Meet Eva Ralston, future Sports Director?

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EVA RALSTON is a 21year ­ old law student and football player who tomorrow may be the woman in charge of building a championship roster for your team as its Sports Director.

Eva has lived in Glasgow, Scotland her entire life and the passion for football has always been there, but at one time

It was not until she was 16 that she got involved in football, getting her coaching qualifications and then helping in establishing a recreational team for girls over the age of 16.

Eva didn’t actually start playing football until around the age of 17 when she helped captain her school team, Turnbull High School, to the Scottish School Under 18’s Cup Final.

“I was honoured to Captain my high school team to the Scottish Schools Cup Final. It was an amazing experience and the first time my school has reached that stage in such a huge competition.”

She was then recruited by Stenhousemuir FC

Women in the summer of 2020 and has played for them ever since. She is thinking of returning to the team when she returns home in the summer.

She also was the club Captain of the University’s football team, who play in BUCS 1A, the highest Scottish University League.

“University sport in Scotland is massive and is a key part of one’s university experience, so I was always proud to represent my university in our weekly games across Scotland. I hope to resume this role on my return in September.”

Her journey to Malaga happened because of her studies. She is studying Scots Law with Spanish at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow. So she was required to spend a full academic year studying in Spain.

The idea of 11 months in Spain without consistent training and games was unimaginable to Eva, so she began researching teams in the Malaga and PFC Malaga was brought to her attention and after a brief chat with the coaching staff, she made the decision to sign.

She arrived at PFC Malaga after a few issues getting the signing authorised because of the new immigration rules.

(Thanks Brexit)

“I was happy to just train and be part of the team. Of course, all footballers want to play so, once everything was formalised, I was thrilled to be able to play on a Sunday and do my best to help the team."

But Eva is not simply happy having helped launch a recreational team, Being the captain of her High School, University football teams. She now has her sights set on conquering the business of football, where she wants to combine her law degree with her passion for sports.

Eva said would like to work on the legal side of football. That opportunity could come at the club level as a Sporting Director or maybe as an agent dealing with the contracts and transfers of players.

We look forward to following her career on and of the pitch.