Claire Johnstone | |
Fullname: | Claire Johnstone |
Birth Date: | 1982 1, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Portsmouth, England |
Height: | 1.75m (05.74feet) |
Position: | Goalkeeper |
Youthclubs1: | Lincoln Ladies |
Youthclubs2: | Doncaster Belles |
Years1: | 2001–2004 |
Clubs1: | Kilmarnock Ladies |
Years2: | 2004 |
Clubs2: | ÍBV |
Caps2: | 13 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Years3: | 2004–2007 |
Clubs3: | Hamilton Academical |
Years4: | 2007 |
Clubs4: | Þór/KA |
Caps4: | 11 |
Goals4: | 0 |
Years5: | 2007–2009 |
Clubs5: | Celtic |
Years6: | 2009–2014 |
Clubs6: | Glasgow City |
Caps6: | 60 |
Goals6: | 2 |
Years7: | 2014–2018 |
Clubs7: | Rangers |
Years8: | 2018– |
Clubs8: | Motherwell |
Nationalyears1: | 1999–2007 |
Nationalteam1: | Scotland[1] |
Ntupdate: | 14:50, 30 June 2012 (UTC) |
Claire Johnstone (born 11 January 1982) is a Scottish football goalkeeper.
After playing for Doncaster Belles at Under–18 level,[2] Johnstone moved to Scotland in February 2001, where she was signed for Kilmarnock by manager Jim Chapman.[3]
In the 2004 summer season, Johnstone played in Iceland with ÍBV and made 13 Úrvalsdeild appearances. She returned to Iceland in 2007 to play 11 games for Þór/KA.[4]
Johnstone and Suzanne Malone left Celtic for champions Glasgow City in June 2009.[5] In October 2010 Johnstone played as a substitute striker due to an injury crisis and scored in Glasgow City's 16–0 win over Aberdeen.[6]
Before the 2012 Scottish Women's Premier League season, Johnstone held transfer talks with Forfar Farmington. She played in a friendly match but the move broke down.[7]
After a spell with Rangers, Johnstone joined Motherwell in 2018.[8]
Johnstone made her senior Scottish national team debut against Moldova in April 1999.[9] For several years she was the national team's regular understudy to Gemma Fay.