Ellie Scott
{{Short description|Northern Irish footballer (born 2006)}}
{{notability|1=Biographies|date=February 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
| full_name = Ellie Olivia Martin Scott
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2006|1|10|df=y}}
| birth_place = Lisburn, Northern Ireland
| height = 173 cm
| position = Goalkeeper
| currentclub = Glentoran
| clubnumber = 12
| years1 = 2023–
| clubs1 = Glentoran
| caps1 =
| goals1 =
| nationalteam1 = Northern Ireland U16
| nationalcaps1 = 4
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalteam2 = Northern Ireland U17
| nationalcaps2 = 6
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2021–2023
}}
Ellie Olivia Scott (born 10 January 2006) is a Northern Irish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Glentoran and the Northern Ireland under-17 national team.{{Cite web |title=Ellie Scott at Livesport |url=https://www.livesport.com/en/player/scott-ellie/xKWc8AAP/}}
Life
Scott was born in Lisburn, Northern Ireland. She started playing football at age ten. She is educated at Banbridge Academy.{{Cite news |title=WU17 Northern Ireland Representation for Ellie |url=https://www.banbridgeacademy.org.uk/news/wu17-northern-ireland-representation-for-ellie/ |access-date=2023-03-06 |language=en}}
Club career
Scott started her career at Lisburn FC. After covid lockdown, Scott joined Lisburn Rangers FC, with whom she won the NIWFA Division 1 2022 season without conceding a single goal.{{Cite news |title=Elite Athlete Club supports local talent |url=https://www.lisburncastlereagh.gov.uk/news/elite-athlete-club-supports-local-talent}}{{Cite news |title=Lisburn Rangers player Ellie Scott takes to the pitch in the UEFA qualifiers |url=https://www.northernirelandworld.com/sport/football/lisburn-rangers-player-ellie-scott-takes-to-the-pitch-in-the-uefa-qualifiers-3889389}}{{Citation |title=NIWFA PWC Super Cup Final 2022 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Id4zbySS768 |access-date=2023-04-14 |language=en}}
She also won the 2022 NIWFA PWC SuperCup, defeating Larne FC 2–0 in the final.
In March 2023, she was awarded the Sports Inspire Awards at Belfast City Hall by the Irish Football Association for volunteering as a coach for young players and showing "how young people can inspire their peers."{{Cite news |title=Young Sports Volunteers Inspire at Belfast City Hall event |url=https://ulster.rugby/content/siawards |access-date=2023-04-14 |website=Ulster Rugby |language=en}}
In April 2023, Scott joined Glentoran to play in the Premiership alongside her international teammates Olivia Canavan, Rachel McIntyre, and Kascie Weir, as well as Northern Ireland internationals Nadene Caldwell, Chloe McCarron, and Joely Andrews.{{Cite news |title=Glentoran Women: New Signing Ellie Scott |url=https://www.glentoran.com/news/glentoran-women-new-signing-ellie-scott}} She debuted on 23 April 2023 in an 11–0 victory over Derry City, keeping a clean sheet.{{Cite news |title=Glentoran Women 11-0 Derry City |url=https://www.glentoran.com/news/glentoran-women-11-0-derry-city |access-date=2023-05-18}}
International career
After playing for the U16 Northern Ireland team, Scott was called up to the Northern Ireland U17 national team.{{Cite web |last=Frith |first=Wilf |date=2022-07-26 |title=Northern Ireland U-16 Girls make winning start at SuperCupNI |url=https://shekicks.net/northern-ireland-u-16-girls-make-winning-start-at-supercupni/ |access-date=2023-02-18 |website=SheKicks |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |last=UEFA.com |title=Northern Ireland-Luxembourg {{!}} Women's Under-17 2022 |url=https://www.uefa.com/womensunder17/match/2034262--northern-ireland-vs-luxembourg/ |access-date=2023-02-18 |website=UEFA |language=en}} She debuted on 10 March 2022 in a U17 qualifier against Luxembourg held in Israel and won player of the match.{{Cite web |title=Lisburn Rangers FC |url=https://www.facebook.com/865547936866921/posts/massive-congratulations-to-our-very-talented-ladies-goalkeeper-ellie-scott-who-h/4501835716571440/ |access-date=2023-03-06 |website=Facebook |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Northern Ireland WU17 squad for Euro qualifiers revealed |url=http://www.irishfa.com/news/2022/october/northern-ireland-wu17-squad-for-euro-qualifiers-revealed |access-date=2023-03-06 |website=IFA |language=en}} With her team she won Group B1 of the 2022 UEFA Under-17 Championship qualification and Group B5 of the 2023 UEFA Under-17 Championship qualifications.{{Cite web |title=Elite Scott at UEFA |url=https://www.uefa.com/womensunder17/teams/players/250165841--ellie-scott/t}}{{dead link|date=March 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
She is coached by Northern Ireland national cap record holder Julie Nelson.{{Cite web |title=Northern Ireland Women’s U17 squad revealed for Euro qualifiers |url=http://www.irishfa.com/news/2023/march/northern-ireland-women-s-u17-squad-revealed-for-euro-qualifiers |access-date=2023-03-16 |website=IFA |language=en}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{soccerway|ellie-scott/787714}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Scott, Ellie}}
Category:Association footballers from Lisburn
Category:Women's association footballers from Northern Ireland
Category:21st-century sportswomen from Northern Ireland
Category:Northern Ireland women's international footballers
Category:Women's association football goalkeepers
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