Megan Sneddon

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Megan Sneddon
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Sneddon in 2018 with Motherwell
Personal information
Date of birth (1985-09-09) 9 September 1985 (age 40)
Place of birth Bellshill, Scotland
Height 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)
Position 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)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:55, 1 November 2015 (UTC) (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 18:55, 1 November 2015 (UTC) (UTC)

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.

Club career

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Sneddon 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

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Sneddon playing for Scotland in 2009

Sneddon 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

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Individual

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See also

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References

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  9. ^ a b All shaping up Well for Eddie Wolecki Black, Alan Campbell, The Herald, 6 May 2018
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  11. ^ U23 Squad for 2008 Nordic Tournament Archived 28 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 18-10-2013.
  12. ^ U23: Scotland 0-5 Switzerland scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 18-10-2013.
  13. ^ U23: Scotland 0-3 Sweden scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 18-10-2013.
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  15. ^ Megan Sneddon slams Scotland tactics: Midfielder hits out at boss Anna Signeul after World Cup playoff loss, Paul Thomson, Daily Record, 5 November 2014
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  • Megan Sneddon at Killiefc.com
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