Kathleen McGovern

Kathleen Mary McGovern
Personal information
Full name Kathleen Mary McGovern
Date of birth (2002-06-27) 27 June 2002
Place of birth Wishaw, Scotland
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Newcastle United
Number 9
Youth career
2010–2018 Celtic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2022 Celtic
2021 → Hamilton Academical (loan)
2022–2023 SC Sand 21 (3)
2023–2024 Heart of Midlothian 19 (11)
2024–2026 Hibernian 28 (25)
2026– Newcastle United 0 (0)
International career‡
2016–2018 Scotland U16 5 (1)
2017–2019 Scotland U17 11 (2)
2019 Scotland U19[2] 4 (1)
2024– Scotland U23[3] 3 (3)
2025– Scotland 4 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 31 May 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 28 October 2025

Kathleen Mary McGovern (born 27 June 2002) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a forward for Women's Super League 2 (WSL2) club Newcastle United and the Scotland national team.

She has previously played for SWPL clubs Hibernian, Celtic,[4] Hamilton Academical (on loan) and Heart of Midlothian, and 2. Frauen-Bundesliga club SC Sand.[5][6][7]

Career

On 14 July 2026, McGovern was announced at Newcastle United.[8]

International career

On 30 May 2025, she made her debut for Scotland in 1–0 loss against Austria at 2025 UEFA Women's Nations League. She scored her first international goal against Netherlands in 1–1 draw.[9]

International goals

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.3 June 2025Koning Willem II Stadion, Tilburg, Netherlands Netherlands1–11–12025 UEFA Women's Nations League
2.28 October 2025East End Park, Dunfermline, Scotland Switzerland1–13–4Friendly
3.3 March 2026Stade Émile Mayrisch, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg Luxembourg5–05–02027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
4.7 March 2026Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland1–07–0
5.3–0
6.14 April 2026Easter Road, Edinburgh, Scotland Belgium1–11–1

Honours

Celtic

Heart of Midlothian

Hibernian

References

  1. ↑ "Kathleen McGovern - SC Sand 1946 e.V." www.sc-sand.de. Archived from the original on 2023-07-04. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
  2. ↑ Kathleen McGovern, Scottish Football Association
  3. ↑ Kathleen McGovern, FlashScore. Retrieved 27 January 2025
  4. ↑ Battling performance from Celtic Women against Glasgow City, Celtic FC, 6 August 2018
  5. ↑ Robertson, Euan (June 4, 2021). "Celtic striker joins Accies Women's promotion push in 'coup' loan deal". Daily Record.
  6. ↑ McGilvray, Andy (February 3, 2018). "Hamilton duo hope to shine after gaining Scotland Under-16 call-up". Daily Record.
  7. ↑ "Neue Stürmerin für den SC Sand". Nachrichten der Ortenau - Offenburger Tageblatt (in German). 25 January 2022.
  8. ↑ "Newcastle United Women sign Kathleen McGovern". Newcastle United F.C. 14 July 2026. Retrieved 14 July 2026.
  9. ↑ "Kathleen McGovern". Scottish FA.


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