Lana Clelland (born 26 January 1993) is a Scottish professional

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who plays for

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in the

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women's

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as well as the Scotland women's national team. She is the highest foreign goalscorer in the history of Italian women's club football.

Club career

Born in

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where she attended Perth Grammar School, Clelland began her career at local clubs (youth teammates included future international teammate Lisa Evans)Perth women Lana and Lisa to make history for Scotland in World Cup
Dundee Evening Telegraph, 6 June 2019 before joining Rangers where she made her senior Scottish Women's Premier League debut. Clelland joined

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during the 2011 summer break. In December 2014, she signed a professional contract with ASD Pink Bari in the Italian women's Serie A. In June 2015, Clelland transferred to Tavagnacco and in 2016–17 was the highest goal scorer in the Serie A, emulating her compatriot Rose Reilly. After her 2017–18 season was disrupted by a heel injury, Clelland joined

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in July 2018. In her first season with ''La Viola'', the team defeated reigning league champions

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to win the Supercoppa, but lost the

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final and finished runners-up in

to the same opponents. Clelland moved to

in July 2021. She is the highest scoring foreign player in Serie A Femminile history with 99 goals.

International career

Clelland has appeared for the Scotland women's national team at all age group levels, beginning with the under-15 side in 2008. Having continued as a prolific scorer at under-19 level, she made her full Scotland debut in July 2012 against

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. She was selected in the Scotland squads for the UEFA Women's Euro 2017 and

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tournaments.

Career statistics

International appearances

International goals

:''Results list Scotland's goal tally first.''

References

External links

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UEFA profile
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Clelland, Lana 1993 births Living people Scottish women's footballers Scotland women's international footballers Scotland women's youth international footballers Footballers from Perth, Scotland Serie A (women's football) players Scottish expatriate women's footballers ASD UPC Tavagnacco players ACF Fiorentina (women) players Expatriate women's footballers in Italy Scottish expatriate sportspeople in Italy Women's association football forwards A.S.D. Pink Sport Time players Spartans W.F.C. players 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup players US Sassuolo Calcio (women) players UEFA Women's Euro 2017 players Rangers W.F.C. players Scottish Women's Premier League players 21st-century Scottish sportswomen