Jill Scott: Ex-Man City and Everton midfielder retires after helping England triumph at Euro 2022
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BREAKING NEWS: England Euro 2022 hero Jill Scott retires at 35 after finally helping bring football home in her TENTH major tournament… following the lead of her long-time team-mate Ellen White
- England’s Jill Scott has announced her retirement from football at the age of 35
- The midfielder played a key part in England’s success at Euro 2022 this summer
- She also featured 165 times in her stint at Man City and clinched the 2016 WSL
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Jill Scott has announced her retirement from football at the age of 35 following England’s Euro 2022 triumph this summer.
The news comes after the Lionesses’ record goalscorer Ellen White, 33, retired on Monday.
Scott, who has been capped 161 times by her country, has played in 10 major tournaments including eight for England and two for Team GB.
England’s Jill Scott has announced her retirement from women’s football at the age of 35
Scott announced her retirement on Twitter on Tuesday, saying: ‘Right, we’re not crying. I promised myself. I’m retiring from football. And I’m leaving with a gold medal swinging from my neck.’
She came off the bench in the Euros final and played a crucial role in extra-time as the Lionesses beat Germany 2-1.
The midfielder was without a club after leaving Manchester City in the summer.
Scott is the only person to play in two European finals for England.
She was part of the Lionesses team that was beaten 6-2 by Germany in 2009, when women’s footballers were still part-time.
The midfielder played a key part in England’s success at Euro 2022 earlier this summer
She came off the bench in the Euros final and played a crucial role in extra-time as the Lionesses beat Germany
In that same year Scott was one of the first England players to be awarded a central contract of £16,000 per year, which permitted up to 24 hours a week of part-time work.
Scott’s 18-year career started with hometown club Sunderland before a move to Everton in 2006.
The midfielder signed her first professional contract with Manchester City in 2013 and won every domestic honour including a WSL title, three Continental League Cups and three FA Cups. During her time at City she had two loan spells with Everton and Aston Villa.