Julie Fleeting
Julie Stewart MBE (née Fleeting; born 18 December 1980) is a Scottish former footballer who played as a forward. She spent nine years at English club Arsenal and was the first Scot to play as a full-time professional in the WUSA playing for San Diego Spirit. She won the Scottish Women's League title with Ayr and seventeen major trophies with Arsenal.
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Fleeting in 2006 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Julie Stewart | ||
| Birth name | Julie Fleeting | ||
| Date of birth | 18 December 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Kilwinning, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Cunninghame Boys Club | |||
| Crosshouse Boys Club | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–2002 | Ayr United Ladies | ||
| 2002–2003 | San Diego Spirit | 26 | (14) |
| 2003 | Ross County Ladies | ||
| 2004–2012 | Arsenal Ladies | ||
| 2006 | → Valur (loan) | 2 | (4) |
| 2013 | Kilwinning Ladies | 4 | (3) |
| 2013–2015 | Celtic Ladies | 7 | (5) |
| 2015–2016 | Glasgow City | ||
| International career | |||
| Scotland U16 | |||
| Scotland U20 | |||
| 1996–2015 | Scotland | 121 | (116) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
According to the Scottish Football Association, Fleeting has a record of 116 goals (a national record by some distance) and 121 caps for Scotland between her debut in 1996 and retirement in 2015, although those figures appear to include unofficial internationals. Fleeting also captained her country for eight years. According to UEFA, she has a record of 28 goals in 22 games in UEFA competitions for national teams, and 22 goals in 32 games in UEFA club competitions.
She was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2008 Birthday Honours. She has also represented Scotland in the sport of basketball.