Hollie Thomson

Hollie Thomson (born 25 December 1986) is a Scottish former football midfielder Hollie also played professional abroad and in England before she moved to Scotland and played for Scottish Women's Premier League (SWPL) clubs Hamilton Academical, Hibernian, Rangers She has represented the Scotland women's national football team at youth and senior level getting a call up for senior level at the age of 14. Hollie also got scouted by England under both Mo Marley and Hope Powell. Football runs deep in the family with Hollie’s Dad also been a professional footballer.

Early life Thomson's father Bobby was also a footballer. She was born and grew up in England, where Bobby had played for Blackpool.

Club career In 2008 Thomson emulated her father Bobby by signing for Hibernian: "I always strive to get better and when Hibs asked me to join I didn't think twice about it. Hibernian is a big and very successful club and I wanted to be part of that." In 2013 she transferred to Rangers, after falling into dispute with the manager of Hibernian.

International career In September 2003, while attached to East Durham College, Thomson was named in the Scotland women's national under-19 football team by coach Tony Gervaise. As a Civil Service Strollers player she scored twice in a 4–1 win over Israel in May 2005, which qualified Scotland for the UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship finals for the first time. In the final tournament

According to the Scottish Football Association (SFA), Thomson made her senior Scotland debut in a 1–0 friendly defeat by Finland at Veritas Stadion, Turku in September 2007. Other sources indicate she featured as a 72nd-minute substitute for Pauline Hamill in a 4–0 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA) defeat by Russia at McDiarmid Park on 24 May 2006. She scored her first and only senior goal for Scotland at the 2008 Cyprus Women's Cup, in a 3–2 defeat by Russia.

International goals Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first. Date Venue Opponent Result Competition 1. GSP Stadium, Nicosia 2–3 2008 Cyprus Cup