Suzanne Lappin
{{short description|Scottish footballer}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2017}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Suzanne Lappin
| image =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1986|10|13}}
| birth_place = Glasgow, Scotland
| height ={{height|ft=5|in=8}}
| position = Central midfielder
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1=
| youthclubs1= Cumbernauld Cosmos
| years1 = 2003–2011
| years2 = 2011
| years3 = 2011
| years4 = 2012
| years5 = 2012–2015
| clubs1 = Glasgow City
| clubs2 = Liverpool Ladies
| clubs3 = → Celtic (loan)
| clubs4 = Chelsea Ladies
| clubs5 = Glasgow City
| caps1= 142
| goals1 = 133
| caps2 =5
| goals2 = 0
| caps3 =
| goals3 =
| caps4 = 11
| goals4 = 0
| nationalyears1= 2007–2014
| nationalteam1= Scotland
| nationalcaps1= 11
| nationalgoals1 = 3
| pcupdate = 12:00, 13 October 2012 (UTC)
| ntupdate = 12:00, 6 December 2016 (UTC)
}}
Suzanne Lappin (born 13 October 1986) is a Scottish former international football midfielder who last played for Glasgow City in the Scottish Women's Premier League (SWPL) before retiring in 2015.{{cite web |url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/glasgow-city-fc-suzanne-lappin-5592292 |title=Glasgow City FC: Suzanne Lappin ends her time at the club after 231st goal in the city |last=Parks |first=Gordon |website=Daily Record|location=Glasgow |publisher=Daily Record |date=27 April 2015 |accessdate=6 December 2016}} She began her senior career with Glasgow City in 2003 before spending two seasons in the English FA WSL with Liverpool Ladies in 2011 and Chelsea Ladies in 2012; her time at Liverpool also included a loan spell at Celtic. Lappin re-signed with Glasgow City in 2012.{{cite web|url=http://www.shekicks.net/news/view/6453|title=Glasgow City Re-Sign Record Goalscorer Lappin|date=12 October 2012|accessdate=13 October 2012|publisher=She Kicks}}
Lappin has 11 caps and 3 goals for the Scotland women's national football team.{{cite web |url=http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/football_player_profile.cfm?page=2492&playerID=37004&squadID=2 |title=Profiles: Suzanne Lapin |website=scottishfa.co.uk |publisher=Scottish Football Association |accessdate=6 December 2016}} At youth level, she captained the Scotland side that qualified for the UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship for the first time.
Club career
As a goal scoring central midfielder,{{cite web|url=http://www.glasgowcityladiesfc.co.uk/GlasgowCityLadiesFootballClubinthespotlightSuzanneLappin.htm|title=In the spotlight|accessdate=1 March 2011|publisher=Glasgow City FC}} Lappin joined Glasgow City in 2003 from Cumbernauld Cosmos U-16s.{{cite web|url=http://www.glasgowcityladiesfc.co.uk/suzanne-lappin.htm|title=Suzanne Lappin|accessdate=1 March 2011|publisher=Glasgow City FC}} She signed for Liverpool for the inaugural season of the Football Association Women's Super League (FA WSL) in 2011. At that time, she was Glasgow City's all-time record goalscorer with 170 goals.{{cite web|url=http://www.glasgowcityladiesfc.co.uk/club-details.htm|title=Club details|accessdate=1 March 2011|publisher=Glasgow City FC}}
Lappin made her debut for Liverpool in a friendly win over Hibernian Ladies.{{cite web|url=http://www.shekicks.net/news/view/2492|title=Liverpool give Scots trio debuts|date=1 March 2011|access-date=1 March 2011|publisher=She Kicks|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120401135803/http://www.shekicks.net/news/view/2492|archive-date=1 April 2012}} During the WSL mid–season break, Lappin joined Celtic and scored on her debut for the Hoops in a 3–0 win over Rangers.{{cite web|url=http://www.celticfc.net/newsstory?item=1113|title=Celtic women triumph in derby clash|date=24 May 2011|access-date=12 June 2011|publisher=Celtic FC|author=Gillian Campbell|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322164754/http://www.celticfc.net/newsstory?item=1113|archive-date=22 March 2012}}
Lappin returned to the FA WSL with Chelsea Ladies in January 2012. She scored on her debut for the London club, in a 3–0 FA Women's Cup win over Brighton. In Chelsea's semi final victory over Arsenal, Lappin was an unused substitute. She was left out of the squad altogether for Chelsea's controversial defeat to Birmingham City in the 2012 FA Women's Cup Final.
In October 2012, Glasgow City announced that they had re–signed Lappin from Chelsea. Lappin retired in 2015 after a total of 259 appearances with Glasgow City and as their all-time leading goalscorer with 231 goals.
International career
An away double-header versus England gave a 16-year-old Lappin her first taste of national youth team football. She progressed to captain Scotland's U-19 team to qualification for the UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship, but missed the final tournament due to university commitments.
According to the Scottish Football Association, Lappin made her senior Scotland debut in August 2007, coming on as a 90th-minute substitute for Joanne Love{{cite web |date=26 August 2007 |title=HAT TRICK FOR FLEETING IN SCOTLAND FRIENDLY |url=http://www.spartanswfc.com/Match%20Reports%20OTHERS/Scotland%20v%20Belgium%2026%20aug%2007.html |accessdate=1 March 2011 |publisher=Spartans WFC}} in a 3–2 friendly victory over Belgium at McDiarmid Park. Her next appearance was not until February 2011, in a 4–2 win in Wales. In April 2011 Lappin scored her first goal at international level, during a 6–2 defeat to Holland in Volendam.
=International goals=
:Results list Scotland's goal tally first.
| class="wikitable"
! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Result !! Competition !! Scored | ||||||
| 1 | 3 Apr 2011 | Kras Stadion, Volendam | {{fbw|NED}} | align="center" | 2–6 | Friendly | align="center" | 1 |
| 2 | 22 Sep 2013 | Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn | {{fbw|FRO}} | align="center" | 7–2 | 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qual. | align="center" | 1 |
| 3 | 26 Sep 2013 | Fir Park, Motherwell | {{fbw|BIH}} | align="center" | 7–0 | 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qual. | align="center" | 1 |
Personal life
Lappin has followed in the footsteps of James McGrory and Stevie Chalmers, other footballers from The Garngad.{{cite web|url=http://www.gihg.org/the-garngad/garngad-football/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320215518/http://www.gihg.org/the-garngad/garngad-football/|archivedate=20 March 2012|title=Garngad Football|accessdate=1 March 2011|publisher=Garngad Irish Heritage Group}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.glasgowcityladiesfc.co.uk/suzanne-lappin.htm Suzanne Lappin] at Glasgow City FC
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120211151832/http://www.chelseafc.com/page/LadiesProfiles/0,,10268~2572288,00.html Suzanne Lappin] at Chelsea FC
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Category:Scottish women's footballers
Category:Scotland women's international footballers
Category:Liverpool F.C. Women players
Category:Footballers from Glasgow
Category:Women's Super League players
Category:Celtic F.C. Women players
Category:Chelsea F.C. Women players
Category:Glasgow City F.C. players
Category:Women's association football midfielders
Category:Scotland women's youth international footballers