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Julie Fleeting MBE (born 18 December 1980), whose married name is Julie Stewart, is a Scottish international footballer who plays as a striker for Scottish Women's Premier League club Glasgow City F.C. Previously, Fleeting spent nine years at English club Arsenal L.F.C. and was the first Scot to play as a full–time professional in the WUSA playing for San Diego Spirit.〔 According to the Scottish Football Association, Fleeting has a record of 116 goals and 121 caps for Scotland since making her debut in 1996.〔 Fleeting also captained her country for eight years.〔(Julie Fleeting believes Scotland's women are hitting their peak ) BBC Sport. 19-10-2014. Retrieved 02-11-2014.〕 She was awarded an MBE in the June 2008 Queen's Birthday Honours list.〔 She has also represented Scotland in the sport of basketball. According to the UEFA, Fleeting has a record of 28 goals in 22 games in UEFA competitions for national teams,〔(Julie Fleeting - UEFA ) UEFA. Retrieved 27-02-2015.〕 and 22 goals in 32 games in UEFA club competitions.〔 Fleeting won the Scottish Women's League title with Ayr and seventeen major trophies with Arsenal. == Personal life == While still at school, Fleeting also played basketball and field hockey as well as football. Fleeting played for Cunninghame Basketball Club and represented her country in the sport too. Fleeting also played for Eglinton Ladies Hockey Club and had a trial for the national side in field hockey as well.〔(St Michael's Academy Sports Stars ) IrvineAyrshire.org. Retrieved 30-04-2014.〕 Fleeting's father is ex-professional player and current Scottish Football Association Director of Football Development Jim Fleeting. Former Kilmarnock owner Bobby Fleeting is her uncle. She also has a brother named Barry who played football at Junior level. A teacher by trade, she has taught Physical Education in St Matthew's Academy in Saltcoats, North Ayrshire; Charleston Academy, Inverness and—since 2008—Auchenharvie Academy in Stevenston, North Ayrshire. Fleeting married goalkeeper Colin Stewart in June 2005. They became a couple when Fleeting was playing for Ayr United and Stewart was coming through the youth ranks at Kilmarnock, having met through Jim Fleeting's friendship with Colin's father Jim Stewart. The wedding at St Mary's Church in Irvine was attended by Scottish football notables including Tommy Burns, Jim Leighton and Ian Durrant. Fleeting, known to team mates as Fleets, retained her maiden name for football purposes. In 2007 Fleeting was named as Scotland's Sports Personality of the Year. She was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2008 Birthday Honours, collecting the medal in November of that year in a Buckingham Palace ceremony hosted by Prince Charles. On 23 December 2008, Fleeting announced she was pregnant with her first child and ruled herself out of participation in the remainder of the football season. She gave birth to a daughter, Ella, on 27 July 2009. In February 2012 it was reported that Fleeting and husband Colin were expecting their second child. Sophia Jane, a girl weighing 7Ibs 3ozs arrived at 11:03pm on 28 April 2012. In June 2009, Fleeting was inducted into the University of Edinburgh's Sports Hall of Fame alongside Graeme Randall, Gregor Townsend and Chris Hoy.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Julie Fleeting )〕 In 2011, Fleeting became an ambassador of Street Soccer for women's football in 2011.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.streetsoccerscotland.org/our-supporters/2012/09/julie-fleeting/ )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Julie Fleeting」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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