| Jane Ross | |
| Fullname: | Jane Celestina Ross[1] |
| Birth Date: | 1989 9, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Rothesay, Scotland[2] |
| Height: | 1.65m (05.41feet) |
| Position: | Striker |
| Currentclub: | Rangers |
| Youthclubs1: | Paisley Saints Ladies |
| Years1: | 2002–2006 |
| Clubs1: | Paisley Saints Ladies |
| Years2: | 2006–2012 |
| Clubs2: | Glasgow City |
| Caps2: | 118 |
| Goals2: | 104 |
| Years3: | 2013–2015 |
| Clubs3: | Vittsjö GIK |
| Caps3: | 67 |
| Goals3: | 36 |
| Years4: | 2015–2018 |
| Caps4: | 35 |
| Goals4: | 11 |
| Years5: | 2018–2019 |
| Caps5: | 23 |
| Goals5: | 9 |
| Years6: | 2019–2021 |
| Caps6: | 31 |
| Goals6: | 5 |
| Years7: | 2021– |
| Clubs7: | Rangers |
| Caps7: | 28 |
| Goals7: | 22 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2007–2008 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 14 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 5 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2009– |
| Nationalteam2: | Scotland |
| Nationalcaps2: | 147 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 62 |
| Club-Update: | 10 September 2023 |
| Ntupdate: | 29 February 2024 |
Jane Celestina Ross (born 18 September 1989) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a striker for Rangers in the Scottish Women's Premier League, and the Scotland national team.
Ross grew up on the Isle of Bute and after attending local coaching clinics, began her career at youth level with Paisley Saints Ladies.[3] [4] By the age of 16, she had already been called into the Scotland Women's under-19 squad.[5] In June 2006, she joined Glasgow City, where she won six Scottish Women's Premier League titles, three Scottish Cups and three League Cups. She also helped the club reach the last 16 of the UEFA Women's Champions League in the 2011–12 campaign. In April 2011, Ross scored four goals against Kilmarnock, joining a group of four Glasgow City players to score more than 100 goals for the club.[6] Ross ended her time with Glasgow City having scored 104 goals in 118 matches.[7]
At the end of the 2012 season, Ross had a trial period in Denmark with earlier Champions League opponents Fortuna Hjørring, before heading for further trials with several clubs in Sweden.[8] [9]
Ross agreed a professional contract with Vittsjö GIK at the end of December 2012, joining fellow Scotland international Ifeoma Dieke at the club.[10] [11] Ross scored on her debut for Vittsjö in a pre-season friendly match against Danish side B93/HIK/Skjold in February 2013.[12] After 11 goals in her debut season, Ross was linked with a transfer to English FA WSL club Arsenal Ladies.[13] Both Ross and Dieke extended their contracts with Vittsjö for another season in December 2013.[14] Ross left Vittsjö after the 2015 season, having scored 51 goals in 82 appearances for the club.
Ross signed a two-year contract with Manchester City in November 2015.[15] She left Manchester City after the 2017–18 season, having scored a total of 25 goals in 61 games across all competitions for the club.
On 9 July 2018, Ross signed with West Ham United ahead of the 2018–19 season.[16] The campaign saw West Ham reach their first ever FA Cup final with Ross scoring the team's opening penalty of the semi-final shootout against Reading.[17] The season was also notable as the subject of the BBC behind-the-scenes documentary Britain's Youngest Football Boss.[18]
After one season in London, Ross returned to Manchester to sign with newly promoted Manchester United ahead of the 2019–20 season.[19] Ross made her debut for Manchester United against Manchester City in the FA WSL on 7 September 2019, a 1–0 loss in the inaugural Manchester derby.[20] She scored her first goal for the club on 13 October in a 3–0 league win away to Tottenham Hotspur.[21] After two seasons, Ross left at the end of her contract having scored 7 goals in 34 appearances for United in all competitions.[22]
On 6 July 2021, Ross signed for Rangers.[23]
Ross won her first full international cap for Scotland against England in March 2009, and scored her first international goal in August the same year against Denmark.[24] She made her 50th international appearance against the Netherlands in the 2013 Cyprus Cup tournament.[25]
June 2012 saw Ross named one of four reserves to the 18-player Great Britain squad for the 2012 London Olympics.[26]
Ross studied at the University of Stirling on a scholarship as part of the SFA National Women's Football Academy.[27] [28] She has deferred her M.Phil. degree while she pursues her professional career.[29]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[32] | League Cup[33] | Europe[34] | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Glasgow City | 2011 | SWPL 1 | 20 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 29 | 26 | |
| 2012 | 18 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 37 | |||
| Total | 38 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 56 | 63 | |||
| Vittsjö GIK | 2013[35] | Damallsvenskan | 22 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 11 | |
| 2014 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 10 | |||
| 2015 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 7 | |||
| Total | 64 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 28 | |||
| Manchester City | 2016 | WSL 1 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 13 | |
| 2017 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |||
| 2017–18 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 5 | |||
| Total | 32 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 20 | |||
| West Ham United | 2018–19 | WSL | 20 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 11 | |
| Manchester United | 2019–20 | WSL | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 4 | |
| 2020–21 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | |||
| Total | 23 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 7 | |||
| Career total | 177 | 99 | 10 | 4 | 28 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 226 | 129 | |||
Scotland statistics accurate as of match played 11 April 2023.[24]
| Year | Scotland | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | ||
| 2009 | 7 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 11 | 8 | |
| 2012 | 16 | 3 | |
| 2013 | 18 | 10 | |
| 2014 | 15 | 10 | |
| 2015 | 12 | 9 | |
| 2016 | 7 | 4 | |
| 2017 | 14 | 7 | |
| 2018 | 11 | 4 | |
| 2019 | 9 | 3 | |
| 2020 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 7 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 146 | 62 | |
As of match played 19 February 2021. Scotland score listed first, score column indicates score after each Ross goal.[24]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 August 2009 | Gladsaxe Stadium, Søborg, Denmark | 1–4 | 2–5 | Friendly | |
| 2 | 15 October 2009 | The Oval, Belfast, Northern Ireland | 3–0 | 3–0 | ||
| 3 | 13 February 2011 | Bridge Meadow Stadium, Haverfordwest, Wales | 1–0 | 4–2 | ||
| 4 | 18 May 2011 | Stade Francis-Le Blé, Brest, France | 1–0 | 1–1 | ||
| 5 | 21 August 2011 | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk, Scotland | 1–0 | 5–0 | ||
| 6 | 3–0 | |||||
| 7 | 21 September 2011 | Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland | 3–1 | 7–2 | ||
| 8 | 5–1 | |||||
| 9 | 12 October 2011 | Ness Ziona Stadium, Ness Ziona, Israel | 1–0 | 6–1 | UEFA Euro 2013 qualifying | |
| 10 | 27 October 2011 | Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland | 1–1 | 2–2 | ||
| 11 | 28 February 2012 | GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus | 1–1 | 1–5 | 2012 Cyprus Cup | |
| 12 | 9 May 2012 | Stadion Kazimierza Deyny, Starogard Gdański, Poland | 2–1 | 3–1 | Friendly | |
| 13 | 16 June 2012 | Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland | 6–0 | 8–0 | UEFA Euro 2013 qualifying | |
| 14 | 8 March 2013 | GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus | 2–2 | 4–4 | 2013 Cyprus Cup | |
| 15 | 11 March 2013 | GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus | 1–0 | 2–1 | ||
| 16 | 7 April 2013 | East End Park, Dunfermline, Scotland | 1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly | |
| 17 | 22 September 2013 | Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands | 4–0 | 7–2 | 2015 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 18 | 26 September 2013 | Fir Park, Motherwell, Scotland | 5–0 | 7–0 | ||
| 19 | 26 October 2013 | Fir Park, Motherwell, Scotland | 1–0 | 2–0 | ||
| 20 | 31 October 2013 | Dyskobolia Stadium, Grodzisk Wielkopolski, Poland | 1–0 | 4–0 | ||
| 21 | 2–0 | |||||
| 22 | 3–0 | |||||
| 23 | 18 December 2013 | Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha, Brasília, Brazil | 1–1 | 3–4 | 2013 International Tournament of Brasília | |
| 24 | 10 March 2014 | GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus | 2–0 | 4–2 | 2014 Cyprus Cup | |
| 25 | 3–0 | |||||
| 26 | 4–1 | |||||
| 27 | 10 April 2014 | Bilino Polje, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2015 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 28 | 2–1 | |||||
| 29 | 3–1 | |||||
| 30 | 19 June 2014 | Solitude, Belfast, Northern Ireland | 2–0 | 2–0 | ||
| 31 | 13 September 2014 | Fir Park, Motherwell, Scotland | 3–0 | 9–0 | ||
| 32 | 4–0 | |||||
| 33 | 5–0 | |||||
| 34 | 8 February 2015 | Solitude, Belfast, Northern Ireland | 1–0 | 4–0 | Friendly | |
| 35 | 4–0 | |||||
| 36 | 9 April 2015 | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk, Scotland | 1–1 | 1–1 | ||
| 37 | 23 October 2015 | Fir Park, Motherwell, Scotland | 1–0 | 7–0 | UEFA Euro 2017 qualifying | |
| 38 | 4–0 | |||||
| 39 | 29 November 2015 | St Mirren Park, Paisley, Scotland | 1–0 | 10–0 | ||
| 40 | 8–0 | |||||
| 41 | 9–0 | |||||
| 42 | 10–0 | |||||
| 43 | 8 April 2016 | St Mirren Park, Paisley, Scotland | 1–0 | 3–1 | ||
| 44 | 2–1 | |||||
| 45 | 20 September 2016 | Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland | 1–0 | 2–1 | ||
| 46 | 2–1 | |||||
| 47 | 20 January 2017 | GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus | 1–1 | 2–2 | Friendly | |
| 48 | 1 March 2017 | Ammochostos Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2017 Cyprus Cup | |
| 49 | 6 March 2017 | GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus | 1–0 | 3–1 | ||
| 50 | 9 June 2017 | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk, Scotland | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly | |
| 51 | 14 September 2017 | Telki Training Centre, Telki, Hungary | 3–0 | 3–0 | ||
| 52 | 19 October 2017 | FC Minsk Stadium, Minsk, Belarus | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2019 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 53 | 24 October 2017 | St Mirren Park, Paisley, Scotland | 3–0 | 5–0 | ||
| 54 | 3 March 2018 | La Manga Stadium, Murcia, Spain | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly | |
| 55 | 6 March 2018 | La Manga Stadium, Murcia, Spain | 1–0 | 2–0 | ||
| 56 | 12 June 2018 | Kielce City Stadium, Kielce, Poland | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2019 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 57 | 4 September 2018 | Loro Boriçi Stadium, Shkodër, Albania | 2–1 | 2–1 | ||
| 58 | 6 March 2019 | Estádio Algarve, Algarve, Portugal | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2019 Algarve Cup | |
| 59 | 30 August 2019 | Easter Road, Edinburgh, Scotland | 4–0 | 8–0 | UEFA Euro 2021 qualifying | |
| 60 | 8 November 2019 | Elbasan Arena, Elbasan, Albania | 2–0 | 5–0 | ||
| 61 | 19 February 2021 | AEK Arena, Larnaca, Cyprus | 8–0 | 10–0 | ||
| 62 | 10–0 |
Glasgow City[30]
Manchester City[30]
2016–17[36]