
Hibernian FC icon Joelle Murray is the 2025 One Club Woman
Hibernian FC icon Joelle Murray is the 2025 One Club Woman
The Scottish footballer played for the Edinburgh-based team for 20 years and currently remains involved with Hibs' coaching staff.
Hibernian FC legend Joelle Murray (born in Chirnside, Scotland in 1986) is the 2025 One Club Woman.
With this award, Athletic Club aims to pay tribute to her extraordinary and successful career as a defender for Hibs. She played for Edinburgh-based side from 2004 until 2024, two decades in which she won numerous titles and was one of the leading figures in Scottish women's football.
Murray joins an illustrious list of previous winners of the One Club Woman Award: Malin Moström (Umeå I.K., 2019), Pia Wunderlich (1.FFC Frankfurt, 2020), Jennifer Zietz (1. FCC Turbine, 2022), Mati Martínez (Fundación Albacete, 2023) and Maria Gstöttner (USV Neulengbach, 2024).
Born and raised in the small town of Chirnside, located in in south-east Scotland near the border, she first started playing football for a boys' team in her hometown.
At the age of 12, she joined the Hibs' youth academy and climbed up through the ranks until making her first-team debut in 2004. It was the start of a prolific career at Hibs, where she made 507 appearances over 20 years.
A key figure in the professionalisation of women's football at her club, she won the Scottish Women's Premier League twice, the Scottish Cup seven times and the Scottish League Cup five tiesm. She retired at the age of 37 and is still involved with the club, combining roles as the women's first-team's assistant manager and as their academy's junior development manager.
Her prolific career made her an icon of Scottish football. She earned 48 caps for the national team, taking part in Euro 2017 and World Cup 2019 - the Scottish women's team's first two appearances in major international tournaments.
Joelle will receive the award at San Mames before the LaLiga match between Athletic Club and Girona FC on Tuesday, 22 September (19:00 CEST). Jamie Carragher will also receive his 2025 One Club Man at the ceremony.