Claire Scanlan
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Claire Josephine Scanlan[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 21 February 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Rush, County Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992–1995 | Mercyhurst College | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Rush Athletic | |||
| Swords Celtic | |||
| Rush Athletic | |||
| 1996–1997 | OKI F.C. Winds | ||
| 1997–1998 | Shelbourne | ||
| 2000 | Springfield Sirens | ||
| 2001–2004 | Leeds United | ||
| 2001–2002 | Memphis Mercury | ||
| 2003 | Boston Renegades | ||
| 2004–2008 | Bristol Academy | ||
| International career | |||
| 1989–2009 | Republic of Ireland | 57 | (7) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Claire Josephine Scanlan (born 21 February 1972) is an Irish soccer coach and former player. A midfielder, she played for the Republic of Ireland football team and for clubs in the American W-League, the Japanese L. League and the English FA Women's Premier League.
Scanlan began playing with Rush Athletic as an 11-year-old. While attending St. Joseph's Secondary School Scanlan also played camogie and cricket.[2] She became the first female to play hurling at Croke Park with the school team, and marked the occasion with a goal.[3]
After six seasons with Rush Athletic, Scanlan moved to Dublin rivals Swords Celtic. She returned to Rush Athletic and won Leinster Senior League Division Two honours with the club in 1990–91.[2] In 1992 Scanlan took up a soccer scholarship to Mercyhurst College in Pennsylvania. She was selected to the All-American team in 1994 and 1995 and was named both Division II Player of the Year and Conference Player of the Year.[4]
After graduating Scanlan signed a full-time professional contract to play for OKI F.C. Winds, a club in Japan's L. League.[2][4] She returned to Ireland for a brief spell with Shelbourne, before heading back to America in August 1999.[5] She won a W-League title with Springfield Sirens in 2000, before turning out for Memphis Mercury (2001 and 2002) and Boston Renegades (2003). Meanwhile, Scanlan had joined Leeds United and was playing for the Yorkshire club in the FA Women's Premier League National Division during the winter season.[6]
After three seasons at Leeds, Scanlan joined Bristol Rovers as player-assistant manager to Gary Green.[7]