Full name Claire Johnstone Current team Glasgow City Playing position | Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Name Claire Johnstone | |
Date of birth (1982-01-11) 11 January 1982 (age 34) | ||
Place of birth Portsmouth, England | ||
Claire Johnstone - 2018 School of Creative Arts Outstanding Higher Education Student of the Year
Claire Johnstone (born 11 January 1982) is a Scottish football goalkeeper, currently playing for Rangers in the Scottish Women's Premier League.
Contents
- Claire Johnstone 2018 School of Creative Arts Outstanding Higher Education Student of the Year
- Club career
- International career
- References
Club career
After playing for Doncaster Belles at Under–18 level, Johnstone moved to Scotland in February 2001, where she was signed for Kilmarnock by manager Jim Chapman.
In the 2004 summer season, Johnstone played in Iceland with ÍBV and made 13 Úrvalsdeild appearances. She returned to Iceland in 2007 to play 11 games for Þór/KA.
Johnstone and Suzanne Malone left Celtic for champions Glasgow City in June 2009. In October 2010 Johnstone played as a substitute striker due to an injury crisis and scored in Glasgow City's 16–0 win over Aberdeen.
Before the 2012 Scottish Women's Premier League season, Johnstone held transfer talks with Forfar Farmington. She played in a friendly match but the move broke down.
International career
Johnstone made her senior Scottish national team debut against Moldova in April 1999. For several years Johnstone was the national team's regular understudy to Gemma Fay.