Jamie-Lee Napier
 Napier (left) in a match for London City Lionesses, 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jamie-Lee Napier | ||
| Date of birth | 6 April 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland[1] | ||
| Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Full-back / Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bristol City | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Celtic | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | Celtic | ||
| 2018–2019 | Hibernian | ||
| 2019–2021 | Chelsea | 2 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Birmingham City (loan) | 19 | (1) |
| 2021–2023 | London City Lionesses | 43 | (7) |
| 2023– | Bristol City | 29 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015–2017 | Scotland U17 | 6 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Scotland U19 | 19 | (2) |
| 2023– | Scotland | 15 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 December 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 December 2024 | |||
Jamie-Lee Napier (born 6 April 2000) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a full-back or winger for Women's Championship club Bristol City where she is currently club captain as well as playing for the Scotland national team.
Club career
Napier started her career with Celtic (although she supported Rangers growing up)[2] before moving to Hibernian in January 2018.[3] She scored 22 goals in 33 games for Hibs in 2019 and was named the Scottish Women's Premier League's player of the year, prompting Chelsea to sign her in December of the same year.[4] In January 2020, she was named by UEFA as one of the 10 most promising young players in Europe.[5] She credited Millie Bright and fellow Scot Erin Cuthbert in assisting her to adapt to new surroundings in the early weeks of her time in England, but the season was then curtailed due to the Covid-19 pandemic,[6] and when play resumed (with Chelsea having been awarded the 2019–20 Women's Super League title based on points-per-game), she played no part in the club retaining the WSL title in 2020–21 having been loaned to Birmingham City, where she featured in all but three matches in their successful battle to avoid relegation.[2]
Napier signed for second-tier London City Lionesses ahead of the 2021–22 season,[7][2] and scored the winner in her second game in the South London derby against Crystal Palace.[citation needed] In July 2023, she departed the club.[8]
The following month, Napier signed a two-year contract with Bristol City Women ahead of the 2023–24 season.[9]
International career
Napier received her first call-up to the Scotland women's national football team in August 2019.[4] She was named again in the squad for the 2023 Pinatar Cup,[10] and made her full international debut there in a match against the Philippines.[11]
Career Statistics
- As of 16 December 2024[12]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Celtic | 2017 | SWPL | – | – | ||||||||
| Hibernian | 2018 | SWPL | – | – | ||||||||
| 2019 | SWPL | 5 | 3 | 33 | 22 | |||||||
| Total | 5 | 3 | 33+ | 22+ | ||||||||
| Chelsea | 2019–20 | Women's Super League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2020–21 | Women's Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Birmingham City | 2020–21 | Women's Super League | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 23 | 1 |
| London City Lionesses | 2021–22 | Women's Championship | 21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 26 | 2 |
| 2022–23 | Championship | 22 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 27 | 5 | |
| Total | 43 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 7 | ||
| Bristol City | 2023–24 | Women's Super League | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 22 | 0 |
| 2024–25 | Championship | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 13 | 0 | |
| Total | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | ||
| Career Total | 93+ | 8+ | 7+ | 0+ | 14+ | 0+ | 5 | 3 | 119+ | 11+ | ||
International appearances
- Scotland statistics accurate as of match played 3 December 2024.[11]
| Year | Scotland | |
|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 |
| 2024 | 8 | 0 |
| Total | 15 | 0 |
Honours
Celtic
Hibernian
- Scottish Women's Cup: 2018; runner-up 2019
- SWPL Cup: 2018, 2019
References
- ^ a b "27 Jamie-Lee Napier". Chelsea F.C. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- ^ a b c ‘I’m slowly starting to get back to the player that I used to be’ – Jamie-Lee Napier’s London calling, take two, Chris Brookes, She Kicks, 10 February 2022
- ^ "Jamie-Lee Napier departs Hibernian Ladies". Hibernian FC. 12 December 2019. Archived from the original on 12 January 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
- ^ a b "Scotland international Jamie-Lee Napier joins Chelsea FC Women". Chelsea FC. 13 December 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
- ^ "Ten for the future: UEFA.com's women players to watch for 2020". UEFA. 2 January 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ^ Jamie-Lee Napier: Scotland Under-19 midfielder loving life at Chelsea, Jane Lewis, BBC Sport, 8 June 2020
- ^ "London City Lionesses sign Chelsea FC Women's Jamie-Lee Napier". London City Lionesses. 19 July 2021.
- ^ Pentland, Daniel (31 July 2023). "London City Lionesses forward Napier announces departure". FAWSL Full-Time.
- ^ "Napier signs for City". Bristol City. 14 August 2023.
- ^ "London City Lionesses' Jamie-Lee Napier named in Scotland squad for Pinatar Cup". BBC Sport. 1 February 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
- ^ a b Jamie-Lee Napier at the Scottish Football Association
- ^ Jamie-Lee Napier at Soccerway
External links
Media related to Jamie-Lee Napier at Wikimedia Commons
