Erin Cuthbert

Erin Jacqueline Cuthbert (born 19 July 1998) is a Scottish footballer who plays for Chelsea in the FA WSL and is a member of the Scotland national team. She studied at University of the West of Scotland, combining graduation from the Open University with being a professional football player.

Erin Cuthbert
Cuthbert playing for Chelsea in November 2019
Personal information
Full name Erin Jacqueline Cuthbert[1]
Date of birth (1998-07-19) 19 July 1998
Place of birth Irvine, Scotland[2]
Height 163 cm (5 ft 4 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder, Forward
Club information
Current team
 Chelsea
Number 22
Youth career
Crosshouse[3]
2010–2013 Rangers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Rangers
2015–2016 Glasgow City
2017– Chelsea 103 (24)
International career‡
2013–2015 Scotland U17 15 (5)
2015–2016 Scotland U19 11 (12)
2016– Scotland 54 (20)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 December 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 September 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Scottish football

Cuthbert played for five years at Rangers,[4][3] making her Scottish Women's Premier League debut in September 2013 and being named the league's Young Player of the Year for the 2014 season. She transferred to Glasgow City in January 2015[5][6][7][8] and was part of the City team that won the domestic treble in 2015 then retained the SWPL title in 2016, though lost in both cup finals to Hibernian.

Chelsea

On 8 December 2016, Cuthbert left Glasgow City to join FA WSL club Chelsea.[9] On 19 March 2017, she made her debut for the Blues in a 7–0 win over Doncaster Rovers Belles in the fifth round of the Women's FA Cup.[10] On 30 April 2017, she made her league debut and scored the team's fourth goal in a 6–0 home victory against Yeovil Town.[11] She finished her first season with 4 goals and 2 assists in 7 appearances in all competitions.[12] On 15 November 2017, Cuthbert made her UEFA Women's Champions League debut for the Blues in a 1–0 win over FC Rosengård.[13] On 4 February 2018, she scored her first hat-trick for the club in a 10–0 victory against London Bees in the fourth round of the Women's FA Cup.[14]

Cuthbert was nominated for the PFA Women's Players' Player of the Year award in the 2018–19 season.[15] During that season, she scored in Champions League ties with Paris Saint-Germain[16] and Lyon.[17]

Cuthbert signed a new contract with Chelsea in November 2022, which is due to run until the end of the 2024–25 season.[18]

International career

Cuthbert represented Scotland at school, under 15, under 17, and under 19 level.[19] Cuthbert was selected for the full Scotland squad for Euro 2017 qualifiers against Iceland and Belarus in June 2016.[20] She was selected in the Scotland squads for the UEFA Women's Euro 2017 and 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup final tournaments. At the 2019 World Cup, she scored for Scotland in the 3–3 draw with Argentina.[21]

Career Statistics

Club
As of matches played 22 December 2022 [22]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Team Season Leagues National Cup[lower-alpha 1] League Cup[lower-alpha 2] Continental[lower-alpha 3] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Chelsea 2017 FA WSL 5 4 — — — — 5 4
2017–18 17 2 — 5 3 5 1 — 27 6
2018–19 19 8 — 6 1 7 4 — 32 13
2019–20 14 2 2 1 8 2 — — 24 5
2020–21 19 2 5 2 5 1 7 0 1[lower-alpha 4] 1 37 6
2021–22 20 4 2 1 0 0 6 1 — 28 6
2022–23 9 2 0 0 0 0 4 1 — 13 3
Total 103 24 9 4 24 7 29 7 1 1 166 43
Career Total 103 24 9 4 24 7 29 7 1 1 166 43
  1. Includes Women's FA Cup
  2. Includes FA Women's League Cup
  3. Includes UEFA Women's Champions League
  4. Appearance in Women's FA Community Shield

International goals
As of match played 10 March 2020. Scotland score listed first, score column indicates score after each Cuthbert goal.[23]
International goals by date, venue, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 20 January 2017Larnaca, Cyprus Denmark2–22–2Friendly
2 1 March 2017Ammochostos Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus New Zealand2–13–22017 Cyprus Women's Cup
3 23 July 2017Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel, Rotterdam, Netherlands Portugal1–11–2UEFA Women's Euro 2017
4 10 April 2018St Mirren Park, Paisley, Scotland Poland3–03–02019 World Cup qualification
5 7 June 2018Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk, Scotland Belarus1–12–1
6 2–1
7 30 August 2018St Mirren Park, Paisley, Scotland Switzerland1–02–1
8 4 March 2019Bela Vista Municipal Stadium, Parchal, Portugal Iceland2–04–12019 Algarve Cup
9 5 April 2019San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain Chile1–01–1Friendly
10 28 May 2019Glasgow, Scotland Jamaica1–13–2
11 19 June 2019Parc des Princes, Paris, France Argentina3–03–32019 FIFA Women's World Cup
12 8 November 2019Elbasan Arena, Elbasan, Albania Albania3–05–0UEFA Euro 2021 qualifying
13 10 March 2020Pinatar Arena, San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain Northern Ireland1–12–12020 Pinatar Cup
14 19 February 2021AEK Arena, Larnaca, Cyprus Cyprus1–010–0UEFA Euro 2021 qualifying
15 2–0
16 15 Jun 2021Parc Y Scarlets, Llanelli, Wales Wales1–01–0Friendly

Honours

Club

Glasgow City

Chelsea

Individual

References
  1. "FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019™ List of Players – Scotland" (PDF). FIFA. 27 May 2019. p. 19. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  2. "Elcomatic Ltd renew their sponsorship of Erin Cuthbert". Glasgow City F.C. 7 February 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  3. Chelsea’s Erin Cuthbert: 'I had to get up at five and be out of the house at six', Suzanne Wrack, The Guardian, 2 December 2021
  4. "Video: Schoolgirl footballer is dubbed Little Miss Messi after hitting a wonder goal in a cup game". The Daily Record. 6 July 2014. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  5. "GLASGOW CITY SIGN RANGERS MIDFIELDER ERIN CUTHBERT". Scotzine. 8 January 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  6. "Glasgow City sign teen ace Erin Cuthbert". West End Report. 7 January 2015. Archived from the original on 13 April 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  7. "SWPL Young Player of the Year Erin Cuthbert joins Glasgow City". Glasgow City F.C. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  8. "Erin Cuthbert profile".
  9. "Erin Cuthbert: Chelsea Ladies sign Scotland midfielder from Glasgow City until 2019". BBC Sport. BBC. 8 December 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  10. "Ladies report: Chelsea 7 Doncaster 0". Chelsea Football Club. 19 March 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  11. "Ladies report: Chelsea 6 Yeovil Town 0". Chelsea Football Club. 30 April 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  12. "Ladies report: Chelsea 6 Yeovil Town 0". Chelsea Ladies Fans. Archived from the original on 21 February 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  13. "Ladies report: Rosengard 0 Chelsea 1 (0–4 on agg)". Chelsea Football Club. 15 November 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  14. "Ladies report: London Bees 0 Chelsea 10". Chelsea Football Club. 4 February 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  15. "Man City women dominate PFA award nominees list". BBC Sport. 20 April 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  16. Aarons, Ed. "PSG fans caught with drugs, knives and knuckledusters before Chelsea win". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  17. Garry, Tom (21 April 2019). "Women's Champions League: Lyon Feminines 2–1 Chelsea Women". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  18. "Chelsea: Erin Cuthbert signs new contract until 2025". BBC Sport. 17 November 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  19. "Women's Under-17 – Erin Cuthbert". uefa.com. UEFA. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  20. "Scotland: Jennifer Beattie & Christie Murray back for Euro 2017 qualifiers". BBC Sport. BBC. 18 May 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  21. "Scotland crash out of Women's World Cup after dramatic Argentina comeback". Guardian. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  22. "E. CUTHBERT Stats". www.soccerway.com. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  23. "Erin Cuthbert". Scottish FA. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  24. "Erin Cuthbert wins BT Scotland Women's Player of the Year award". SheKicks. 18 December 2019.
  25. Erin Cuthbert and John McGinn win BT Players of the Year, Scottish Football Association, 23 December 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2022
  26. @PFA (26 April 2019). "The PFA FA WSL Team of the Year!" (Tweet). Retrieved 3 May 2022 – via Twitter.
  27. Chelsea Women's awards go to Erin Cuthbert and Sophie Ingle, Chelsea F.C., 10 May 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2022
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