Amy Kane

Amy Kane

Kane (centre) playing for Everton in October 2006
Personal information
Date of birth 10 September 1986 (1986-09-10) (age 25)
Place of birth Liverpool, England
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Everton Ladies
Number 18
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
0000–2009 Everton Ladies
2009–2010 Blackburn Rovers Ladies 11 (0)
2010– Everton Ladies
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:08, 4 September 2009 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).

Amy Kane (born 10 September 1986)[1] is an English female football midfielder. She currently plays for Everton Ladies and has represented England at Under-23 level.

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Club career

Kane joined Everton Ladies at the age of 15.[2] She progressed the senior side, scoring the winning goal for them in the 2008 League Cup Final,[3] before joining Blackburn Rovers Ladies in January 2009 in search of more regular first team football.[4]

She returned to Everton in summer 2010 for the club's UEFA Women's Champions League campaign.[5]

International career

Kane has represented England at Under-19,[6] Under-21[7] and Under-23 levels. In April 2007 she was chosen to join the England senior side's training camp at La Manga.[8]

She has also represented Great Britain at the World University Games,[9] scoring a hat-trick in four minutes in Great Britain's first group game of the 2009 tournament in Belgrade, a 10-0 win against Estonia.[10]

Personal life

Kane attended Liverpool John Moores University,[9] on the Talented Athlete Scholaship Scheme.[11][12]

Blackburn Rovers statistics

Club Season League WFA Cup Premier League Cup County Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Blackburn Rovers Ladies[4] 2008-09 8 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
2009-10 6 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 9 1
Club Total 14 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 19 1

References

  1. ^ "Amy Kane". Soccerway. http://women.soccerway.com/players/amy-kane/24741/. Retrieved 04-09-2009. 
  2. ^ "Blackburn capture Kane". Fair Game. 2009-01-29. http://www.fgmag.com/news/index.php?newsmode=FULL&nid=5892. Retrieved 04-09-2009. 
  3. ^ Tony Leighton (2008-02-28). "Everton stun gunners to win cup". BBC. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/women/7265323.stm. Retrieved 04-09-2009. 
  4. ^ a b "Amy Kane". Blackburn Rovers F.C.. http://www.rovers.co.uk/page/LadiesProfiles/0,,10303~1751858,00.html. Retrieved 2009-10-28. 
  5. ^ "Everton Ladies 6 - 0 Klaksvik". Everton F.C.. http://www.evertonfc.com/match/report/0910/everton-ladies-6-0-klaksvik. Retrieved 2010-10-04. 
  6. ^ "England U19s begin with victory". Fair Game. 2005-04-26. http://www.fgmag.com/news/index.php?newsmode=FULL&nid=1503. Retrieved 04-09-2009. 
  7. ^ "England U21s beat Finland". Fair Game. 17-07-2006. http://www.fgmag.com/news/index.php?newsmode=FULL&nid=2741. Retrieved 04-09-2009. 
  8. ^ "England training camp squad". Fair Game. 02-04-2007. http://www.fgmag.com/news/index.php?newsmode=FULL&nid=3577. Retrieved 04-09-2009. 
  9. ^ a b "Great Britain women’s football squad announced for World University Games". British Universities & Colleges Sport. 18-06-2009. http://www.bucs.org.uk/news.asp?section=000100010002&itemid=3648. Retrieved 04-09-2009. 
  10. ^ "GB hit double figures". Fair Game. 01-07-2009. http://www.fgmag.com/news/index.php?newsmode=FULL&nid=6575. Retrieved 04-09-2009. 
  11. ^ "Amy Kane". Liverpool John Moores University. http://www.ljmu.ac.uk/sportscholarships/92096.htm. Retrieved 04-09-2009. 
  12. ^ "FA selects TASS athletes". Talented Athlete Scholarship Scheme. 2008-11-03. http://www.tass.gov.uk/newsitem.asp?id=3&nid=193. Retrieved 2009-10-28. 
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