Erin Husband
Erin Husband (born 20 March 2008) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a defender for Scottish Women's Premier League club Heart of Midlothian. She joined the Hearts academy from Raith Rovers in 2019 and made her senior debut in January 2024. Husband won the SWPL Player of the Month award for October 2024 and was selected for the PFA Scotland SWPL Team of the Year in both 2024–25 and 2025–26. She was part of the Hearts team that won the club's first SWPL championship in 2025–26. Husband has represented Scotland at under-17 and under-19 level.
Club career
Husband and her twin sister, Jessica, joined the Heart of Midlothian academy from Raith Rovers in 2019. Both were members of a Hearts under-16 side that won a domestic treble. Erin made her senior debut on 7 January 2024 in a 9–0 Scottish Women's Cup victory over Edinburgh Caledonia. The sisters signed their first professional contracts in April 2024, initially committing to Hearts until the summer of 2027. Husband later featured as Hearts reached their first Women's Scottish Cup final, losing 2–0 to Rangers at Hampden Park in May.
During her first full senior season, Husband was named SWPL Player of the Month for October 2024. She played in each of Hearts' three league victories during the month, including a 1–0 win over reigning champions Celtic. In April 2025, she was selected for the player-voted PFA Scotland SWPL Team of the Year after contributing seven assists from defence. She was also one of four nominees for the PFA Scotland SWPL Young Player of the Year award. At Hearts' end-of-season awards, Husband was named the women's Players' Player of the Year.
Husband had made 20 appearances during the 2024–25 season before sustaining an injury in mid-March. In May 2025, she and Jessica signed new contracts with Hearts running until the summer of 2028.
She was selected for the PFA Scotland SWPL Team of the Year for a second successive season in 2025–26. Hearts went on to win the SWPL championship for the first time on 24 May 2026, finishing two points ahead of Rangers.
The championship qualified Hearts for European competition for the first time. Husband started the club's European debut on 5 August 2026, a 2–1 victory over Lithuanian side FC Gintra in the second qualifying round of the UEFA Women's Champions League.
International career
Husband was selected for the Scotland under-17 team in 2023. She captained the side in a 1–0 victory over Denmark during qualification for the UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship on 13 March 2024.
By October 2024, Husband had progressed to the under-19 team, being selected for the Slovenia Nations Cup. On 3 March 2026, she captained Scotland under-19s in a 2–1 friendly victory over Belgium in Tubize.
Honours
Heart of Midlothian
- Scottish Women's Premier League: 2025–26
Individual
- SWPL Player of the Month: October 2024
- PFA Scotland SWPL Team of the Year: 2024–25, 2025–26
- Heart of Midlothian Women's Players' Player of the Year: 2024–25
External links
- Erin Husband at Heart of Midlothian F.C.
- Erin Husband at UEFA