Scotland | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Crystal Palace | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Erskine Y.F.C | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2014 | Celtic | 41 | (6) |
| 2015 | Hibernian | ||
| 2016–2018 | Bristol City | 35 | (4) |
| 2018–2020 | Birmingham City | 31 | (1) |
| 2020–2022 | Aston Villa | 34 | (1) |
| 2022– | Crystal Palace | 31 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2010–2012 | Scotland U17 | 14 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Scotland U19 | 22 | (0) |
| 2015– | Scotland | 35 | (2) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:39, 29 June 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 10:43, 16 April 2023 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Arthur broke into the Celtic first team aged 17, coming through the club's Youth Academy. In December 2014, Arthur transferred together with Heather Richards from Celtic to Hibernian,[2] where she was part of the team that reached the Scottish Cup final and finished second in the league.[3]
In January 2016, after a year in Edinburgh, she joined Bristol City in the FA WSL 2.[4] On 14 February, she scored on her Bristol debut in a 7–1 win against Queens Park Rangers in the FA Cup. She finished her first season at the club with three goals in 20 appearances. On 8 February 2017, Bristol announced that Arthur had signed new deal with the club.[5] She finished her second season with two goals in 8 appearances.[6] In July 2017, she signed a new contract with the Vixens.[7]
On 25 July 2018, Arthur joined Birmingham City on a two-year deal.[8]
Arthur joined Aston Villa, who had just been promoted to the WSL, in July 2020.[9] She was released by Villa during the summer of 2022 after two years at the club.
Following her release Arthur signed for Championship club Crystal Palace[10] and was part of the team that won the Women’s Championship in 2023-24 gaining promotion to the Women’s Super League for the first ever time in the clubs history.[11] In June 2024 she signed a one-year contract extension keeping her at the club until the end of the 2024-25 season.[12]
International career
Arthur represented Scotland at under-17 and under-19 levels.
On 8 February 2015, she made her senior debut for Scotland, coming on as a 63rd-minute substitute for Fiona Brown in a 4–0 win against Northern Ireland.[13] Arthur was named in the Scotland squads for both Euro 2017 and the 2019 World Cup, their first appearances in the final stages of those tournaments.[14][15]
She scored her first goals for Scotland in a 7–1 win against the Faroe Islands on 21 September 2021.[16]
Personal life
Her father Gary was one of ten people killed when a police helicopter crashed into the Clutha Bar, Glasgow, in November 2013.[17][18]
Career statistics
International appearances
- As of the match played on 11 April 2023[19]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 2015 | 4 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2020 | — | ||
| 2021 | 6 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 35 | 2 | |
International goals
- As of match played 10 June 2021. Scotland score listed first, score column indicates score after each Arnot goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 September 2021 | Hampden Park, Glasgow |  Faroe Islands | 2–0 | 7–1 | 2023 World Cup qualification | [19] |
| 2 | 3–0 | ||||||
Honours
Crystal Palace