Megan Burns (née Sneddon; born 9 September 1985) is a Scottish footballer who plays for Motherwell in the Scottish Women's Premier League. Sneddon made her senior Scotland debut aged 16 and amassed 130 appearances for the national team.
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Sneddon in 2018 with Motherwell | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 9 September 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Bellshill, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Central Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Motherwell | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Rosella | |||
| St Mirren | |||
| East Kilbride Burgh | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2005 | Kilmarnock | ||
| 2005–2006 | Queen's Park | ||
| 2006–2011 | Glasgow City | 85 | (18) |
| 2011 | Liverpool | ||
| 2011–2012 | Celtic | 39 | (6) |
| 2013–2014 | Rangers | 20 | (5) |
| 2015–2016 | Motherwell | 6 | (1) |
| 2018– | Motherwell | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2002–2015 | Scotland[1] | 130 | (4) |
| 2008 | Scotland U-23 | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:55, 1 November 2015 (UTC) (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:55, 1 November 2015 (UTC) (UTC) | |||
Club career
editSneddon spent five years with Kilmarnock, winning a treble in 2002 aged just 16. In July 2006, she joined Glasgow City. On 18 April 2010, she made her 100th appearance for the club in a 4–2 victory against Spartans.[2]
In February 2011, Sneddon was called into Scotland's Cyprus Cup squad, listed as a Liverpool player.[3] She had decided to leave Glasgow City after growing dissatisfied with the club.[4] Sneddon made her debut for the FA WSL club in a friendly win over Hibernian.[5] However, on the eve of the English season Sneddon signed for Celtic. She cited personal reasons and the advice of Scotland coach Anna Signeul for the decision.[6]
Sneddon signed for Rangers in January 2013.[7]
On 19 August 2015, Sneddon followed in the footsteps of several of her former Scotland teammates by signing for ambitious Motherwell.[8] She said of her signing: "I am delighted that Motherwell have given me the chance to kick start my career. I'm looking forward to getting back on the pitch as I've hardly kicked a ball since November. It will also be great to play alongside some familiar faces as well." She signed for Motherwell again in 2018.[9]
International career
editSneddon made her senior debut for Scotland the day before her 17th birthday, in an 8–2 defeat to the United States in Columbus, Ohio.[10]
Sneddon was picked for the Scotland U23 women's squad to play at the Nordic Tournament in August 2008.[11] She captained the team at the tournament.[12][13]
In December 2011, Sneddon was one of four Celtic players to be approached about playing for Team GB at the 2012 Olympics.[14]
She ended her international career after Scotland failed to qualify for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, publicly criticising the tactics of Anna Signeul and also speaking of the difficulties faced by players with various footballing commitments for club and country on top of a job outside the game.[15][9]
Honours
editIndividual
edit- East Kilbride Female Sports Personality of the Year: 2008[16]
- South Lanarkshire Senior Performer of the Year: 2009[17]
- Scottish FA International Player of the Year: 2011[18]
- SWPL Players' Player of the Year: 2013[19]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Megan Sneddon - Women's A Squad". The Scottish FA. Retrieved 26 August 2009.
- ^ "Megan Sneddon hits 100". Glasgow City F.C. 22 April 2010. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
- ^ "Scotland Cyprus Cup squad". Women's Soccer Scene. 19 February 2011. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
- ^ Paul Thomson (23 February 2011). "Football: Megan heads to top English club". East Kilbride News. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
- ^ "Liverpool give Scots trio debuts". She Kicks. 1 March 2011. Archived from the original on 1 April 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
- ^ Paul Thomson (13 April 2011). "Football: Megan gives up Liverpool chance for Scotland". East Kilbride News. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
- ^ Megan Sneddon [@megansneddon9] (13 January 2013). "Megan Sneddon signs for Rangers" (Tweet). Retrieved 14 January 2013 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Ladies sign midfielder Megan Sneddon". Motherwell FC. 19 August 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
- ^ a b All shaping up Well for Eddie Wolecki Black, Alan Campbell, The Herald, 6 May 2018
- ^ Paul Thomson (21 July 2010). "Football: Megan to mark another milestone for Scotland". East Kilbride News. Retrieved 18 February 2011.
- ^ U23 Squad for 2008 Nordic Tournament Archived 28 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 18-10-2013.
- ^ U23: Scotland 0-5 Switzerland scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 18-10-2013.
- ^ U23: Scotland 0-3 Sweden scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 18-10-2013.
- ^ "Olympic approach for four Scottish women". BBC Sport. 23 December 2011. Retrieved 23 December 2011.
- ^ Megan Sneddon slams Scotland tactics: Midfielder hits out at boss Anna Signeul after World Cup playoff loss, Paul Thomson, Daily Record, 5 November 2014
- ^ "Megan Sneddon is EK Female Sports Personality of the Year". Glasgow City F.C. 30 March 2009. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
- ^ "Megan lands prestigious award". Women's Soccer Scene. 31 August 2009. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
- ^ "Shannon honoured with top award". Women's Soccer Scene. 2 December 2011. Archived from the original on 22 January 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
- ^ "Megan Sneddon is Player of the Year". Women's Soccer Scene. 23 November 2013. Archived from the original on 7 August 2018. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
External links
edit- Megan Sneddon at Soccerway
- Megan Sneddon at Killiefc.com