Josephine Giard

German footballer
Josephine Giard
Personal information
Full name Josephine Giard
Date of birth (1996-03-22) 22 March 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Rostock, Germany[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Hamilton Academical
Number 9
Youth career
–2013 FSV Gütersloh
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2017 FSV Gütersloh 87 (33)
2018–2020 Celtic 7 (15)
2020– Hamilton Academical 22 (8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:00, 01 May 2023 (UTC)

Josephine Giard (born 22 March 1996) is a German footballer who plays as a forward for Scottish Women's Premier League club Hamilton Academical. She previously played for FSV Gütersloh in Germany and in Scotland with Celtic. She plays football while wearing an insulin pump as she was diagnosed with diabetes as a child. She said in an interview on Scottish football show A View From The Terrace that she likes to be open with this to encourage other people dealing with the condition to feel confident in playing.[2]

Club career

FSV Gütersloh

From 2013 to 2017, Giard played for FSV Gütersloh in the 2. Frauen-Bundesliga.[3] On 1 September 2013, she made her senior debut for the club and scored the team's fourth goal in a 4–0 win over Halle in the first round of the DFB-Pokal.[4] On 8 September 2013, she made her league debut in a 1–0 loss to VfL Wolfsburg II.[5] Giard made a total of 98 appearances during her 5 years at Gütersloh, scoring 39 goals.[3]

Celtic

On 23 February 2018, Giard left Gütersloh to join Scottish Women's Premier League (SWPL) club Celtic.[6][7] On 25 February 2018, she made her debut in a 4–0 home victory against St Johnstone in the first round of the SWPL Cup.[8] On 11 March 2018, she made her league debut in a 2–0 win over Forfar Farmington.[9] On 25 March 2018, she scored twice in a 3–0 away victory against Hamilton Academical in the second round of the SWPL Cup.[10] Her first goal for Celtic was also the team's 1,000th goal in all competitions since it was established in 2007.[11]

Hamilton Academical

Giard signed for Hamilton Academical in the second tier of the SWPL in November 2020, after leaving Celtic earlier that month.[12]

Career statistics

Club

As of 18 October 2020.[3]
Club League Season League Cup[a] League Cup[b] Continental Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
FSV Gütersloh 2. Frauen-Bundesliga 2013–14 19 1 2 1 — — 21 2
2014–15 21 6 4 3 — — 25 9
2015–16 17 3 1 0 — — 18 3
2016–17 20 9 2 0 — — 22 9
2017–18 10 14 2 2 — — 12 16
Total 87 33 11 6 0 0 0 0 98 39
Celtic SWPL 1 2018 7 4 0 0 3 3 — 10 7
2019 11 0 0 - 11
Total 7 15 0 0 3 3 0 0 10 15
Career total 94 37 11 6 3 3 0 0 108 48
  1. ^ Includes the DFB-Pokal and the Scottish Women's Cup
  2. ^ Includes the Scottish Women's Premier League Cup

References

  1. ^ "Episode 12, Series 6". A View From The Terrace. 1 March 2023. BBC Scotland.
  2. ^ "Episode 12, Series 6". A View From The Terrace. 1 March 2023. BBC Scotland.
  3. ^ a b c "Josephine Giard - Spielerinnenprofil". DFB Datencenter. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  4. ^ "Hallescher FC - FSV Gütersloh 2009, 0:4, DFB-Pokal der Frauen, 2013/2014, 1. Runde". DFB Datencenter. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  5. ^ "FSV Gütersloh 2009 - VFL Wolfsburg II, 0:1, 2. Frauen-Bundesliga Nord, 2013/2014, 1. Spieltag". DFB Datencenter. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  6. ^ "Celtic Women's team sign German striker, Josephine Giard". Celtic F.C. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  7. ^ "Knowing Celtic Women's signing Josephine Giard". The Celtic Bhoys. 24 February 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  8. ^ "Celtic Women move on in League Cup with win over Saints". Celtic F.C. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  9. ^ "Hoops beat Forfar to maintain unbeaten start to season". Celtic F.C. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  10. ^ "Celtic Women march on in League Cup". Celtic F.C. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  11. ^ "German striker nets Celtic's 1,000th goal". Celtic F.C. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  12. ^ Hamilton Academical W.F.C. [@accieswfc] (November 27, 2020). "Wilkommen Josi" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

External links

  • Josephine Giard at DFB Datencenter
  • Josephine Giard at WorldFootball.net
  • Josephine Giard at Soccerway


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