Michaela McAlonie

Michaela Karen McAlonie (born 13 December 2001) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Hibernian of the Scottish Women's Premier League (SWPL).^[1]

Michaela McAlonie

Personal information
Full name	Michaela Karen McAlonie
Date of birth	(2001-12-13) 13 December 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth	Edinburgh, Scotland
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Hibernian
Number	9
Youth career
	Hutchison Vale
2014–2017	Heart of Midlothian
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017	Heart of Midlothian
2017–2021	Spartans
2021–	Hibernian	70+	(8+)
International career‡
2016–2017	Scotland U17	7	(1)
2017–2020	Scotland U19	21	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 February 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22 February 2025

Club career

Raised in Edinburgh where she attended Craigroyston Community High School,^[2] McAlonie began her career locally with Hutchison Vale and Heart of Midlothian,^[3] making her senior debut in SWPL 2 at the start of the 2017 season, aged 15. She soon moved on to Spartans who offered the opportunity of top-level football at a young age. While developing there, she was named as the league's Player of the Month for April of the 2019 season.^[4]

She signed for Hibernian in July 2021,^[5] missing the first part of the 2021–22 campaign after being injured against her former club Spartans on the opening matchday.^[3] She featured on the losing side against Rangers in the 2022 Scottish Women's Premier League Cup final,^[6] and her performances became increasingly important to the team's progression over the subsequent seasons.^[7] In February 2025 she signed a new contract to keep her at Hibernian until June 2027,^[8] replacing a deal agreed in 2023 which had been close to expiry.^[9] A month later she appeared in a second SWPL Cup final, but Hibs were unable to overcome Rangers who this time won by a 5–0 scoreline.^[10][11] They recovered to successfully hold off the challenges of Glasgow City and Rangers and clinched the title on 18 May with a 1–0 victory at Ibrox Stadium, winning the club's first SWPL championship in 17 years.^[12]

International career

McAlonie featured for Scotland at schoolgirl,^[2] under-17 and under-19 youth levels,^[3][13] including at the 2019 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship where the Scots (the host nation) lost all three group matches, but came within minutes of a draw against eventual champions France.^[14]