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Alex Scott⁠

Alex Scott was a defender who won 140 caps for England between 2004 and 2017, the fifth-highest total in Lionesses history. Born in London on 14 October 1984, she made her debut against the Netherlands on 18 September 2004 and scored 12 goals for her country.

Scott was selected for seven major tournaments: Euro 2005 (group stage), the 2007 World Cup (quarter-finals), Euro 2009 (runners-up), the 2011 World Cup (quarter-finals), Euro 2013 (group stage), the 2015 World Cup (third place) and Euro 2017 (semi-finals). She made her last England appearance on 27 July 2017.
Caps140
Goals12

England legacy

No.5 on England's all-time appearances list

Player file

At a glance

  • Born14 October 1984
  • BirthplaceLondon
  • England debut18 September 2004 v Netherlands
  • Appearances140 No.5 all-time

Major tournaments

2005 UEFA Women's Championship2007 FIFA Women's World Cup2009 UEFA Women's Championship2011 FIFA Women's World Cup2013 UEFA Women's Championship2015 FIFA Women's World Cup2017 UEFA Women's Championship

Every England goal

Alex Scott's goals

2005 – 2010

Goals12In our match records
Matches scored in9Of 140 caps
Hat-tricks0Three or more in a match
Opponents8Different nations scored against

Season by season

Goals by year

Alex Scott's England goals by year
YearGoals
20052
20062
20074
20080
20091
20103

Favourite opponents

Most goals against

  1. Hungary 3
  2. Italy 2
  3. Belarus 2
  4. Austria 1
  5. Turkey 1
  6. Russia 1
  7. United States 1
  8. Germany 1
First England goal
v Hungary, 27 October 2005 · FIFA Women's World Cup · Qualifier
Latest
v Austria, 21 August 2010 · FIFA Women's World Cup · Qualifier
Latest matches in which Alex Scott scored for England, newest first
No.DateMatchCompetitionGoals
12 21 Aug 2010 Austria 0–4 EnglandFIFA Women's World Cup · Qualifier FIFA Women's World Cup · Qualifier 40'
10–11 3 Mar 2010 England 3–2 ItalyWomen's International friendly · 2010 Cyprus Cup 5th place Women's International friendly · 2010 Cyprus Cup 5th place 10', 58'
9 26 Nov 2009 Turkey 0–3 EnglandFIFA Women's World Cup · Qualifier FIFA Women's World Cup · Qualifier 77'
7–8 27 Oct 2007 England 4–0 BelarusUEFA Women's Championship · Qualifier UEFA Women's Championship · Qualifier 10', 64'
6 7 Mar 2007 England 6–0 RussiaWomen's International friendly Women's International friendly ×1
5 28 Jan 2007 United States 1–1 EnglandWomen's International friendly · 2007 Four Nations Women's International friendly · 2007 Four Nations 47'
4 23 Oct 2006 Germany 5–1 EnglandWomen's International friendly Women's International friendly ×1
3 11 May 2006 England 2–0 HungaryFIFA Women's World Cup · Qualifier FIFA Women's World Cup · Qualifier 90+1'
1–2 27 Oct 2005 Hungary 0–13 EnglandFIFA Women's World Cup · Qualifier FIFA Women's World Cup · Qualifier 15', 38'

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