{{short description|Association football player (born 1998)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2018}} {{Use British English|date=October 2018}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Kirsty Hanson | image = Kirsty Hanson (46110496842) (cropped).jpg | image_size = | caption = Hanson with Manchester United in 2018 | fullname = Kirsty Rae Hanson | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1998|04|17}} | birth_place = [[Halifax, West Yorkshire|Halifax]], England<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gaskell |first1=Simon |title=Leeds Beckett student signs for Doncaster Rovers Belles |url=https://www.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/news/0117-leeds-beckett-student-signs-for-doncaster-rovers-belles/ |publisher=[[Leeds Beckett University]] |access-date=5 June 2019 |date=11 January 2017 |archive-date=5 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190605215914/https://www.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/news/0117-leeds-beckett-student-signs-for-doncaster-rovers-belles/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> | height = {{convert|1.63|m|order=flip}} | position = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]] | currentclub = [[Aston Villa W.F.C.|Aston Villa]] | clubnumber = 20 | youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2015 | youthclubs1 = [[Manchester United W.F.C.|Manchester United]] | youthyears2 = 2015–2016 | youthclubs2 = [[Liverpool F.C. Women|Liverpool]] | years1 = 2016 | clubs1 = [[Sheffield F.C. Ladies|Sheffield F.C.]] | caps1 = 8 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2017–2018 | clubs2 = [[Doncaster Rovers Belles L.F.C.|Doncaster Rovers Belles]] | caps2 = 27 | goals2 = 12 | years3 = 2018–2023 | clubs3 = [[Manchester United W.F.C.|Manchester United]] | caps3 = 65 | goals3 = 19 | years4 = 2022–2023 | clubs4 = → [[Aston Villa W.F.C.|Aston Villa]] (loan) | caps4 = 20 | goals4 = 7 | years5 = 2023– | clubs5 = [[Aston Villa W.F.C.|Aston Villa]] | caps5 = 54 | goals5 = 22 | nationalyears1 = 2015 | nationalteam1 = [[Scotland women's national under-17 football team|Scotland U17]] | nationalcaps1 = 5 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 2015–2017 | nationalteam2 = [[Scotland women's national under-19 football team|Scotland U19]] | nationalcaps2 = 14 | nationalgoals2 = 8 | nationalyears3 = 2019– | nationalteam3 = [[Scotland women's national football team|Scotland]] | nationalcaps3 = 44 | nationalgoals3 = 5 | club-update = 10 March 2025 | nationalteam-update = 2 December 2025 }}
'''Kirsty Rae Hanson''' (born 17 April 1998) is a professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[Forward (association football)|forward]] for English [[Women's Super League]] club [[Aston Villa W.F.C.|Aston Villa]] and the [[Scotland women's national football team|Scotland national team]].
Hanson began her career in the youth ranks of [[Manchester United W.F.C.|Manchester United]] before spending a year with the [[Liverpool F.C. Women|Liverpool]] Development Squad. She made her senior debut with [[Sheffield F.C. Ladies|Sheffield FC]] before joining [[Doncaster Rovers Belles L.F.C.|Doncaster Rovers Belles]] in late 2016. Hanson returned to her former club in July 2018, following the introduction of a senior team at Manchester United.
== Club career == === Early career === Hanson spent her early years in the [[Manchester United W.F.C.|Manchester United]] Centre of Excellence, before joining [[Liverpool F.C. Women|Liverpool]] due to her limited opportunities to progress with her former club.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sheffieldfc.com/profiles/hanson-kirsty|title=Kirsty Hanson|website=sheffieldfc.com|publisher=Sheffield Football Club|access-date=11 October 2018}}{{Dead link|date=June 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
=== Sheffield F.C. === In June 2016, Hanson joined [[FA WSL 2]] club [[Sheffield F.C. Ladies|Sheffield F.C.]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://sheffield.fawsl.com/news/sheffield_delighted_to_announce_second_new_addition.html|title=Sheffield Delighted To Announce Second New Addition|date=29 June 2016|work=Sheffield Football Club Ladies|access-date=11 October 2018|archive-date=11 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181011214421/http://sheffield.fawsl.com/news/sheffield_delighted_to_announce_second_new_addition.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> She made a total of 10 appearances during the [[2016 FA WSL|2016 FA WSL season]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.fawsl.com/playerStats.html|title=League Table and Stats|website=fawsl.com|publisher=Football Association Women's Super League|access-date=11 October 2018|archive-date=2 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190502053313/http://www.fawsl.com/playerStats.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
=== Doncaster Rovers Belles === In December 2016, Hanson became the [[Doncaster Rovers Belles L.F.C.|Doncaster Rovers Belles]]' first signing ahead of the [[2017 FA WSL|2017 FA WSL Spring Series]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vavel.com/en/football/2016/12/21/womens-football/734952-doncaster-rovers-belles-announce-signing-of-scottish-forward-kirsty-hanson.html|title=Doncaster Rovers Belles announce signing of Scottish forward Kirsty Hanson|last=Oliver|first=Tim|date=21 December 2016|work=VAVEL|access-date=11 October 2018}}</ref> She scored three times in nine appearances in her inaugural campaign, and became a key figure in the squad for the Championship Title Winning Side[[2017–18 FA WSL|2017–18 season]].
On 29 October 2017, Hanson scored twice in a 6–0 victory against [[Aston Villa L.F.C.|Aston Villa]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2017/10/29/england/wsl-2/doncaster-rovers-belles-lfc/aston-villa-lfc/2564328/|title=Doncaster Belles 6–0 Aston Villa|date=29 October 2017|website=soccerway.com|publisher=Soccerway|language=en|access-date=11 October 2018}}</ref> She also scored braces in a 4–1 victory against [[Brighton & Hove Albion W.F.C.|Brighton & Hove Albion]] in January 2018, and in a 3–1 win against [[Durham W.F.C.|Durham]] in April.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2018/01/28/england/wsl-2/doncaster-rovers-belles-lfc/brighton--hove-albion/2564348/|title=Doncaster Belles 4–1 Brighton & Hove Albion|date=28 January 2018|website=soccerway.com|publisher=Soccerway|language=en|access-date=11 October 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2018/04/19/england/wsl-2/doncaster-rovers-belles-lfc/durham-women/2564377/|title=Doncaster Belles 3–1 Durham|date=19 April 2018|website=uk.soccerway.com|publisher=Soccerway|language=en|access-date=11 October 2018}}</ref>
=== Manchester United === [[File:BHA Women 0 Man Utd Women 2 WFAC 4th rd 03 02 2019-431 (46072266065).jpg|thumb|right|Playing for Manchester United in February 2019]] On 1 July 2018, Hanson joined the newly-formed [[Manchester United W.F.C.|Manchester United]] to compete in the [[FA Women's Championship]], one of seven players to return to the senior side having played for the club at youth level.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/jul/13/manchester-united-women-squad-unveiled-england-liverpool-casey-stoney|title=Manchester United include England stars in unveiled women's squad|date=13 July 2018|access-date=2 March 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.manutd.com/en/players-and-staff/detail/kirsty-hanson|title=Kirsty Hanson|date=1 July 2018|website=www.manutd.com|publisher=Manchester United Football Club|language=en|access-date=2 March 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.manutd.com/en/news/detail/meet-the-players-in-manchester-united-women-squad-with-photos-and-video|title=United Women's Squad: Player By Player|date=13 July 2018|work=Manchester United Football Club|access-date=10 October 2018}}</ref> She made her debut in a 1–0 [[FA Women's League Cup]] victory against former club [[Liverpool F.C. Women|Liverpool]] on 19 August, and marked her league debut with a brace in a 12–0 win against [[Aston Villa L.F.C.|Aston Villa]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2018/08/19/england/wsl-cup/liverpool-lfc/england-manchester-united-wfc/2874775/|title=Liverpool 0–1 Manchester United|date=19 August 2018|website=soccerway.com|publisher=Soccerway|language=en|access-date=11 October 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2018/09/09/england/wsl-2/aston-villa-lfc/england-manchester-united-wfc/2874599/|title=Aston Villa 0–12 Manchester United|date=9 September 2018|website=uk.soccerway.com|publisher=Soccerway|language=en|access-date=11 October 2018}}</ref> Hanson made her first start of the [[2019–20 Manchester United W.F.C. season|2019–20 season]] against [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Women|Tottenham Hotspur]] in the [[FA Women's Super League]] on 13 October 2019, scoring the first goal as United won 3–0.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Carney |first1=Sam |title=Tottenham Hotspur Women 0 Manchester United Women 3 |url=https://www.manutd.com/en/news/detail/tottenham-hotspur-women-v-man-utd-women-match-report-13-october-2019 |website=ManUtd.com |publisher=Manchester United F.C. |access-date=13 October 2019 |date=13 October 2019}}</ref> She was named FA WSL player of the month for October 2019.<ref name="OctPOTM">{{cite web |title=October Player of the month |url=https://womenscompetitions.thefa.com/en/Article/kirsty-hanson-player-of-month-october-091119 |website=womenscompetitions.thefa.com}}</ref>
Ahead of the [[2020–21 Manchester United W.F.C. season|2020–21 season]], Hanson signed a new one-year contract with an option for a further year.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kirsty Hanson extends MU Women contract |url=https://www.manutd.com/en/news/detail/kirsty-hanson-extends-man-utd-women-contract |website=www.manutd.com |date=19 June 2020}}</ref> On 3 February 2021 Hanson signed a new deal with Manchester United until 2024 with the option to extend it for a further year.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/55920812 |title=Kirsty Hanson: Manchester United and Scotland midfielder extends deal |website=BBC Sport |date=3 February 2021 |access-date=3 February 2021}}</ref>
On 8 September 2022, Hanson joined fellow WSL side [[Aston Villa W.F.C.|Aston Villa]] on loan for the [[2022–23 Aston Villa W.F.C. season|2022–23 season]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Aston Villa sign Man Utd forward Hanson on loan |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/62835345 |website=BBC Sport}}</ref>
=== Aston Villa === On 11 August 2023, Aston Villa signed Hanson permanently on a two-year deal with the option to extend for a further year.<ref>{{cite news |title=Kirsty Hanson departs United Women |url=https://www.manutd.com/en/news/detail/Kirsty-Hanson-departs-Man-Utd-Women-on-permanent-transfer-to-Aston-Villa-August-2023 |website=ManUtd.com |publisher=Manchester United |date=11 August 2023 |accessdate=11 August 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Kirsty Hanson joins Villa Women on permanent deal! |url=https://www.avfc.co.uk/news/2023/august/11/kirsty-hanson-joins-villa-women-on-permanent-deal-/ |website=Aston Villa Football Club |date=11 August 2023}}</ref> In the [[2023–24 FA Women's League Cup]] quarter-final against [[Brighton & Hove Albion W.F.C.|Brighton & Hove Albion]], Hanson scored the equaliser to make it 1–1. Aston Villa advanced on penalties.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Aston Villa beat Brighton in shootout to reach semis |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/68235229 |access-date=8 February 2024 |work=BBC Sport}}</ref> On 18 July 2025, it was announced that Hanson's contract had been extended to June 2027.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Club |first=Aston Villa Football |date=2025-07-18 |title=Hanson signs new contract |url=https://www.avfc.co.uk/news/2025/july/18/hanson-signs-new-contract/ |access-date=2025-07-21 |website=Aston Villa Football Club}}</ref> Her goal in a 2–0 win against [[West Ham United F.C. Women|West Ham]] on 5 October 2025 was named as the WSL Goal of the Month.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=23 October 2025 |title=Hanson wins WSL Goal of the Month award |url=https://www.avfc.co.uk/news/2025/october/23/hanson-wins-wsl-goal-of-the-month-award/ |access-date=4 November 2025 |website=Aston Villa Football Club}}</ref>
== International career == [[File:2025-04-08 Fussball, UEFA Women's Nations League, Deutschland - Schottland STP 2106.jpg|thumb|Hanson lining up for [[Scotland women's national football team|Scotland]], 2025]] Hanson was eligible to represent England, having been born in [[Halifax, West Yorkshire|Halifax]], and Scotland, where her mother was born.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.scottishfa.co.uk/news/swnt-match-preview-albania-v-scotland/?rid=13925 |title=SWNT Match Preview: Albania v Scotland |publisher=Scottish Football Association |date=7 November 2019 |access-date=7 November 2019}}</ref>
She played for Scotland at the [[Scotland women's national under-17 football team|under-17]] and [[Scotland women's national under-19 football team|under-19]] levels, and scored their only goal at the [[2017 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship]]. This came in a 1–1 draw against host nation [[Northern Ireland women's national under-19 football team|Northern Ireland]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Uefa Women's U19 Championship: Northern Ireland 1–1 Scotland |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40906300 |website=BBC |date=11 August 2017}}</ref>
In November 2019, after [[Martha Thomas (soccer)|Martha Thomas]] was forced to withdraw through injury, Hanson received her first senior call-up to the [[Scotland women's national football team|Scotland national team]] for a [[UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifying Group E|UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifier]] away to [[Albania women's national football team|Albania]].<ref>{{cite tweet |number=1190321359890604032 |user=ScotlandNT |date=1 November 2019 |access-date=3 November 2019 |title=#SWNT Squad – Injury Update: IN: Kirsty Hanson OUT: Martha Thomas}}</ref> She made her debut starting in the 5–0 victory over Albania on 8 November and was named player of the match.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kirsty Hanson Albania POTM |url=https://twitter.com/ScotlandNT/status/1192878460026396674|publisher=Scotland national team Twitter| date=8 November 2019}}</ref> Hanson scored her first international goal on 19 February 2021 during a 10–0 [[UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying Group E|UEFA Euro 2022 qualifying]] victory away to [[Cyprus women's national football team|Cyprus]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Cyprus-Scotland |url=https://www.uefa.com/womenseuro/match/2027304/ |website=[[UEFA]]}}</ref>
== Career statistics == === Club === {{updated|10 March 2025}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- ! rowspan="2" |Club ! rowspan="2" |Season ! colspan="3" |League ! colspan="2" |FA Cup<ref group="lower-alpha">Includes the [[FA Women's Cup]]</ref> ! colspan="2" |League Cup<ref group="lower-alpha">Includes the [[FA Women's League Cup|WSL Cup/Women's League Cup]]</ref> ! colspan="2" |Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |[[Sheffield F.C. Ladies|Sheffield F.C.]] |[[2016 FA WSL|2016]] |[[FA WSL 2|WSL 2]] |8||0||0||0||2||0||10||0 |- | rowspan="3" |[[Doncaster Rovers Belles L.F.C.|Doncaster Rovers Belles]] |[[FA WSL Spring Series|2017]] | rowspan="2" |[[FA WSL 2|WSL 2]] |9||3||1|||0||0||0||10||3 |- |[[2017–18 FA WSL|2017–18]] |18||11||0||0||4||1||22||12 |- ! colspan="2" |Total !27!!13!!1!!0!!4!!1!!32!!14 |- |rowspan="5"|[[Manchester United W.F.C.|Manchester United]] |[[2018–19 Manchester United W.F.C. season|2018–19]] |[[FA Women's Championship|Championship]] |17||5||3||0||6||0||26||5 |- |[[2019–20 Manchester United W.F.C. season|2019–20]] |rowspan="3"|[[Women's Super League|WSL]] |11||3||1||0||4||0||16||3 |- |[[2020–21 Manchester United W.F.C. season|2020–21]] |20||5||2||2||3||0||25||7 |- |[[2021–22 Manchester United W.F.C. season|2021–22]] |17||1||1||0||5||0||23||1 |- !colspan="2"|Total !65!!14!!7!!2!!18!!0!!90!!16 |- |[[Aston Villa W.F.C.|Aston Villa]] (loan) |[[2022–23 Aston Villa W.F.C. season|2022–23]] |rowspan="4"|[[Women's Super League|WSL]] |20||7||4||0||4||1||28||8 |- |rowspan="4"|[[Aston Villa W.F.C.|Aston Villa]] |[[2023–24 Aston Villa W.F.C. season|2023–24]] |16||0||1||0||5||1||22||1 |- |[[2024–25 Aston Villa W.F.C. season|2024–25]] |19||3||3||1||2||1||23||5 |- |[[2025–26 Aston Villa W.F.C. season|2025–26]] |19||12||3||1||2||1||20||11 |- !colspan="2"|Total !51!!7!!8!!1!!11!!3!!70!!11 |- ! colspan="3" |Career total !151!!34!!16!!3!!35!!4!!202!!41 |} {{Reflist|group=lower-alpha}}
===International=== :''Statistics accurate as of 2 December 2025''
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" ! colspan=3|[[Scotland women's national football team|Scotland]] |- !Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |2019||1||0 |- |2020||3||0 |- |2021||6||1 |- |2022||3||0 |- |2023||13||1 |- |2024||10||2 |- |2025||8||1 |- !Total||44||5 |}
===International goals=== : ''As of match played 2 December 2025. Scotland score listed first, score column indicates score after each Hanson goal.'' {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |- ! scope="col" |No. ! scope="col" data-sort-type="date" |Date ! scope="col" |Cap ! scope="col" |Venue ! scope="col" |Opponent ! scope="col" class="unsortable" |Score ! scope="col" class="unsortable" |Result ! scope="col" |Competition |- !1 |{{sortdate|2021|02|19|format=dmy}} | align="center" |5 |[[AEK Arena – Georgios Karapatakis|AEK Arena]], [[Larnaca]], Cyprus |{{fbw|CYP}} | align="center" |'''4'''–0 | align="center" |10–0 |[[UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying Group E|UEFA Euro 2022 qualifying]] |- !2 |{{sortdate|2023|09|22|format=dmy}} | align="center" |21 |[[Stadium of Light]], [[Sunderland]], England |{{fbw|ENG}} | align="center" | '''1'''–2 | align="center" | 1–2 |[[2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League A|2023–24 UEFA Nations League A]] |- !3 |{{sortdate|2024|05|31|format=dmy}} | align="center" |29 |[[Hampden Park]], [[Glasgow]], Scotland |{{fbw|ISR}} | align="center" | '''2'''–0 | align="center" | 4–1 |rowspan="2"|[[UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying League B|UEFA Euro 2025 qualifying]] |- !4 |{{sortdate|2024|07|16|format=dmy}} | align="center" |32 |[[Firhill Stadium]], [[Glasgow]], Scotland |{{fbw|SRB}} | align="center" | '''1'''–0 | align="center" | 1–0 |- !5 |{{sortdate|2025|12|02|format=dmy}} | align="center" |44 |[[Estadio Municipal de Chapín]], [[Jerez de la Frontera]], Spain |{{fbw|CHN}} | align="center" | '''2'''–0 | align="center" | 3–2 | [[Exhibition match|Friendly]] |- |}
== Honours == '''Doncaster Rovers Belles''' * [[FA Women's Championship|FA WSL 2]]: [[2017–18 FA WSL#WSL 2|2017–18]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fawsl.com/matchesReport/millwall_lionesses_v_doncaster_rovers_belles_13_may_2018_report.html#ir8HhqizSG4WW7Y9.97 |title=Brilliant Belles celebrate title win with three points |date=13 May 2018 |website=FAWSL.com |access-date=11 May 2019 |archive-date=17 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180817193535/http://www.fawsl.com/matchesReport/millwall_lionesses_v_doncaster_rovers_belles_13_may_2018_report.html#ir8HhqizSG4WW7Y9.97 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
'''Manchester United''' * [[FA Women's Championship]]: [[2018–19 FA Women's Championship|2018–19]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/47998007 |title=Man Utd Women 7–0 Crystal Palace Ladies: Women's Championship title sealed by win |publisher=BBC Sport |date=20 April 2019 |access-date=11 May 2019}}</ref> '''Individual''' * [[FA Women's Super League]] Player of the Month: [[2019–20 FA WSL#Awards|October 2019]]<ref name="OctPOTM"/> '''Aston Villa''' * Aston Villa Players Player of The Year: [[2023–24 Aston Villa W.F.C. season|2023–24]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-15 |title=Daly named Supporters' Player of the Season |url=https://www.avfc.co.uk/news/2024/may/15/daly-named-supporters--player-of-the-season/ |access-date=2026-03-09 |website=Aston Villa Football Club}}</ref>
* [[FA Women's Super League]] Goal of the Month: [[2025–26 Women's Super League#Monthly awards|October 2025]]<ref>{{cite web |date=23 October 2025 |title=Hanson wins WSL Goal of the Month Award |url=https://www.avfc.co.uk/news/2025/october/23/hanson-wins-wsl-goal-of-the-month-award/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251023135416/https://www.avfc.co.uk/news/2025/october/23/hanson-wins-wsl-goal-of-the-month-award/ |archive-date=23 October 2025 |access-date=23 October 2025 |website=Aston Villa F.C.}}</ref>
== References == {{reflist}}
== External links == * [https://www.manutd.com/en/players-and-staff/detail/kirsty-hanson Profile] at the Manchester United F.C. website * {{SFA player|381182}} * {{UEFA player|250081893}} * {{Soccerway|kirsty-hanson/401098}}
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