Leanne Ross
{{Short description|Scottish footballer (born 1981)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Leanne Ross
| image = Leanne ross.jpg
| image_size = 200
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1981|07|08}}
| birth_place = Falkirk, Scotland
| height = {{height|ft=5|in=6}}
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub = Glasgow City (head coach)
| clubnumber =
| years1 = 1996–1998
| clubs1 = Falkirk Girls
| years2 = 1998–2007
| years3 = 2007–2021
| clubs2 = Newburgh Ladies
| clubs3 = Glasgow City
| caps1 =
| goals1=
| caps2 =
| goals2=
| nationalyears1 = 2006–2017
| nationalteam1 = Scotland{{cite web|url=http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/football_player_profile.cfm?page=110&playerID=37053&squadID=2|title=Leanne Ross - Women's A Squad|accessdate=28 February 2011|publisher=The Scottish FA}}
| nationalcaps1 = 133
| pcupdate = 12:00, 26 August 2009 (UTC)
| ntupdate = 20:16, 22 December 2017 (UTC) (UTC)
}}
Leanne Ross (born 8 July 1981) is a Scottish former football player and current coach who is in charge of Glasgow City.
Primarily a midfielder who was also utilised in defence and attack at different stages of her career, Ross played at club level for Glasgow City between 2007 and 2021. She then moved into a coaching role at the club, being interim head coach in December 2022 after Eileen Gleeson stepped down, and being formally appointed in March 2023.[https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/12828598/glasgow-city-leanne-ross-appointed-permanent-head-coach-after-winning-10-of-11-interim-matches Glasgow City: Leanne Ross appointed permanent head coach after winning 10 of 11 interim matches], Sky Sports, 8 March 2023
Between her debut in 2006 and her retirement from international duties in 2017, Ross amassed 133 caps for Scotland.
Club career
Ross grew up in Stenhousemuir and played on boys' teams before scoring a record 56 goals in one season for Falkirk Girls at the age of 15.{{cite web|url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/life-style/real-lives/scottish-women-s-world-cup-football-1.1050032|title=Scottish Women's World Cup football|accessdate=20 February 2011|work=The Herald|author=Billy Briggs|date=23 August 2010}} Prior to joining Glasgow City in 2007, Ross spent nine years with Newburgh – who later folded.{{cite web|url=http://www.glasgowcityladiesfc.co.uk/GlasgowCityLadiesFootballClubintheSpotlightLeanneRoss.htm|title=In the spotlight|accessdate=28 February 2011|publisher=Glasgow City FC}}
Ross won a Scottish record total of 27 domestic medals with Glasgow City (14 Scottish Women's Premier League championships, seven Scottish Women's Cups and six SWPL Cups),[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/58124259 Leanne Ross: Scotland's most decorated player retires to become Glasgow City coach], BBC Sport, 6 August 2021 and also featured in the UEFA Women's Champions League.
International career
Ross made two appearances for the Scotland under-19 team before a broken ankle derailed her progress at international level.{{cite web|url=http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/swf/scottish_fa_news.cfm?page=1792&newsCategoryID=6&newsID=5987|title=Leanne Ross celebrates 50th cap|accessdate=28 February 2011|publisher=Scottish Football Association|date=15 June 2010}} After a lengthy absence, she was surprised to be drafted into the senior team – at left back – for a 1–0 World Cup qualifying win over Switzerland at McDiarmid Park in April 2006.
Ross became a national team regular and won her 50th cap against the same opposition in June 2010. She retired from international football in August 2017 at the age of 36.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40994714|title=Leanne Ross says her Scotland retirement is because she 'could not commit as much'|work=BBC Sport|date=21 August 2017}}
=International goals=
:Results list Scotland's goal tally first.
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! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Result !! Competition !! Goals | ||||||
| 1 | 27 Mar 2010 | Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia | {{fbw|GEO}} | align="center" | 3–1 | 2011 FIFA World Cup qualifier | align="center" | 1 |
| 2 | 3 Apr 2011 | Kras Stadion, Volendam, Netherlands | {{fbw|NED}} | align="center" | 2–6 | Friendly | align="center" | 1 |
| 3 | 4 Mar 2012 | GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus | {{fbw|ITA}} | align="center" | 1–2 | 2012 Cyprus Cup | align="center" | 1 |
| 4 | 1 Jun 2013 | Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland | {{fbw|ISL}} | align="center" | 3–2 | Friendly | align="center" | 1 |
| 6 | 22 Sep 2013 | Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands | {{fbw|FRO}} | align="center" | 7–2 | 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qual. | align="center" | 2 |
| 7 | 26 Sep 2013 | Fir Park, Motherwell, Scotland | {{fbw|BIH}} | align="center" | 7–0 | 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qual. | align="center" | 1 |
| 8 | 5 Mar 2014 | GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus | {{fbw|FRA}} | align="center" | 1–1 | 2014 Cyprus Cup | align="center" | 1 |
| 9 | 6 Mar 2017 | GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus | {{fbw|AUT}} | align="center" | 3–1 | 2017 Cyprus Women's Cup | align="center" | 1 |
Personal life
See also
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.glasgowcityladiesfc.co.uk/leanne-ross.htm Leanne Ross] at Glasgow City FC
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120914070045/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=265050/index.html Leanne Ross] at FIFA.com
{{Glasgow City F.C. managers}}
{{Glasgow City L.F.C. squad}}
{{Scotland squad UEFA Women's Euro 2017}}
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Category:Scottish women's footballers
Category:Scotland women's international footballers
Category:FA Women's National League players
Category:Glasgow City F.C. players
Category:FIFA Women's Century Club
Category:Women's association football midfielders
Category:Footballers from Falkirk
Category:UEFA Women's Euro 2017 players
Category:Scottish football managers
Category:Scottish Women's Premier League managers
Category:Glasgow City F.C. managers