Amy Kane
 Kane (centre) playing for Everton in October 2006 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 10 September 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Liverpool, England | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –2009 | Everton Ladies | ||
| 2009–2010 | Blackburn Rovers Ladies | 11 | (0) |
| 2010–2014 | Everton Ladies | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:08, 4 September 2009 (UTC). | |||
Amy Kane (born 10 September 1986)[1] is an English former football midfielder. She played for Everton Ladies and Blackburn Rovers Ladies, as well as representing England at Under-23 level.
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 shock 2007–08 FA Women's Premier League Cup Final win over Arsenal.[3] When homeless Fara Williams signed for Everton, Kane's family took her in and helped her establish herself.[4] Kane joined Blackburn Rovers Ladies in January 2009 in search of more regular first team football.[5]
She returned to Everton in summer 2010 for the club's UEFA Women's Champions League campaign.[6] When the 2014 campaign ended in Everton's relegation, Kane decided to retire in order to focus on her career away from football.[7]
International career
Kane has represented England at Under-19,[8] Under-21[9] and Under-23 levels. In April 2007 she was chosen to join the England senior side's training camp at La Manga.[10]
She has also represented Great Britain at the World University Games,[11] 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.[12]
Personal life
Kane attended Liverpool John Moores University,[11] on the Talented Athlete Scholarship Scheme.[13][14]
She got married on 29 December 2015 with English soccer female player Fara Williams.[15]
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[5] | 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
- ↑ "Amy Kane". Soccerway. Retrieved 2009-09-04.
- ↑ "Blackburn capture Kane". Fair Game. 29 January 2009. Retrieved 2009-09-04.
- ↑ Tony Leighton (28 February 2008). "Everton stun gunners to win cup". BBC. Retrieved 2009-09-04.
- ↑ McRae, Donald (17 November 2014). "Fara Williams: 'I had football. A lot of homeless girls have nothing'". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
- 1 2 "Amy Kane". Blackburn Rovers F.C. Retrieved 28 October 2009.
- ↑ "Everton Ladies 6 – 0 Klaksvik". Everton F.C. Retrieved 4 October 2010.
- ↑ "Duo Depart". Everton L.F.C. 13 December 2014. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
- ↑ "England U19s begin with victory". Fair Game. 26 April 2005. Retrieved 2009-09-04.
- ↑ "England U21s beat Finland". Fair Game. 2006-07-17. Retrieved 2009-09-04.
- ↑ "England training camp squad". Fair Game. 02-04-2007. Retrieved 2009-09-04. Check date values in:
|date=(help) - 1 2 "Great Britain women's football squad announced for World University Games". British Universities & Colleges Sport. 2009-06-18. Retrieved 2009-09-04.
- ↑ "GB hit double figures". Fair Game. 01-07-2009. Retrieved 2009-09-04. Check date values in:
|date=(help) - ↑ "Amy Kane". Liverpool John Moores University. Retrieved 2009-09-04.
- ↑ "FA selects TASS athletes". Talented Athlete Scholarship Scheme. 3 November 2008. Retrieved 28 October 2009.
- ↑ Fara Williams' Instagram : wedding post, "honeymonn"