Scotland Women's World Cup squad for France 2019 – in pictures

Analysis of the 23 players on their way to France for the 2019 World Cup.

Main image: Scotland’s Joanne Love, Lee Alexander, Nicola Docherty and manager Shelley Kerr are on hand at Hampden Park to announce the national squad to travel to the FIFA Women’s World Cup in France this year Photograph: lan Harvey/SNS

  • Lee Alexander

    Position GoalkeeperClub Glasgow CityAge 27 Caps 16 Following the international retirement of Gemma Fay, who had 203 caps from a 10-year career, Alexander has been given the No1 shirt by the manager, Shelley Kerr.
    Lee Alexander

  • Jenna Fife

    Position GoalkeeperClub HibernianAge 23 Caps 4 Called up to the squad in August, Fife showed her potential with a string of saves against Denmark at the Algarve Cup, including from the former Manchester City forward Nadia Nadim.
    Jenna Fife

  • Shannon Lynn

    Position GoalkeeperClub VittsjöAge 33 Caps 30 Lynn plays her club football in Sweden’s Damallsvenskan. Born in Canada, to Scottish parents, she moved from FC Indiana to Hibs in 2009. Her first cap came in a 2-0 win over England in 2011, their first in 34 years.
    Shannon Lynn

  • Chloe Arthur

    Position DefenderClub Birmingham CityAge 24 Caps 19Arthur, a vegan, can play in the middle or at the back. She reached the Scottish Cup final with Hibs before joining Bristol City in 2016. Last summer she made the switch to Birmingham.
    Chloe Arthur

  • Rachel Corsie

    Position DefenderClub Utah RoyalsAge 29 Caps 108A qualified accountant, the national team captain Corsie has over 100 caps. She plays for Utah Royals under the former Arsenal manager Laura Harvey. The team have made a strong start in the NWSL.
    Rachel Corsie

  • Jennifer Beattie

    Position DefenderClub Manchester CityAge 28 Caps 123 Captain of the boys’ team at school, Beattie has formed a formidable centre-back pairing with the England captain, Steph Houghton, at Manchester City. This year they won a domestic cup double and went unbeaten in the league.
    Jennifer Beattie

  • Sophie Howard

    Position DefenderClub ReadingAge 25 Caps 13 Howard switched her allegiance from Germany to Scotland having represented the former at Under-20 level. She joined Reading from 1899 Hoffenheim last summer.
    Sophie Howard

  • Joelle Murray

    Position DefenderClub HibernianAge 32 Caps 48 The Hibs captain struggled with injures in 2018 but returned to the Scotland fold for their final friendly of the year against the US. The Edinburgh side finished three points behind Glasgow City last season but completed a cup double.
    Joelle Murray

  • Kirsty Smith

    Position DefenderClub Manchester UnitedAge 25 Caps 34 Smith can play left- or right-back and joined United from Hibernian, having worked under United’s then assistant manager, Willie Kirk, in Edinburgh. Won the Championship and promotion to the WSL.
    Kirsty Smith

  • Nicola Docherty

    Position DefenderClub Glasgow CityAge 26 Caps 18 Part of the group of players who reached the finals of the Under-19 Euros in Macedonia in 2010, she made her full international debut against Finland in 2011. Started out at Falkirk Ladies and joined Glasgow City in 2012 after a season at Rangers. Was released from her day job in January this year and was put on a full-time training regime with the rest of Scotland’s domestic World Cup hopefuls - and it paid off.
    Nicola Docherty

  • Leanne Crichton

    Position MidfielderClub Glasgow CityAge 31 Caps 64Crichton is in her third spell at 13-time winners of the SWPL, Glasgow City. City reached the last 16 of the Champions League before losing 8-0 on aggregate to the finalists Barcelona. Headed the winner against Hibs to maintain a winning start to the new season.
    Leanne Crichton

  • Lizzie Arnot

    Position MidfielderClub Manchester UnitedAge 23 Caps 25The Championship winner danced into the box from the right before finding Kim Little in space to set up a historic win against Brazil in April. Despite having left Hibs for United midway through the SWPL season, the 23-year-old finished joint-fifth scorer in Scotland with eight goals.
    Lizzie Arnot

  • Hayley Lauder

    Position MidfielderClub Glasgow CityAge 28 Caps 98 Lauder scored nine goals as Glasgow City charged to the 2018 SWPL title. She played in Cyprus, Finland and Sweden before returning to Scotland with City in 2014. The versatile midfielder plays on the left but can also drop back if needed.
    Hayley Lauder

  • Kim Little

    Position MidfielderClub ArsenalAge 28 Caps 132 The heartbeat of Arsenal and Scotland. How the world has waited to see Kim Little shine on an international stage. Crushingly missed Scotland’s first international tournament, Euro 2017, through injury.
    Kim Little

  • Joanne Love

    Position MidfielderClub Glasgow CityAge 33 Caps 191 Love had 75 caps by the age of 23 and 10 years on she is still a vital part of Shelley Kerr’s squad. Love has been with the SWPL’s dominant force, Glasgow City, since 2011.
    Joanne Love

  • Christie Murray

    Position MidfielderClub LiverpoolAge 29 Caps 60 Murray was recruited from the 2017-18 tier-two champions, Doncaster Rovers Belles, by Neil Redfearn before his shock exit from Liverpool after one league game. Provides goals from the middle and has experience from across the WSL with previous spells at Arsenal and Bristol City.
    Christie Murray

  • Caroline Weir

    Position MidfielderClub Manchester CityAge 23 Caps 62 Weir joined City from Liverpool at the end of the 2018 season and has been a regular starter in Nick Cushing’s league cup and FA Cup winning team. She was Scotland player of the year going into the 2017 Euros.
    Caroline Weir

  • Erin Cuthbert

    Position MidfielderClub ChelseaAge 20 Caps 29 A revelation. Scored the away goal at the Groupama stadium that gave Chelsea hope (unfulfilled) of an upset at the return leg of their Champions League semi-final against the holders, Lyon.
    Erin Cuthbert

  • Lisa Evans

    Position MidfielderClub ArsenalAge 26 Caps 77 Evans has most frequently been used as a right wing-back and her runs have been one of the few constants in Arsenal’s attacking play as she takes advantage of the space created by those ahead of her drifting inside.
    Lisa Evans

  • Fiona Brown

    Position ForwardClub RosengårdAge 24 Caps 37 Brown played all three games at Euro 2017 and impressed. She plays her club football in Sweden with Rosengård, who surprisingly missed out on Champions League football at the end of 2018.
    Fiona Brown

  • Claire Emslie

    Position ForwardClub Manchester CityAge 25 Caps 20 Emslie is going through a dry spell for the national team. Having scored four in 10 games, she had, by mid-May, not scored in the 10 games since. The 25-year-old helped City to FA Cup and League Cup wins this season.
    Claire Emslie

  • Jane Ross

    Position ForwardClub West HamAge 29 Caps 126 Ross moved to newly promoted West Ham from Manchester City, where she scored 25 goals in 61 games, last summer. She has led the line for the Hammers as they have finished a comfortable seventh in the league and concluded a remarkable FA Cup run with a Wembley final against her former club.
    Jane Ross

  • Lana Clelland

    Position ForwardClub FiorentinaAge 26 Caps 24The Perth-born forward started out with Rangers but, after a spell with Spartans, took the unusual step of moving abroad, joining ASD Pink Bari in Italy in 2014. After three years with U.P.C. Tavagnacco – where she won the Serie A Golden Boot in 2017 – she moved to Fiorentina last summer. Has played for Scotland since Under-15 level.
    Lana Clelland
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