Gemma Fay
 Fay withScotlandin September 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gemma Fay[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 9 December 1981[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Perth,Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| St. Johnstone Girls | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Aberdeen Ladies | |||
| –2002 | Ayr United Ladies | ||
| 2002–2003 | Brighton & Hove Albion Women | ||
| 2003–2005 | Hibernian Ladies | ||
| 2005–2007 | Leeds United Ladies | ||
| 2007–2009 | Hibernian Ladies | ||
| 2009–2016 | Celtic Ladies | ||
| 2016–2017 | Glasgow City | ||
| 2017 | Stjarnan | 15 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1998–2017 | Scotland[2] | 203 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Gemma Fay(born 9 December 1981) is a Scottish former female internationalfootballgoalkeeper and actress. She played in Iceland forStjarnan.Fay made 203 appearances for theScotland national team,becoming their most capped player.
Career
[edit]Fay made her seniorScotlanddebut againstCzech Republicin May 1998[3]and Fay won 23 Scotland caps before the age of 19. She praised the contribution of her national goalkeeping coach,Jim Gallacher.[4]
In 2009, Fay took over the captain's armband from long-term skipperJulie Fleetingand then reached 100 caps againstCanadaat theCyprus Cupin2009.[5]In December 2011 Fay and threeCeltic women's teammates were approached about playing forTeam GBat the2012 Olympics.[6]
Fay moved on to 141 appearances in May 2012, equalling the record held byPauline Hamill,after playing in a 3–1friendlywin overPolandinGdańsk.[7]She set a new record of 142 appearances after playing in Scotland's next match, a 4–1 friendly defeat toSweden.[8]
Fay lost her place in theGlasgow Cityteam in 2017 toLee Alexander.In an effort to prolong her international career, Fay moved to Icelandic clubStjarnanin April 2017.[9]She made her 200th full international appearance in July 2017, in a friendly againstIreland.[10]
In November 2017, Fay was appointed asScottish Rugby's new Head of Women and Girls'rugby.[11]
Fay was part of theBBC's coverage of the2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.[12]
Acting
[edit]In 2013, Fay made her TV acting debut in the one-offSky LivingdramaRubenesque.[13]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ab"Gemma Fay".UEFA.Retrieved3 March2011.
- ^"Gemma Fay – Women's A Squad".The Scottish FA.Retrieved3 March2011.
- ^Alan Marshall (25 May 1998)."Fleet streets ahead of 'em".Daily Record.Retrieved21 June2011.
- ^Alan Campbell (7 May 2000)."Pauw wows Europe with new-style Scots women".Sunday Herald.Retrieved21 June2011.
- ^Cap Milestones for Fay and Lovescottishfa.co.uk. 07-04-2009. Retrieved 07-10-2013.
- ^"Olympic approach for four Scottish women".BBC Sport.23 December 2011.Retrieved23 December2011.
- ^"Scotland women decisive in Gdansk".Scottish Football Association.9 May 2012.Retrieved12 May2012.
- ^"Scotland women beaten by Sweden".BBC Sport.BBC. 26 May 2012.Retrieved27 May2012.
- ^"Women's football: Gemma Fay leaves Glasgow City to sign for FC Stjarnan".BBC Sport.BBC. 4 April 2017.Retrieved4 April2017.
- ^"Scotland captain Gemma Fay glad to mark 200th cap with victory".BBC Sport.BBC. 7 July 2017.Retrieved8 July2017.
- ^"Scottish Rugby: Gemma Fay takes on women's development role".BBC Sport.15 November 2017.Retrieved1 October2018.
- ^Alan, Tyres (7 June 2019)."BBC selection for Women's World Cup is cause for optimism that tournament is being taken very seriously".The Telegraph.Retrieved4 December2019.
- ^"Real Life Footballer Gemma Fay Scored with a Hit in Rubenesque".Metro.12 October 2012.Retrieved12 October2013.
External links
[edit]- Gemma Fay–UEFAcompetition record (archive)
- Gemma Fayat theScottish Football Association
- Gemma FayonTwitter
- Gemma FayatIMDb
- "Gemma Fay".Knattspyrnusamband Íslands, The Icelandic Football Federation. 16 September 2018.
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