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Joanne Love (born 6 December 1985) is a Scottish female international football midfielder. She currently plays for Glasgow City, having previously played in the English FA Women's Premier League for Doncaster Rovers Belles. By the age of 23, Love had amassed over 75 caps for Scotland. Two years later she became the fourth player to make a century of appearances, behind Pauline Hamill, Julie Fleeting and Gemma Fay.
Club career
In 2006 Love played in the American W-League for Cocoa Expos.
After three years at Celtic, Love signed for rivals Glasgow City in February 2011.
International career
In March 2000, Love was called up to the Scotland under-18 team at the age of 14. She made her senior debut for Scotland in the 2002 Algarve Cup during a 3–0 defeat to Canada and scored her first international goal against France in a February 2004 friendly match.
Love reached 100 caps in March 2011, in a 1–0 loss to Canada, during the 2011 Cyprus Cup. She was awarded her 150th cap in a friendly match against Wales in August 2014.
International goals
- Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first. Goal against France in Feb 2004 not included in SFA profile.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Competition | Scored |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 February 2004 | Stade Louis Michel, Sète |  France | 1–1 | Friendly | 1 |
| 2 | 6 May 2006 | Richmond Park, Dublin |  Republic of Ireland | 2–0 | 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup qual. | 1 |
| 3 | 10 March 2008 | Alpha Sports Centre, Larnaca |  Canada | 2–0 | Friendly | 1 |
| 4 | 13 February 2011 | Bridge Meadow Stadium, Haverfordwest |  Wales | 4–2 | Friendly | 1 |
| 5 | 16 June 2012 | Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh |  Israel | 8–0 | 2013 UEFA Women's Championship qual. | 1 |
| 6 | 15 July 2012 | Chris Anderson Stadium, Aberdeen |  Cameroon | 2–0 | Friendly | 1 |
| 7 | 15 September 2012 | Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli | Wales | 2–1 | 2013 UEFA Women's Championship qual. | 1 |
| 8 | 31 October 2013 | Dyskobolia Stadium, Grodzisk Wielkopolski |  Poland | 4–0 | 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qual. | 1 |
| 10 | 23 October 2015 | Fir Park, Motherwell |  Belarus | 7–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying | 2 |
| 13 | 29 November 2015 | St Mirren Park, Paisley |  North Macedonia | 10–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying | 3 |
| 14 | 7 June 2016 | FC Minsk Stadium, Minsk | Belarus | 1–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying | 1 |
