Karen Penglase

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Karen Penglase
Personal information
Full name Karen Penglase[1]
Date of birth (1982-08-10) 10 August 1982 (age 41)[1]
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Height 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–2001 Stenhousemuir/Cumbernauld United
2001–2002 Ayr United
2002 Grindavík 10 (4)
2002–2005 Kilmarnock
2005–2008 Hamilton Academical
2006 Keflavík Football Club 12 (3)
2008–2012 Celtic
2013–? Rangers
International career
1999– Scotland 36 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Karen Penglase (born 10 August 1982) is a Scottish former international football defender. She played in the Scottish Women's Premier League for Kilmarnock, Hamilton Academical, Celtic and Rangers. She also played semi-professionally in Iceland with Grindavík and Keflavík. Penglase represented the Scotland women's national football team at full international level.

Club career[edit]

Playing for Stenhousemuir in 1999–00, Penglase scored in a 9–0 Scottish Women's Cup final win over Clyde.[2] In May 2002 Penglase joined Grindavík.[3] After a spell with Kilmarnock, Penglase returned to Iceland in summer 2006, with Keflavík Football Club.[4]

She signed for Celtic from Hamilton Academical in 2008.[5]

After a spell playing and coaching in Australia in 2012, Penglase signed for Rangers for the 2013 Scottish Women's Premier League season under the management of her former Kilmarnock teammate Angie Hind.[6][7][8]

International career[edit]

Penglase was first called up to the senior Scotland squad at the age of seventeen in 1999.[9]

During Scotland's 2001 UEFA Women's Championship qualification campaign, Penglase scored in a fractious 4–1 win over Croatia at Forthbank Stadium in May 2000.[10] She remained a regular pick throughout Scotland's 2003 World Cup qualifying fixtures.[1]

Personal life[edit]

Penglase attended Reid Kerr College, studying for an HND in Sports Coaching and Development.[11] She works as a lifeguard.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Karen Penglase". FIFA. Archived from the original on 12 November 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
  2. ^ Ian Black (8 May 2000). "'Magoo' regrets she was unable to save the day". The Herald. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
  3. ^ "Tvær skoskar í Grindavík" (in Icelandic). MBL.is. 25 May 2002. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
  4. ^ "Karen Penglase" (in Icelandic). KSI.is. Retrieved 16 August 2011.
  5. ^ a b "Karen Penglase". Celtic Football Club. Archived from the original on 5 April 2012. Retrieved 13 June 2011.
  6. ^ "Our Team: Karen Penglase". Brazilian Soccer Schools Melbourne. Retrieved 20 March 2013.
  7. ^ Zee Ko (10 May 2012). "Everything to play for in WPL". The Roar. Retrieved 20 March 2013.
  8. ^ "Thomson: Rejuvenated Rangers are ready". Scottish Women's Football. 7 March 2013. Retrieved 20 March 2013.
  9. ^ Alan Campbell (3 October 1999). "Scots have youth on their side in bid to reach higher levels". The Sunday Herald. Retrieved 16 August 2011.[permanent dead link]
  10. ^ "FOOTBALL: Scots roar in after spit of bother". Daily Record. Glasgow. 15 May 2000. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
  11. ^ Leanne McGrath (1 August 2002). "See your sports career take off". Daily Record. Glasgow. Retrieved 16 August 2011.

External links[edit]

Karen Penglase – FIFA competition record (archived)


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