Claire Emslie

Between 2012 and 2015, Emslie attended Florida Atlantic University and played for the Florida Atlantic Owls. She ended her college career with 29 goals and 10 assists in four seasons. Emslie majored in exercise physiology.

Hibernian, 2011–13

Emslie began her senior career in 2011 with Scottish Women's Premier League team Hibernian, making her debut in a league game against Falkirk on 24 April. In total, Emslie made thirty-five appearances and scored eighteen times in three seasons with Hibernian, winning the Scottish League Cup in her debut year.

Bristol City, 2016–17

On 16 June 2016, Emslie returned to the UK and joined FA WSL 2 side Bristol City. She went on to score ten goals in twelve matches for Bristol, leading her team to promotion into the FA WSL. She signed a new contract with Bristol in February 2017.

Manchester City, 2017–19

On 1 July 2017, following the end of the shortened FA WSL Spring Series, Emslie joined Manchester City. She scored her first goal for the team in an FA WSL Cup group stage win over Oxford United on 2 November 2017. She won a domestic cup double with City during the 2018–19 season, lifting both the League Cup and FA Cup.

Orlando Pride, 2019–20

On 30 May 2019, Emslie agreed to a move to Orlando Pride of the National Women's Soccer League, joining the team after Scotland's involvement at the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup. She was the only one of the Pride's nine players at the World Cup to not progress to the knockout round. She made her debut for the team on 20 July 2019, coming on as a substitute for Rachel Hill in a 1–0 win over Sky Blue FC.

Loan to Melbourne City, 2019–20

Emslie was loaned to Australian club…

Emslie has represented Scotland internationally on the senior national team as well as the under-19 and under-17 national teams. She scored goals in consecutive UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship tournaments in 2012 and 2013 respectively. In June 2013, Emslie made her senior debut against Iceland in an international friendly. After it became clear that she would be based in the United States for a long period, Emslie was not considered for international selection until her studies in Florida concluded and she moved to England. Her second cap came in a friendly against Denmark in January 2017. In August 2017, she was named to the national team when new manager Shelley Kerr called her up for a friendly against Hungary. Emslie subsequently scored her first senior international goal in that friendly in a 3–0 win at the Telki Training Centre in Pest County.

2019 FIFA Women's World Cup

Kerr selected Emslie to represent Scotland at the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in France, the first time the nation had ever qualified for the tournament. Emslie scored Scotland's first-ever World Cup goal on 9 June 2019 in a group stage defeat to England. Scotland's World Cup run ended on 19 June with a dramatic 3–3 draw against Argentina in the group stage. Emslie earned her 50th cap for Scotland during the 2023 Pinatar Cup in Spain during the final match of the tournament against Wales on 21 February 2023. After a year out of the international squad due to pregnancy, Emslie was recalled…

Emslie was born in Edinburgh to parents Neil and Anna before being raised in Penicuik. She counts former Hibernian teammate Caroline Weir and Bristol teammate Chloe Arthur, both of whom also play for Scotland, among her close friends. Emslie married Jonny Marsh in December 2023 and announced she was pregnant in July 2025. Her first child, Jamie, was born in December 2025.