RANGERS Football Club are today delighted to confirm that Emma Watson, Jodi McLeary and Kirsty Maclean have all signed professional contracts with the club.
The three youngsters were involved in Gers’ title winning campaign last season, all featuring for the first-team having made the step-up from the Girls’ Academy.
It is another historic milestone for the Women’s and Girls’ programme as the trio become the first Academy players to sign professional deals with the club.
First team assistant coach and Academy Manager, Kevin Murphy said: "First and foremost credit to the three girls to be offered professional contracts, it is a big deal and at a club like Rangers it is what dreams are made of.
"It is a great opportunity for the players to see that progression and hopefully that will inspire players within the younger age groups."
Head coach, Malky Thomson added: "I think the early introduction to the first team for those players has definitely helped them get first-hand experience of playing with older more experienced players and that rubs off on them.
"Kevin is already talking to myself about the next two or three that are good enough to come in and this year they will be added to training but it is fantastic for the girls and it is pleasing that they have decided to stay at Rangers."
Women’s and Girls Football Manager, Amy McDonald commented: "Every player at this club is getting to live a dream that potentially was never fulfilled by loads of women in the country because of the ban that happened and I think even the development from when I was playing is massive.
"It is now about how we develop that and how we develop the kids to be able to achieve that because there are so many more girls playing, it is so much more competitive and it is really creating an environment where we offer them everything but it is on them to be able to take that opportunity."
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