Joanne Love


Joanne Love is a Scottish female international football midfielder. She currently plays for Glasgow City, having previously played in the English FA Women's Premier League for Doncaster Rovers Belles. By the age of 23, Love had amassed over 75 caps for Scotland. Two years later she became the fourth player to make a century of appearances, behind Pauline Hamill, Julie Fleeting and Gemma Fay.

Club career

In 2006 Love played in the American W-League for Cocoa Expos.
After three years at Celtic, Love signed for rivals Glasgow City in February 2011.

International career

In March 2000, Love was called up to the Scotland under-18 team at the age of 14. She made her senior debut for Scotland in the 2002 Algarve Cup during a 3–0 defeat to Canada and scored her first international goal against France in a February 2004 friendly match.
Love reached 100 caps in March 2011, in a 1–0 loss to Canada, during the 2011 Cyprus Cup. She was awarded her 150th cap in a friendly match against Wales in August 2014.

International goals

#DateVenueOpponentResultCompetitionScored
118 February 2004Stade Louis Michel, Sète1–1Friendly1
26 May 2006Richmond Park, Dublin2–02007 FIFA Women's World Cup qual.1
310 March 2008Alpha Sports Centre, Larnaca2–0Friendly1
413 February 2011Bridge Meadow Stadium, Haverfordwest4–2Friendly1
516 June 2012Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh8–02013 UEFA Women's Championship qual.1
615 July 2012Chris Anderson Stadium, Aberdeen2–0Friendly1
715 September 2012Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli2–12013 UEFA Women's Championship qual.1
831 October 2013Dyskobolia Stadium, Grodzisk Wielkopolski4–02015 FIFA Women's World Cup qual.1
1023 October 2015Fir Park, Motherwell7–0UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying2
1329 November 2015St Mirren Park, Paisley10–0UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying3
147 June 2016FC Minsk Stadium, Minsk1–0UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying1