Name Amy Kane Playing position Role Football player | Years Team Position Midfielder 0000–2009 Everton Ladies | |
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Date of birth (1986-09-10) 10 September 1986 (age 29) Education | ||
Goal of the month July 2011 | Wonderstrike by Everton's Amy Kane
Amy Kane (born 10 September 1986) is an English former football midfielder. She played for Everton Ladies and Blackburn Rovers Ladies, as well as representing England at Under-23 level.
Contents
- Goal of the month July 2011 Wonderstrike by Evertons Amy Kane
- Club career
- International career
- Personal life
- References
Club career
Kane joined Everton Ladies at the age of 15. 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. When homeless Fara Williams signed for Everton, Kane's family took her in and helped her establish herself. Kane joined Blackburn Rovers Ladies in January 2009 in search of more regular first team football.
She returned to Everton in summer 2010 for the club's UEFA Women's Champions League campaign. When the 2014 campaign ended in Everton's relegation, Kane decided to retire in order to focus on her career away from football.
International career
Kane has represented England at Under-19, Under-21 and Under-23 levels. In April 2007 she was chosen to join the England senior side's training camp at La Manga Club.
She has also represented Great Britain at the World University Games, 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.
Personal life
Kane attended Liverpool John Moores University, on the Talented Athlete Scholarship Scheme.
She married former team-mate and England International Fara Williams on 29 December 2015