Emma Kete

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Emma Kete
Emma Kete.jpg
Kete playing for New Zealand in 2011
Personal information
Full name Emma Jillian Kete[1]
Date of birth (1987-09-01) 1 September 1987 (age 34)[2]
Place of birth Auckland, New Zealand
Height 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)[2]
Position(s) Centre forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2009 Three Kings United
2009 Ottawa Fury Women 6 (1)
2010–2011 Three Kings United
2011 Lincoln Ladies 1 (0)
2011 PK-35 Vantaa 6 (3)
2011 Perth Glory 4 (2)
2012 Canberra United 3 (0)
2012–2013 Sydney FC 13 (5)
2013 Bad Neuenahr 9 (0)
2013–2014 Sydney FC 13 (4)
2014 Western New York Flash 3 (0)
2014–2015 Manchester City 4 (0)
2015 Fencibles United
2015–2016 Canberra United 6 (0)
National team‡
New Zealand U-20
2007– New Zealand 50[3] (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 May 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 April 2019

Emma Jillian Kete (born 1 September 1987) is a New Zealand footballer who plays as a Centre forward for Canberra United and the New Zealand women's national football team.[4]

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.[5]

She signed for Naisten liiga club PK-35 Vantaa in September 2011.[6] With PK-35 she won her first trophy by winning the Finnish Women's Cup.

She then played at Canberra United,[7] and won the W-League with them. After the season she transferred to Sydney FC,[8] who then won the W-League as well.

In 2013, she transferred to German side SC 07 Bad Neuenahr.[9]

In early 2014 she then moved on to her first American team, signing with Western New York Flash. She appeared only in three games.[10] She then moved in July 2014 to join newcomers to the FA Women's Super League in England, Manchester City.[11] She re-joined Canberra United in September 2015.[12]

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.[13]

Kete made her senior international debut against Australia on 4 February 2007.[14]

She was included in the New Zealand squad for the 2008 Summer Olympics,[15] starting in each of New Zealand's group games against Japan (2-2), Norway (0-1) and USA (0-4).

She was part of New Zealand's squad at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada.[2]

Personal life[]

Emma is married to England footballer Jodie Taylor.[16]

Honors[]

Club[]

PK-35 Vantaa
Canberra United FC
Sydney FC
Manchester City FC
  • Women's Super League Cup (1): 2014

References[]

  1. ^ "List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
  2. ^ a b c "List of Players - 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  3. ^ "Football Ferns squad revealed for World Cup". The New Zealand Herald. 29 April 2019.
  4. ^ "Caps 'n' Goals, New Zealand Women's national representatives". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 22 September 2008.
  5. ^ "Ottawa downs Hamilton 2-0". USLSoccer.com. 4 July 2009. Archived from the original on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
  6. ^ http://naistenedustus.pk-35.fi/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=568:tapiolassa-lauantaina-seuraava-huippupeli&catid=3:tiedotteet&Itemid=4
  7. ^ "United sign second Kiwi international". footballaustralia.com.au. 1 December 2011. Archived from the original on 19 February 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
  8. ^ "Sydney FC names W-League squad". theworldgame.sbs.com.au. 10 October 2012. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
  9. ^ "Bad Neuenahr signs New Zealand national" (in German). womensoccer.de. 15 February 2013. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
  10. ^ "FLASH WAIVE FORWARD EMMA KETE". nwslsoccer.com. 21 May 2014. Archived from the original on 16 April 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  11. ^ "MCWFC sign Emma Kete". mcfc.co.uk. 18 July 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
  12. ^ "Five New Faces For Defending Champions". canberraunited.com.au. 17 September 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  13. ^ "Match report - New Zealand va Australia". FIFA. 17 August 2006. Archived from the original on 19 November 2007.
  14. ^ "A-International Line-ups". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 27 November 2008.
  15. ^ "Olympic Football Squads Named". New Zealand Olympic Committee. 4 July 2008. Archived from the original on 5 July 2008. Retrieved 4 July 2008.
  16. ^ "Striker Emma Kete back in Football Ferns after long break from the game". Stuff. 28 January 2019.

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