Suzanne Lappin is a Scottish female international football midfielder. She currently plays for Liverpool Ladies

Liverpool L.F.C.

Liverpool Ladies Football Club is a semi–professional women's football club affiliated with Liverpool Football Club and playing in the FA WSL...

, having previously played in the Scottish Women's Premier League

Scottish Women's Premier League

The Scottish Women's Premier League was founded in 2002 and is the highest level of women's football in Scotland. The team that finish top of the Premier League qualify for the UEFA Women's Champions League....

 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...

. Lappin made her senior 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....

 debut in 2007.

Club career

A goalscoring central midfielder, Lappin joined Glasgow City in 2003 from Cumbernauld Cosmos U-16s. As of February 2011, when Lappin signed for Liverpool Ladies, she was Glasgow City's all-time record goalscorer with 170 goals.

Lappin made her debut for FA WSL club Liverpool in a friendly win over Hibernian Ladies

Hibernian L.F.C.

Hibernian Girls & Ladies Football Club is a women's football team that plays in the Scottish Women's Premier League. Hibernian L.F.C. is affiliated with Hibernian F.C. in Edinburgh and use the club's training facilities and wear the club's colours.-History:...

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During the WSL mid–season break, Lappin joined Celtic

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:...

 and scored on her debut for the Hoops in a 3–0 win over Rangers.

International career

An away double-header versus England

England women's national football team

The England women's national football team represents England in international women's football. The side has been quite successful of late, qualifying for three World Cups, 1995, 2007 and 2011...

 gave a 16-year-old Lappin her first taste of national youth team football. She progressed to captain 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....

's U-19 team to qualification for the UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship

UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship

The UEFA European Women's Under-19 Championship is a competition in women's football for European national teams of players under 19 years of age. It is also a FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup qualifying competition...

, but missed the final tournament due to university commitments.

Lappin made her senior 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....

 debut as a 90th minute substitute for Joanne Love

Joanne Love

Joanne "Jo" Love is a Scottish female international football midfielder. She currently plays for Glasgow City, having previously played in the English FA Women's Premier League for Doncaster Rovers Belles. By the age of 23, Love had amassed over 75 caps for Scotland...

 in a 3-2 friendly win over Belgium

Belgium women's national football team

The Belgium women's national football team represents Belgium in international women's football. They are currently 33rd at the FIFA Women's World Rankings.-World Cup record:- UEFA Women's Championship Record :*1984 : did not qualify...

 at McDiarmid Park

McDiarmid Park

McDiarmid Park is a football stadium in Perth, Scotland, the home ground of St. Johnstone FC. It has an all-seated capacity of 10,673.-History:...

 in August 2007. Her next appearance was not until February 2011, in a 4-2 win in Wales

Wales women's national football team

The Wales women's national football team team represents Wales 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 47th in the world and 27th in Europe...

. In April 2011 Lappin scored her first goal at international level, during a 6-2 defeat to Holland

Netherlands women's national football team

The Netherlands women's national football team represents the Netherlands in international women's football. The team played the first women's international recognized by FIFA, on 17 April 1971 against France.-World Cup record:-Current squad:...

 in Volendam

Volendam

Volendam is a town in North Holland in the Netherlands, in the municipality of Edam-Volendam. The town has about 22,000 inhabitants .- History :...

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Personal life

Lappin has followed in the footsteps of James McGrory and Stevie Chalmers

Stevie Chalmers

Stevie Chalmers is a former Scottish association football player who played as a centre forward. He is best remembered for scoring the winning goal for Celtic in the 1967 European Cup Final against Inter Milan....

, other footballers from The Garngad

Royston, Glasgow

Royston/Roystonhill is a district in the Scottish city of Glasgow. It is situated north of the River Clyde. It was previously known as Garngad and is still known as such by residents with a familial link to the area...

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External links

• Suzanne Lappin at Glasgow City FC