Carly Girasoli (born 11 April 2002) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a centre-back for Scottish Women's Premier League club Heart of Midlothian. She has previously played for Glasgow City, Rangers and London City Lionesses, and has represented Scotland at youth international level.
With Glasgow City, Girasoli won the Scottish Women's Premier League in 2018 and 2019 and the Scottish Women's Cup in 2019. She was named Scottish Women's Football Youth Player of the Year in 2018. At Hearts, she scored in the semi-final as the club reached its first Women's Scottish Cup final in 2024, and was part of the side that won Hearts' first SWPL championship in 2025–26.
Club career
Glasgow City Girasoli played for a boys' team before joining the Celtic academy at the age of seven. She spent eight years with Celtic before moving to Glasgow City. She became part of City's senior squad while still a teenager and was named Scottish Women's Football Youth Player of the Year in 2018.
Girasoli was a member of the Glasgow City squads that won consecutive SWPL titles in 2018 and 2019, as well as the 2019 Scottish Women's Cup. She also played in the UEFA Women's Champions League during her time at the club. Glasgow City's alumni records credit her with 52 appearances and nine goals in all competitions.
Rangers and London City Lionesses On 6 February 2020, Girasoli signed an 18-month contract with Rangers. It was her first professional contract. On 19 May 2021, she scored twice with headers from Lizzie Arnot corners in a 3–0 league win over Hibernian. She also hit the crossbar before leaving the match with a hamstring injury.
Girasoli joined London City Lionesses in July 2021. She spent two seasons with the club in the Women's Championship, during which London City recorded consecutive top-three finishes. She left when her contract expired in July 2023.
Heart of Midlothian Girasoli joined Heart of Midlothian in the summer of 2023 following her departure from London City. She scored her first Hearts goal with a header in a 2–0 league win away to Aberdeen on 27 August, and also scored against Celtic the following month. Her performance against Celtic, which included 11 interceptions and 14 recoveries, earned her a place in the SWPL Team of the Week.
On 28 April 2024, Girasoli scored Hearts' third goal in a 3–0 Scottish Cup semi-final victory over Spartans at Hampden Park, securing the club's first appearance in the Women's Scottish Cup final. She started the final against Rangers on 26 May and forced a save from goalkeeper Victoria Esson, but Hearts were beaten 2–0. Girasoli made 32 appearances in all competitions during her first season with Hearts.
Early in the 2024–25 season, Girasoli ruptured her anterior cruciate ligament and was ruled out for the remainder of the campaign. In May 2025, while continuing her rehabilitation, she signed a two-year contract extension running until the summer of 2027. Speaking before the 2025–26 season, Girasoli told BBC Sport Scotland that Hearts were capable of challenging for the league title.
She returned to competitive football on 21 December 2025, coming on as a substitute against Glasgow City after 476 days out. Girasoli subsequently regained a place in the side as Hearts won the 2025–26 SWPL championship, the first league title in the club's history.
After qualifying for the UEFA Women's Champions League, Hearts made their European debut against Lithuanian club FC Gintra on 5 August 2026. Girasoli started the match as Hearts came from behind to win 2–1.
International career Girasoli has represented Scotland at several youth levels. The Scottish Football Association records two appearances for the under-16 team, eight for the under-17s and six for the under-19s.
She was first called into the Scotland under-23 squad in September 2023 for a training camp and match against Australia under-23s. She started against the Netherlands under-23s in December 2023, and remained involved with the under-23 side in subsequent seasons. In April 2026 she started a 1–0 defeat to France under-23s in Murcia.
Honours Glasgow City Scottish Women's Premier League: 2018, 2019 Scottish Women's Cup: 2019
Heart of Midlothian Scottish Women's Premier League: 2025–26 Scottish Women's Cup runner-up: 2023–24
Individual Scottish Women's Football Youth Player of the Year: 2018
References
External links Carly Girasoli at the Scottish Football Association Carly Girasoli at UEFA