Michaela McAlonie
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michaela Karen McAlonie | ||
| Date of birth | 13 December 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Southampton | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Hutchison Vale | |||
| 2014–2017 | Heart of Midlothian | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017 | Heart of Midlothian | ||
| 2017–2021 | Spartans | ||
| 2021–2025 | Hibernian | 81+ | (9+) |
| 2025– | Southampton | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016–2017 | Scotland U17 | 7 | (1) |
| 2017–2020 | Scotland U19 | 21 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 July 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22 February 2025 | |||
Michaela Karen McAlonie (born 13 December 2001) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Southampton in the Women's Super League 2.[1] Her previous clubs in Scotland include Heart of Midlothian, Spartans and Hibernian.
Raised in Edinburgh where she attended Craigroyston Community High School,[2] McAlonie began her career locally with Hutchison Vale and Heart of Midlothian,[3] making her senior debut in SWPL 2 at the start of the 2017 season, aged 15. She soon moved on to Spartans who offered the opportunity of top-level football at a young age. While developing there, she was named as the league's Player of the Month for April of the 2019 season.[4]
She signed for Hibernian in July 2021,[5] missing the first part of the 2021–22 campaign after being injured against her former club Spartans on the opening matchday.[3] She featured on the losing side against Rangers in the 2022 Scottish Women's Premier League Cup final,[6] and her performances became increasingly important to the team's progression over the subsequent seasons.[7] In February 2025 she signed a new contract to keep her at Hibernian until June 2027,[8] replacing a deal agreed in 2023 which had been close to expiry.[9] A month later she appeared in a second SWPL Cup final, but Hibs were unable to overcome Rangers who this time won by a 5–0 scoreline.[10][11] They recovered to successfully hold off the challenges of Glasgow City and Rangers and clinched the title on 18 May with a 1–0 victory at Ibrox Stadium, winning the club's first SWPL championship in 17 years.[12]
In August 2025, she moved to English football and signed for Southampton,[13] a month after Hibs teammate Abbie Ferguson made the same move.[14]