Jane Celestina Ross (born 18 September 1989) is a Scottish former footballer who played as a striker.
Club career Glasgow City Ross grew up on the Isle of Bute and after attending local coaching clinics, began her career at youth level with Paisley Saints Ladies. By the age of 16, she had already been called into the Scotland Women's under-19 squad. In June 2006, she joined Glasgow City, where she won six Scottish Women's Premier League titles, three Scottish Cups and three League Cups. She also helped the club reach the last 16 of the UEFA Women's Champions League in the 2011–12 campaign. In April 2011, Ross scored four goals against Kilmarnock, joining a group of four Glasgow City players to score more than 100 goals for the club. Ross ended her time with Glasgow City having scored 104 goals in 118 matches.
At the end of the 2012 season, Ross had a trial period in Denmark with earlier Champions League opponents Fortuna Hjørring, before heading for further trials with several clubs in Sweden.
Vittsjö GIK
Ross agreed a professional contract with Vittsjö GIK at the end of December 2012, joining fellow Scotland international Ifeoma Dieke at the club. Ross scored on her debut for Vittsjö in a pre-season friendly match against Danish side B93/HIK/Skjold in February 2013. After 11 goals in her debut season, Ross was linked with a transfer to English FA WSL club Arsenal Ladies. Both Ross and Dieke extended their contracts with Vittsjö for another season in December 2013. Ross left Vittsjö after the 2015 season, having scored 51 goals in 82 appearances for the club.
Manchester City Ross signed a two-year contract with Manchester City in November 2015. She left Manchester City after the 2017–18 season, having scored a total of 25 goals in 61 games across all competitions for the club.
West Ham United On 9 July 2018, Ross signed with West Ham United ahead of the 2018–19 season. The campaign saw West Ham reach their first ever FA Cup final with Ross scoring the team's opening penalty of the semi-final shootout against Reading. The season was also notable as the subject of the BBC behind-the-scenes documentary Britain's Youngest Football Boss.
Manchester United After one season in London, Ross returned to Manchester to sign with newly promoted Manchester United ahead of the 2019–20 season. Ross made her debut for Manchester United against Manchester City in the FA WSL on 7 September 2019, a 1–0 loss in the inaugural Manchester derby. She scored her first goal for the club on 13 October in a 3–0 league win away to Tottenham Hotspur. After two seasons, Ross left at the end of her contract having scored 7 goals in 34 appearances for United in all competitions.
Rangers On 6 July 2021, Ross signed for Rangers.
International career
Ross won her first full international cap for Scotland against England in March 2009, and scored her first international goal in August the same year against Denmark. She made her 50th international appearance against the Netherlands in the 2013 Cyprus Cup tournament.
June 2012 saw Ross named one of four reserves to the 18-player Great Britain squad for the 2012 London Olympics.
Ross studied at the University of Stirling on a scholarship as part of the SFA National Women's Football Academy. She has deferred her M.Phil. degree while she pursues her professional career.
Career statistics Club .
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupIncludes the Women's FA CupLeague CupIncludes the SWPL Cup and WSL Cup/Women's League CupEuropeIncludes the UEFA Women's Champions LeagueTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsGlasgow City2011SWPL 120210032632926201218270048522737Total3848007101155663Vittsjö GIK2013Damallsvenskan221100000022112014201000000020102015227000000227Total64280000006428Manchester City2016WSL 11683243002313201732000000322017–18133104200185Total32134285004420West Ham United2018–19WSL2073152002811Manchester United2019–20WSL1111063001842020–21122212000163Total233318300347Career total177991042820115226129
International appearances Scotland statistics accurate as of match played 11 April 2023. Year ScotlandAppsGoals2009722010100201111820121632013181020141510201512920167420171472018114201993202050202172202240Total14662
International goals As of match played 19 February 2021. Scotland score listed first, score column indicates score after each Ross goal. No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition114 August 2009Gladsaxe Stadium, Søborg, Denmark1–42–5Friendly215 October 2009The Oval, Belfast, Northern Ireland3–03–0313 February 2011Bridge Meadow Stadium, Haverfordwest, Wales1–04–2418 May 2011Stade Francis-Le Blé, Brest, France1–01–1521 August 2011Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk, Scotland1–05–063–0721 September 2011Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland3–17–285–1912 October 2011Ness Ziona Stadium, Ness Ziona, Israel1–06–1UEFA Euro 2013 qualifying1027 October 2011Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland1–12–21128 February 2012GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus1–11–52012 Cyprus Cup129 May 2012Stadion Kazimierza Deyny, Starogard Gdański, Poland2–13–1Friendly1316 June 2012Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland6–08–0UEFA Euro 2013 qualifying148 March 2013GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus2–24–42013 Cyprus Cup1511 March 2013GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus1–02–1167 April 2013East End Park, Dunfermline, Scotland1–02–1Friendly1722 September 2013Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands4–07–22015 FIFA World Cup qualification1826 September 2013Fir Park, Motherwell, Scotland5–07–01926 October 2013Fir Park, Motherwell, Scotland1–02–02031 October 2013Dyskobolia Stadium, Grodzisk Wielkopolski, Poland1–04–0212–0223–02318 December 2013Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha, Brasília, Brazil1–13–42013 International Tournament of Brasília2410 March 2014GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus2–04–22014 Cyprus Cup253–0264–12710 April 2014Bilino Polje, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina1–13–12015 FIFA World Cup qualification282–1293–13019 June 2014Solitude, Belfast, Northern Ireland2–02–03113 September 2014Fir Park, Motherwell, Scotland3–09–0324–0335–0348 February 2015Solitude, Belfast, Northern Ireland1–04–0Friendly354–0369 April 2015Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk, Scotland1–11–13723 October 2015Fir Park, Motherwell, Scotland1–07–0UEFA Euro 2017 qualifying384–03929 November 2015St Mirren Park, Paisley, Scotland1–010–0408–0419–04210–0438 April 2016St Mirren Park, Paisley, Scotland1–03–1442–14520 September 2016Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland1–02–1462–14720 January 2017GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus1–12–2Friendly481 March 2017Ammochostos Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus1–03–22017 Cyprus Cup496 March 2017GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus1–03–1509 June 2017Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk, Scotland2–02–0Friendly5114 September 2017Telki Training Centre, Telki, Hungary3–03–05219 October 2017FC Minsk Stadium, Minsk, Belarus1–12–12019 FIFA World Cup qualification5324 October 2017St Mirren Park, Paisley, Scotland3–05–0543 March 2018La Manga Stadium, Murcia, Spain1–02–0Friendly556 March 2018La Manga Stadium, Murcia, Spain1–02–05612 June 2018Kielce City Stadium, Kielce, Poland2–23–22019 FIFA World Cup qualification574 September 2018Loro Boriçi Stadium, Shkodër, Albania2–12–1586 March 2019Estádio Algarve, Algarve, Portugal1–01–02019 Algarve Cup5930 August 2019Easter Road, Edinburgh, Scotland4–08–0UEFA Euro 2021 qualifying608 November 2019Elbasan Arena, Elbasan, Albania2–05–06119 February 2021AEK Arena, Larnaca, Cyprus8–010–06210–0
Honours Club Glasgow City Scottish Women's Premier League: 2010, 2011, 2012 Scottish Women's Cup: 2011, 2012 Scottish Women's Premier League Cup: 2012
Manchester City FA Women's Super League: 2016 FA Women's League Cup: 2016 FA Women's Cup: 2016–17 Rangers
Scottish Women’s Premier League: 2021–22 Scottish Women’s Cup: 2023–24 Scottish Women’s Premier League Cup: 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25
Individual FA WSL Team of the Year: 2016–17
See also List of women's footballers with 100 or more caps Scottish FA Women's International Roll of Honour
References
External links
Profile at the Manchester United F.C. website