Emma Kete

Emma Kete
Personal information
Full name Emma Jillian Kete[1]
Date of birth September 1, 1987 (1987-09-01) (age 24)
Place of birth Auckland, New Zealand
Height 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Playing position Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–2010 Lynn-Avon United
2009 Ottawa Fury Women 6 (1)
2011 Three Kings United
2011 Lincoln Ladies 1 (0)
2011 PK-35 Vantaa 6 (3)
2011 Perth Glory 4 (2)
National team
New Zealand U-20
2007– New Zealand 42 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22 June 2011

Emma Jillian Kete (born 1 September 1987), is a member of the Football Ferns, the New Zealand women's association football team.[2]

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Club career

Kete joined Ottawa Fury Women in July 2009, playing alongside fellow Kiwis Amber Hearn, Hayley Moorwood and Ria Percival at the Canadian W-League club.[3]

She signed for FA WSL club Lincoln Ladies in July 2011.[4]

She signed for Naisten liiga club PK-35 Vantaa in September 2011.[5] Following the end of the season in October she moved to Perth Glory in the Australian W-League, but she was released in December following an incident with Lisa-Marie Woods.[6]

International career

She travelled with the Young Ferns Under-20 side to the 2006 Women's U-20 World Cup in Russia, making a late substitute appearance in their opening game against Australia.[7]

Kete made her senior international debut against Australia on 4 February 2007.[8]

She was included in the New Zealand squad for the 2008 Summer Olympic games,[9] starting in each of New Zealand's group games against Japan (2-2), Norway (0-1) and USA (0-4).[10][11][12]

References

  1. ^ "List of Players". FIFA. http://www.fifadata.com/document/FWWC/2011/pdf/FWWC_2011_SquadLists.pdf. Retrieved 2011-06-17. 
  2. ^ "Caps 'n' Goals, New Zealand Women's national representatives". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/FootballFerns/id38.htm. Retrieved 2008-09-22. 
  3. ^ "Ottawa downs Hamilton 2-0". USLSoccer.com. 2009-07-04. http://wleague.uslsoccer.com/home/344587.html. Retrieved 2011-07-16. 
  4. ^ "Lincoln Ladies sign New Zealand striker Emma Kete". BBC Sport. 2011-07-05. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/women/9530581.stm. Retrieved 2011-07-16. 
  5. ^ http://naistenedustus.pk-35.fi/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=568:tapiolassa-lauantaina-seuraava-huippupeli&catid=3:tiedotteet&Itemid=4
  6. ^ "Glory women sack two internationals". ABC News
  7. ^ "Match report - New Zealand va Australia". FIFA. 17 August 2006. http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=108/edition=10292/matches/match=102920001/report.html. 
  8. ^ "A-International Line-ups". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/FootballFerns/id42.htm. Retrieved 2008-11-27. 
  9. ^ "Olympic Football Squads Named". New Zealand Olympic Committee. 2008-07-04. http://www.olympic.org.nz/Article.aspx?Mode=1&ID=6019. Retrieved 2008-07-04. 
  10. ^ "Match Report - Japan vs New Zealand". FIFA. 06 August, 2008. http://www.fifa.com/womensolympic/matches/round=250027/match=300051833/report.html. 
  11. ^ "Match Report - New Zealand vs Norway". FIFA. 09 August, 2008. http://www.fifa.com/womensolympic/matches/round=250027/match=300051830/report.html. 
  12. ^ "Match Report - USA vs New Zealand". FIFA. 12 August 2008. http://www.fifa.com/womensolympic/matches/round=250027/match=300051828/report.html. 

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