Christy Grimshaw

Christy Louise Grimshaw (born 8 November 1995) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club AC Milan and the Scotland national team.

Early life Grimshaw was born in Kirkcaldy but raised in Stonehaven, where she was educated at Mackie Academy.

Club career After starting her club career at Deeside, Grimshaw moved to the local Scottish Women's Premier League club Aberdeen Ladies and played in their first team at 17 years old. In a five-year stint (she redshirted in 2016) she played 65 games and scored 31 goals.

In July 2020, Grimshaw signed for Italian Serie A club Milan, a scenario which she described as: "like a football fairy tale". Milan finished as runners-up in both the league and Coppa Italia, but Grimshaw was happy with life at the club and her coach Maurizio Ganz. She signed a contract extension in May 2021.

International career Interim coach Stuart McLaren called up Grimshaw for her debut in the Scotland women's national football team in June 2021, for a 10-day training camp which included friendly matches against Northern Ireland and Wales.

She won her debut cap in her first game, appearing as a 90th-minute substitute for Claire Emslie in Scotland's 1–0 win over Northern Ireland at Seaview in Belfast. She scored her first goal for Scotland in a 7–1 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification win over the Faroe Islands at Hampden Park on 21 September 2021.

Career statistics

International

+ Appearances and goals by national team and year National teamYearAppsGoals Scotland 202182 202230 202350 Total162

Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Grimshaw goal.

+ List of international goals scored by Christy Grimshaw No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1 21 September 2021 Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland 4–0 7–1 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification 2 22 October 2021 Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland 1–0 2–1