Josephine Giard (born 22 March 1996) is a German footballer who plays as a forward for Scottish Women's Premier League club Hamilton Academical. She previously played for FSV Gütersloh in Germany and in Scotland with Celtic. She plays football while wearing an insulin pump as she was diagnosed with diabetes as a child. She said in an interview on Scottish football show A View From The Terrace that she likes to be open with this to encourage other people dealing with the condition to feel confident in playing.
Club career FSV Gütersloh From 2013 to 2017, Giard played for FSV Gütersloh in the 2. Frauen-Bundesliga. On 1 September 2013, she made her senior debut for the club and scored the team's fourth goal in a 4–0 win over Halle in the first round of the DFB-Pokal. On 8 September 2013, she made her league debut in a 1–0 loss to VfL Wolfsburg II. Giard made a total of 98 appearances during her 5 years at Gütersloh, scoring 39 goals.
Celtic On 23 February 2018, Giard left Gütersloh to join Scottish Women's Premier League (SWPL) club Celtic. On 25 February 2018, she made her debut in a 4–0 home victory against St Johnstone in the first round of the SWPL Cup. On 11 March 2018, she made her league debut in a 2–0 win over Forfar Farmington. On 25 March 2018, she scored twice in a 3–0 away victory against Hamilton Academical in the second round of the SWPL Cup. Her first goal for Celtic was also the team's 1,000th goal in all competitions since it was established in 2007.
Hamilton Academical Giard signed for Hamilton Academical in the second tier of the SWPL in November 2020, after leaving Celtic earlier that month.
Career statistics Club .
ClubLeagueSeasonLeagueCupIncludes the DFB-Pokal and the Scottish Women's CupLeague CupIncludes the Scottish Women's Premier League CupContinentalTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsFSV Gütersloh2. Frauen-Bundesliga2013–1419121——2122014–1521643——2592015–1617310——1832016–1720920——2292017–18101422——1216Total873311600009839CelticSWPL 12018740033—1072019 1100 - 11Total7150033001015Career total9437116330010848
References
External links Josephine Giard at DFB Datencenter