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Scottish footballer

Maria McAneny
Personal information
Full name Maria Christine McAneny
Date of birth (2004-06-25) 25 June 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Wishaw, Scotland
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team Celtic
Number 73
Youth career
2008–2018 EKYC
2018–2021 Celtic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Celtic 44+ (7+)
2021–2022 → Heart of Midlothian (loan)
International career
2018–2020 Scotland U16 5 (4)
2022–2023 Scotland U19 4 (4)
2024– Scotland U23 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 January 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 January 2025

Maria Christine McAneny (born 25 June 2004) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Celtic of the Scottish Women's Premier League (SWPL). She has also played for Heart of Midlothian.

Club career

Raised in East Kilbride where she attended St Andrew's and St Bride's High School, McAneny first played football in her hometown alongside boys a year older than her. She joined Celtic at the age of 14 and joined the club's modern apprenticeship programme, making her first team debut in April 2021. For the 2021–22 season she joined Heart of Midlothian on loan and performed strongly, being among the nominees for the inaugural PFA Scotland Women's Young Player of the Year award.

After returning to Celtic she became a well-used squad member noted for her versatility (though not an undisputed starter in any position), with the signing of her first full-time professional contract with the club in May 2023 – running to 2026 – being followed two days later by victory in the 2022–23 Scottish Women's Cup in which she was in the starting XI against Rangers at Hampden Park. A member of the group which won the 2023–24 Scottish Women's Premier League title, she featured less often compared to the previous campaign (13 appearances without scoring, compared to two goals in 18 games). In Celtic's 2024–25 UEFA Women's Champions League campaign McAneny featured seven times, coming off the bench on each occasion, as the club qualified for the group stages for the first time but then lost all six matches.

International career

McAneny featured for Scotland at schoolgirl, under-16 and under-19 youth levels. In 2024 she was selected for the Scotland under-23 team, which plays only friendly matches.

Personal life

Her father Paul McAneny was also a footballer who featured in the lower divisions of the Scottish Football League for teams including Alloa Athletic and Stenhousemuir.

References

  1. ^ East Kilbride starlet aims for the top after Celtic and Scotland success, Paul Thomson, Daily Record, 19 October 2018
  2. ^ International Girls Cap Ceremony 2019, Scottish Schools' Football Association
  3. Player Profiles Past & Present, East Kilbride Youth Club
  4. ^ Maria McAneny signs first professional deal with Celtic, Celtic FC, 26 May 2023
  5. Chinchilla and Jacynta win PFA Scotland Player of the Year awards, Wilf Frith, She Kicks, 2 May 2022
  6. "My dad said to me after the game, 'you’re living my dream,'" Maria McAneny, Jessica Elliott, The Celtic Star, 20 August 2024
  7. Celtic's McAneny on her footballing idols, BBC Sport, 7 December 2023
  8. Maria McAneny at Soccerway
  9. Celtic easily beaten by Twente in final Women’s Champions League game, STV News, 18 December 2024
  10. Maria McAneny, Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 26 January 2025
  11. Maria McAneny, Soccerdonna
  12. Maria McAneny, FlashScore. Retrieved 26 January 2025
  13. Alloa's Challenge Cup winning squad back to mark anniversary, Chris Faulds, Alloa Advertiser, 4 November 2024

External links

Celtic F.C. Women – current squad
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