Michaela McAlonie

Michaela Karen McAlonie (born 13 December 2001) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Southampton in the Women's Super League 2. Her previous clubs in Scotland include Heart of Midlothian, Spartans and Hibernian.

Club career Raised in Edinburgh where she attended Craigroyston Community High School, McAlonie began her career locally with Hutchison Vale and Heart of Midlothian, making her senior debut in SWPL 2 at the start of the 2017 season, aged 15. She soon moved on to Spartans who offered the opportunity of top-level football at a young age. While developing there, she was named as the league's Player of the Month for April of the 2019 season.

She signed for Hibernian in July 2021, missing the first part of the 2021–22 campaign after being injured against her former club Spartans on the opening matchday. and her performances became increasingly important to the team's progression over the subsequent seasons. In February 2025 she signed a new contract to keep her at Hibernian until June 2027, replacing a deal agreed in 2023 which had been close to expiry. A month later she appeared in a second SWPL Cup final, but Hibs were unable to overcome Rangers who this time won by a 5–0 scoreline. They recovered to successfully hold off the challenges of Glasgow City and Rangers and clinched the title on 18 May with a 1–0 victory at Ibrox Stadium, winning the club's first SWPL championship in 17 years.

In August 2025, she moved to English football and signed for Southampton, a month after Hibs teammate Abbie Ferguson made the same move.

International career McAlonie featured for Scotland at schoolgirl, including at the 2019 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship where the Scots (the host nation) lost all three group matches, but came within minutes of a draw against eventual champions France.