Kirsty Howat
Scottish association football player (born 1997)
Kirsty Elizabeth Howat (born 19 May 1997) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a forward for Crystal Palace in the Women's Super League 2, and for the Scotland national team.
Career
Howat started her career with youth teams Lochar Thistle, Dumfries and Rangers before debuting with the latter in the Scottish Women's Premier League in 2014. The following year she joined Celtic where she spent two seasons. On 18 January 2018 she moved to rivals and reigning champions Glasgow City, winning her first SWPL title and also making her debut in the UEFA Women's Champions League. She left the club with two league titles and one Scottish Women's Cup medal.
In December 2020, Howat returned to Rangers on a pre-contract arrangement agreed six months earlier; her teammate Sam Kerr made the same switch, soon followed by Rachel McLauchlan while Nicola Docherty had made the move across the city some months previously. In her first full season back with the Gers, 2021–22, Howat was part of the squad that won the SWPL for the first time in club history; in the second season they won the Scottish Women's Premier League Cup for the first time (she was among the scorers in the final), and in the third season they retained the SWPL Cup and won their first Scottish Cup. They retained both trophies in 2024–25 (Howat scoring in both finals) and also narrowly missed out on the league title in all three seasons.
In September 2025, Howat signed for Crystal Palace F.C. (Women) on a 2 year deal.
International career
Howat was called up to the Scotland national under-16 team for a friendly tournament in Portugal, where she made appearances in games against Portugal, Netherlands and Austria, scoring her first goal in the match against Austria.
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