Personal information | |||
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Full name | Claire Johnstone | ||
Date of birth | 11 January 1982 | ||
Place of birth | Portsmouth, England | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Youth career | |||
Lincoln Ladies | |||
Doncaster Belles | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2001–2004 | Kilmarnock Ladies | ||
2004 | ÍBV | 13 | (0) |
2004–2007 | Hamilton Academical | ||
2007 | Þór/KA | 11 | (0) |
2007–2009 | Celtic | ||
2009–2014 | Glasgow City | 60 | (2) |
2014–2018 | Rangers | ||
2018– | Motherwell | ||
International career‡ | |||
1999–2007 | Scotland[1] | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:50, 30 June 2012 (UTC) |
Claire Johnstone (born 11 January 1982) is a Scottish football goalkeeper.
After playing for Doncaster Belles at Under–18 level,[2] Johnstone moved to Scotland in February 2001, where she was signed for Kilmarnock by manager Jim Chapman.[3]
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.[4]
Johnstone and Suzanne Malone left Celtic for champions Glasgow City in June 2009.[5] 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.[6]
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.[7]
After a spell with Rangers, Johnstone joined Motherwell in 2018.[8]
Johnstone made her senior Scottish national team debut against Moldova in April 1999.[9] For several years she was the national team's regular understudy to Gemma Fay.