Shannon Lynn

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Shannon Lynn
Lynn playing for Scotland in May 2015
Personal information
Date of birth (1985-10-22) 22 October 1985 (age 38)
Place of birth Brampton, Ontario, Canada
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
FC Rosengård
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2006 IPFW Mastodons
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 Fort Wayne Fever
2009 F.C. Indiana 21 (0)
2009–2014 Hibernian Ladies 10 (0)
2013 Chelsea Ladies 3 (0)
2014–2022 Vittsjö GIK 78 (0)
International career
2010– Scotland 31 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:47, 18 December 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:07, 16 April 2023 (UTC)

Shannon Lynn (born 22 October 1985) is a Canadian-born Scottish female international football goalkeeper who plays in the Swedish Damallsvenskan for FC Rosengård. She has previously played in the North American W-League for Fort Wayne Fever and F.C. Indiana, in the Scottish Women's Premier League for Hibernian and in the FA WSL for Chelsea Ladies. Lynn made her senior Scotland debut against Switzerland in June 2010.

Career[edit]

Lynn's first start for Scotland was a 2–0 win over England at the 2011 Cyprus Cup; the Scots' first win over the Auld Enemy for 34 years.[1] Lynn won the Scottish Players' Player of the Year award for 2011.[2]

Lynn joined Chelsea in an emergency deal in April 2013, after the club's only fit keeper Nicola Davies was posted to Oman with the Royal Air Force.[3] She continued to train with Hibs while flying down for matches for the duration of the short-term contract.[4] With Carly Telford recovered from a broken hand, Lynn was allowed to rejoin Hibernian in July 2013.[5]

Lynn joined Swedish side Vittsjö GIK in April 2014 on a three-month contract.[6]

Personal life[edit]

Lynn has spoken about suffering from depression due to the sudden death of her girlfriend when she was 22 and how football rescued her.[7]

Career statistics[edit]

International appearances[edit]

As of the match played on 11 April 2023[8]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Scotland 2010 1 0
2011 3 0
2012 2 0
2013 5 0
2014
2015 5 0
2016 1 0
2017 8 0
2018 3 0
2019 2 0
2020 1 0
Total 31 0

References[edit]

  1. ^ Alan Campbell (7 March 2011). "Former Mastodon Lynn Plays a Big Role on the Scottish National Team". Sunday Herald. Retrieved 16 August 2011.
  2. ^ "Women's World Cup squad". Archived from the original on 29 August 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Chelsea Recruit Goalkeeper Lynn". FA WSL. The Football Association. 21 April 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  4. ^ "Lynn focused on Iceland clash, in dark over Chelsea". The Scotsman. 1 June 2013. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  5. ^ "Ladies: Transfer and International News". ChelseaFC.com. Chelsea. 5 July 2013. Archived from the original on 7 July 2013. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  6. ^ Payne, Richard (14 April 2014). "Ladies' Magnificent Seven". Hibernian. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
  7. ^ "Lynn facing fears after partner's death". BBC Sport. 31 May 2020.
  8. ^ Shannon Lynn at the Scottish Football Association

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