Zoe Ness
.jpg) Zoe Ness playing for Lewes on 18 August 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Zoe Ness | ||
| Date of birth | 24 March 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Durham, England | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014 | Durham | 16 | (2) |
| 2015–2016 | Mallbackens IF | 42 | (8) |
| 2017–2019 | Durham | 35 | (14) |
| 2019–2020 | Lewes | 7 | (2) |
| 2020–2022 | Rangers | ? | (12) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2009–2010 | Scotland U15 | 4 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Scotland U17 | 12 | (11) |
| 2012–2015 | Scotland U19 | 25 | (19) |
| 2018–2021 | Scotland | 11 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 January 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 June 2021[1] | |||
Zoe Ness (born 24 March 1996) is a Scottish footballer, who played as a forward for Rangers in the Scottish Women's Premier League.
Club career
[edit]Ness was born in Durham just after her parents had moved there for work. She came through the youth ranks at Durham Cestria before signing a senior deal with Durham in 2014 as the team entered the FA WSL 2 for the first time.[2]
Ness made 20 appearances across all competitions in Durham's debut season before securing a move to Sweden with Damallsvenskan team Mallbackens IF. She scored three goals in the team's final five league games to help them avoid relegation.[3]
After two seasons in Sweden, Ness made a return to Durham ahead of the FA WSL Spring Series in 2017. In July 2019, Ness announced she was ending her second spell at Durham.[4]
In August 2019, Ness subsequently signed for fellow Championship side Lewes.[5]
Ness signed for Rangers in February 2020.[6]
International
[edit]Despite being born in England, Ness is eligible to represent Scotland because both her parents are Scottish. She has played at under-15, under-17 and under-19 level as well as for the senior team.[1]
In 2014, Ness traveled to Norway to compete in the 2014 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship with Scotland, scoring in a Group Stage win over Belgium.[7]
Ness was first called up to the senior team for a friendly against Sweden in January 2016[8] but didn't make her debut for a further two years during a friendly against New Zealand at La Manga on 3 March 2018, before playing a second friendly against the same opposition three days later.[1][9] Ness scored her first senior international goal on 10 April 2018 in a 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifier against Poland.[10]
Career statistics
[edit]International appearances
[edit]- Scotland statistics accurate as of match played 11 April 2023.[1]
| Year | Scotland | |
|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | |
| 2018 | 3 | 1 |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 12 | 1 |
International goals
[edit]- As of match played 5 April 2019. Scotland score listed first, score column indicates score after each Ness goal.[1]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 April 2018 | St Mirren Park, Paisley, Scotland |  Poland
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1–0 | 3–0 | 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification[10] |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Zoe Ness at the Scottish Football Association
- ^ "SIGNING: Zoe Ness commits her future to Durham". durham.fawsl.com.
- ^ "Scotland women set to hand Zoe Ness debut in Sweden friendly". HeraldScotland.
- ^ "Zoe Ness announces departure". Zoe Ness Twitter. 15 July 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
- ^ "Rooks land Scotland international striker". www.lewesfc.com.
- ^ "Zoe Ness: Scotland midfielder joins Rangers Women". BBC Sport. BBC. 7 February 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
- ^ Binkovski, Aleksei (15 July 2014). "Scotland off the mark with victory over Belgium". UEFA.
- ^ "Sweden 6-0 Scotland | Friendly | Scottish FA". www.scottishfa.co.uk.
- ^ "Scotland Women 2-0 New Zealand: Repeat win breeds confidence - Shelley Kerr". 6 March 2018.
- ^ a b "Women's World Cup - Matches". Uefa.com.
External links
[edit]- Zoe Ness at Soccerway
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- 1996 births
- Living people
- Scottish women's footballers
- Mallbackens IF players
- Damallsvenskan players
- Scottish expatriate women's footballers
- Scottish expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
- Expatriate women's footballers in Sweden
- Women's association football forwards
- Scotland women's international footballers
- Durham W.F.C. players
- FA Women's National League players
- Lewes F.C. Women players
- Rangers W.F.C. players
- Sportspeople from Durham, England
- English women's footballers
- Footballers from County Durham
- English people of Scottish descent
- Scotland women's youth international footballers
- 21st-century Scottish sportswomen
- Scottish football forward stubs
- Scottish women's football biography stubs