Ellie Olivia Scott (born 10 January 2006) is a Northern Irish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for

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and the Northern Ireland under-17 national team.

Life

Scott was born in

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. She started playing football at age ten. She is educated at

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Club career

Scott started her career at Lisburn FC. After covid lockdown, Scott joined Lisburn Rangers FC, with whom she won the NIWFA Division 1 2022 season without conceding a single goal. She also won the 2022 NIWFA PWC SuperCup, defeating

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2–0 in the final. In March 2023, she was awarded the Sports Inspire Awards at

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by the Irish Football Association for volunteering as a coach for young players and showing "how young people can inspire their peers." In April 2023, Scott joined

to play in the Premiership alongside her international teammates Olivia Canavan, Rachel McIntyre, and Kascie Weir, as well as Northern Ireland internationals Nadene Caldwell, Chloe McCarron, and

Joely Andrews Joely Andrews (born 30 April 2002) is a Northern Irish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Heart of Midlothian and the Northern Ireland women's national team. She has previously played for Glentoran, having joined their first ever Junior ...

. She debuted on 23 April 2023 in an 11–0 victory over Derry City, keeping a

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International career

After playing for the U16 Northern Ireland team, Scott was called up to the Northern Ireland U17 national team. She debuted on 10 March 2022 in a U17 qualifier against Luxembourg held in Israel and won player of the match. With her team she won Group B1 of the 2022 UEFA Under-17 Championship qualification and Group B5 of the 2023 UEFA Under-17 Championship qualifications. She is coached by Northern Ireland national cap record holder Julie Nelson.

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* 2006 births Association footballers from Lisburn Women's association footballers from Northern Ireland 21st-century sportswomen from Northern Ireland Northern Ireland women's international footballers Living people Women's association football goalkeepers {{NorthernIreland-women-footy-bio-stub