Megan Sneddon
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Megan Sneddon is a Scottish female international football midfielder. She currently plays for Celtic Ladies
Celtic L.F.C.
Celtic is a women's football team that plays in the Scottish Women's Premier League. The team is affiliated with Celtic F.C. in Glasgow and use the club's training facilities and wear the club's colours.-History:...

, having previously played in the Scottish Women's Premier League
Scottish Women's Premier League
The Scottish Women's Premier League was founded in 2002 and is the highest level of women's football in Scotland. The team that finish top of the Premier League qualify for the UEFA Women's Champions League....

 for rivals Glasgow City
Glasgow City L.F.C.
Glasgow City F.C. are a women's football football team based in Glasgow that plays in the Scottish Women's Premier League. They have also competed in the UEFA Women's Cup and UEFA Women's Champions League...

. She spent a short period with FA WSL club Liverpool Ladies
Liverpool L.F.C.
Liverpool Ladies Football Club is a semi–professional women's football club affiliated with Liverpool Football Club and playing in the FA WSL...

 before returning to Scotland with Celtic. Sneddon made her senior Scotland
Scotland women's national football team
The Scotland women's national football team represents Scotland in international women's football. They have yet to qualify for the final stages of the World Cup or European Championships and are currently ranked 23rd in the world and 14th in Europe....

 debut aged 16 and has since amassed over 80 appearances for the national team.

Club career

In February 2011, Sneddon was called into Scotland's Cyprus Cup
Cyprus Cup
The Cypriot Cup or Cyprus Coca Cola Cup is the main cup competition in Cypriot football, run by the Cyprus Football Association. It began in 1934, the same season with the Cypriot Championship. It is the second most important competition for Cypriot club teams. The sponsor of the competition is...

 squad, listed as a Liverpool Ladies player. She had decided to leave Glasgow City after growing dissatisfied with the level of competition in Scotland. Sneddon made her debut for the FA WSL club in a friendly win over Hibernian Ladies
Hibernian L.F.C.
Hibernian Girls & Ladies Football Club is a women's football team that plays in the Scottish Women's Premier League. Hibernian L.F.C. is affiliated with Hibernian F.C. in Edinburgh and use the club's training facilities and wear the club's colours.-History:...

.

However, on the eve of the English season Sneddon signed for Celtic Ladies
Celtic L.F.C.
Celtic is a women's football team that plays in the Scottish Women's Premier League. The team is affiliated with Celtic F.C. in Glasgow and use the club's training facilities and wear the club's colours.-History:...

. She cited personal reasons and the advice of Scotland coach Anna Signeul for the decision.

International career

Sneddon made her senior debut the day before her 17th birthday, in an 8-2 defeat to the United States
United States women's national soccer team
The United States women's national soccer team represents the United States in international soccer competition and is controlled by U.S. Soccer. The U.S. team won the first ever Women's World Cup in 1991, and has since been a superpower in women's soccer. It is currently ranked first in the world...

 in Columbus, Ohio
Columbus, Ohio
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