Amy Catherine Gallacher (born 15 December 1998) is a Scottish

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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and the Scotland national team.

Career

Gallacher made her senior debut aged 14 playing for Forfar Farmington. In December 2016, she joined Hibernian, where she became regarded as one of the

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club's most important players and won five trophies: two

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s and three SWPL Cups. In July 2022, Gallacher signed for

. She won the Scottish Women's Cup in her first season with the ''Hoops'', also scoring 16 league goals as the team narrowly missed out on becoming

champions for what would have been the first time in their history. She was nominated for the SWPL Player of the Year (it was won by teammate Caitlin Hayes). A year later, Gallacher's 90th-minute winning goal against former club Hibs clinched the 2023–24 SWPL title for Celtic on goal difference.SWPL finale: Celtic snatch title with 90th-minute winner
''BBC Sport'', 19 May 2024 Gallacher represented Scotland at youth levels up to the under-19 team. She made her full international debut for

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on 22 September 2023, appearing as a substitute in a Nations League match against

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Playing style

Gallacher mainly operates as a midfielder and is known for her versatility.

Personal life and education

Gallacher grew up in

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and attended

Morgan Academy Morgan Academy is a Secondary School, secondary school in the Stobswell area of Dundee, Scotland. Morgan Academy was founded in 1889 and is the second oldest state school in Dundee behind Harris Academy. History The building was designed in 18 ...

. She later studied Sport and Exercise at

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; during her studies, she was a part of the university's Elite Athlete Development Programme. She is related to Scottish footballers

Tommy Gallacher Tommy Gallacher (13 July 1922 – 24 November 2001) was a Scottish footballer in the late 1940s and 1950s. Football career Tommy was only seven years old when his mother died. He was thus brought up by his father, by this stage playing for Fa ...

(granddaughter) and

Kevin Gallacher Kevin William Gallacher (born 23 November 1966) is a Scottish football pundit and commentator, and former professional player. He played as a forward from 1983 until 2002, notably in the Premier League with Blackburn Rovers where he was part o ...

(cousin once removed), as well as Ireland international

Patsy Gallacher Patrick Gallacher (16 March 1891 – 17 June 1953) was an Irish association football, footballer, playing in the inside-right position, most noted for his career at Celtic F.C., Celtic, where he became one of the club's leading goalscorers of a ...

(great-granddaughter).

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gallacher, Amy 1998 births Celtic F.C. Women players Hibernian W.F.C. players Scottish women's footballers Women's association football midfielders Women's association football forwards Living people Footballers from Dundee Forfar Farmington F.C. players People educated at Morgan Academy Alumni of Abertay University Scottish Women's Premier League players Gallacher family (association football) Scotland women's youth international footballers Scotland women's international footballers 21st-century Scottish sportswomen