Jill Scott (footballer)
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Scott in 2017
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Jill Louise Scott | ||
| Date of birth | 2 February 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Sunderland, England | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
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Current team
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Manchester City Ladies | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2006 | Sunderland Women | ||
| 2006–2013 | Everton Ladies | ||
| 2013– | Manchester City Ladies | 14 | (4) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2006– | England | 101 | (15) |
| 2012– | Great Britain | 5 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:52, 22 November 2013 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10:22, 1 June 2015 (UTC) |
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Jill Louise Scott (born 2 February 1987) is an English female footballer who currently plays for Manchester City Ladies and the England national team as a midfielder. The FIFA technical report into the 2011 Women's World Cup described Scott as one of England's four outstanding players; "[an] energetic, ball-winning midfielder who organises the team well, works hard at both ends of the pitch and can change her team's angle of attack."
At 5 ft 11ins (1.80m) tall, Scott is nicknamed "Crouchy" after male international footballer Peter Crouch. Since leaving home town club Sunderland for Everton in 2006, she contributed to the Blues' FA Women's Premier League Cup win in 2008 and FA Women's Cup victory in 2010. On the individual level Scott was voted 2008 FA Players' Player of the Year and 2011 FA International Player of the Year.
Scott grew up in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear and attended Monkwearmouth Comprehensive School. A keen long distance runner, Scott ran for Sunderland Harriers, winning the North of England Under-13 cross-country title and the Junior Great North Run, whilst playing football for Boldon Girls. At age 13, she had to decide between football or running, and chose to concentrate on playing football.
After leaving school in 2003, Scott did a BTEC National Diploma in Sport and Exercise Science at Gateshead College. She remained at the College to study for a University of Sunderland foundation degree in sports and exercise development. She also played for the college football team alongside fellow Sunderland and international team mate Carly Telford. After completing her diploma, both Scott and Telford enrolled at Loughborough University to study sport.
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