Jamie-Lee Napier

Jamie-Lee Napier
Napier (left) in a match for London City Lionesses, 2023
Personal information
Full name Jamie-Lee Napier
Date of birth (2000-04-06) 6 April 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland[1]
Height 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)[1]
Position(s) Full-back / Winger
Team information
Current team
 Bristol City
Number 11
Youth career
Celtic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Celtic
2018–2019 Hibernian
2019–2021 Chelsea 2 (0)
2020–2021 → Birmingham City (loan) 19 (1)
2021–2023 London City Lionesses 43 (7)
2023– Bristol City 29 (0)
International career‡
2015–2017 Scotland U17 6 (0)
2017–2019 Scotland U19 19 (2)
2023– Scotland 15 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 December 2024

Jamie-Lee Napier (born 6 April 2000) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a full-back or winger for Women's Championship club Bristol City where she is currently club captain as well as playing for the Scotland national team.

Club career

Napier started her career with Celtic (although she supported Rangers growing up)[2] before moving to Hibernian in January 2018.[3] She scored 22 goals in 33 games for Hibs in 2019 and was named the Scottish Women's Premier League's player of the year, prompting Chelsea to sign her in December of the same year.[4] In January 2020, she was named by UEFA as one of the 10 most promising young players in Europe.[5] She credited Millie Bright and fellow Scot Erin Cuthbert in assisting her to adapt to new surroundings in the early weeks of her time in England, but the season was then curtailed due to the Covid-19 pandemic,[6] and when play resumed (with Chelsea having been awarded the 2019–20 Women's Super League title based on points-per-game), she played no part in the club retaining the WSL title in 2020–21 having been loaned to Birmingham City, where she featured in all but three matches in their successful battle to avoid relegation.[2]

Napier signed for second-tier London City Lionesses ahead of the 2021–22 season,[7][2] and scored the winner in her second game in the South London derby against Crystal Palace.[citation needed] In July 2023, she departed the club.[8]

The following month, Napier signed a two-year contract with Bristol City Women ahead of the 2023–24 season.[9]

International career

Napier received her first call-up to the Scotland women's national football team in August 2019.[4] She was named again in the squad for the 2023 Pinatar Cup,[10] and made her full international debut there in a match against the Philippines.[11]

Career Statistics

As of 16 December 2024[12]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Celtic 2017 SWPL – –
Hibernian 2018 SWPL – –
2019 SWPL 5 3 33 22
Total 5 3 33+ 22+
Chelsea 2019–20 Women's Super League 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
2020–21 Women's Super League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
Birmingham City 2020–21 Women's Super League 19 1 2 0 2 0 – – 23 1
London City Lionesses 2021–22 Women's Championship 21 2 2 0 3 0 – – 26 2
2022–23 Championship 22 5 2 0 3 0 – – 27 5
Total 43 7 4 0 6 0 0 0 53 7
Bristol City 2023–24 Women's Super League 19 0 1 0 2 0 – – 22 0
2024–25 Championship 10 0 0 0 3 0 – – 13 0
Total 29 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 35 0
Career Total 93+ 8+ 7+ 0+ 14+ 0+ 5 3 119+ 11+

International appearances

Scotland statistics accurate as of match played 3 December 2024.[11]
Year Scotland
Apps Goals
2023 7 0
2024 8 0
Total 15 0

Honours

Celtic

Hibernian

References

  1. ^ a b "27 Jamie-Lee Napier". Chelsea F.C. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  2. ^ a b c ‘I’m slowly starting to get back to the player that I used to be’ – Jamie-Lee Napier’s London calling, take two, Chris Brookes, She Kicks, 10 February 2022
  3. ^ "Jamie-Lee Napier departs Hibernian Ladies". Hibernian FC. 12 December 2019. Archived from the original on 12 January 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Scotland international Jamie-Lee Napier joins Chelsea FC Women". Chelsea FC. 13 December 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Ten for the future: UEFA.com's women players to watch for 2020". UEFA. 2 January 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  6. ^ Jamie-Lee Napier: Scotland Under-19 midfielder loving life at Chelsea, Jane Lewis, BBC Sport, 8 June 2020
  7. ^ "London City Lionesses sign Chelsea FC Women's Jamie-Lee Napier". London City Lionesses. 19 July 2021.
  8. ^ Pentland, Daniel (31 July 2023). "London City Lionesses forward Napier announces departure". FAWSL Full-Time.
  9. ^ "Napier signs for City". Bristol City. 14 August 2023.
  10. ^ "London City Lionesses' Jamie-Lee Napier named in Scotland squad for Pinatar Cup". BBC Sport. 1 February 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  11. ^ a b Jamie-Lee Napier at the Scottish Football Association
  12. ^ Jamie-Lee Napier at Soccerway