Joanne "Jo" Love is a Scottish female international football midfielder. She currently plays for Glasgow City

Glasgow City L.F.C.

Glasgow City F.C. are a women's football football team based in Glasgow that plays in the Scottish Women's Premier League. They have also competed in the UEFA Women's Cup and UEFA Women's Champions League...

, having previously played in the English FA Women's Premier League

FA Women's Premier League

The FA Women's Premier League is the second tier of women's football in England. It previously formed the top tier prior to the creation of the FA Women's Super League in 2011. The Women's Premier League has been run by The Football Association since the 1992–93 season...

 for Doncaster Rovers Belles. By the age of 23, Love had amassed over 75 caps for Scotland

Scotland women's national football team

The Scotland women's national football team represents Scotland in international women's football. They have yet to qualify for the final stages of the World Cup or European Championships and are currently ranked 23rd in the world and 14th in Europe....

. Two years later she became the fourth player to make a century of appearances, behind Pauline Hamill

Pauline Hamill

Pauline Hamill is a Scottish female international football forward. She plays for Celtic Ladies in the Scottish Women's Premier League. Hamill made her senior Scotland debut in 1992 and has since amassed a record 141 appearances for the national team.A left-sided winger or forward, Hamill has...

, Julie Fleeting

Julie Fleeting

Julie Fleeting MBE , whose married name is Julie Stewart, is a Scottish international footballer who currently plays as a striker for Arsenal Ladies in the FA WSL. She wears the number 10 shirt....

 and Gemma Fay

Gemma Fay

Gemma Fay is a Scottish female international football goalkeeper. She currently plays in the Scottish Women's Premier League for Celtic, having previously played in the English FA Women's Premier League for Leeds United...

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Club career

In 2006 Love played in the American W-League

W-League

The USL W-League is a national women's soccer league in the United States on the 2nd level of women's soccer in the United States soccer pyramid, alongside the Women's Premier Soccer League and below Women's Professional Soccer....

 for Cocoa Expos

Brevard County Cocoa Expos

Brevard County Cocoa Expos is an American women’s soccer team, founded in XXXX. The team is a member of the Women's Premier Soccer League, the third tier of women’s soccer in the United States and Canada. The team plays in the Sunshine Conference....

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After three years at Celtic Ladies

Celtic L.F.C.

Celtic is a women's football team that plays in the Scottish Women's Premier League. The team is affiliated with Celtic F.C. in Glasgow and use the club's training facilities and wear the club's colours.-History:...

, Love signed for rivals Glasgow City in February 2011.

International career

In March 2000, Love was called up to the Scotland

Scotland women's national football team

The Scotland women's national football team represents Scotland in international women's football. They have yet to qualify for the final stages of the World Cup or European Championships and are currently ranked 23rd in the world and 14th in Europe....

 Under–18 team at the age of 14. She made her senior debut for Scotland in the 2002 Algarve Cup

Algarve Cup

The Algarve Cup is a global invitational tournament for national teams in women's football . Held annually in the Algarve region of Portugal since 1994, it is one of the most prestigious women's football events, alongside the Women's World Cup and Women's Olympic Football...

 during a 3-0 defeat to Canada. Love reached 100 caps in March 2011, in a 1-0 loss to the same opponents, during the 2011 Cyprus Cup

2011 Cyprus Cup

-Group B:---------------------Group C:---------------------11th Place:-9th Place:-7th Place:-5th Place:-3rd Place:-Final:...

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External links

• Jo Love at Killiefc.com