Emma Kete

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Emma Kete
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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 37) [2]
Place of birth Auckland, New Zealand
Height 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) [2]
Position(s) Centre forward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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)
International career‡
New Zealand U-20
2007– New Zealand 50 [3] (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, 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 most recently played as a centre forward for Canberra United and the New Zealand national team. [4]

Contents

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. [10] She appeared only in three games. [11] She then moved in July 2014 to join newcomers to the FA Women's Super League in England, Manchester City. [12] She re-joined Canberra United in September 2015. [13]

International career

Kete travelled with the New Zealand U20 national team side to the 2006 Women's U-20 World Cup in Russia, making a late substitute appearance in their opening game against Australia. [14]

Kete made her debut with the senior national team against Australia on 4 February 2007. [15]

She was included in the New Zealand squad for the 2008 Summer Olympics, [16] starting in each of New Zealand's group games against Japan (2–2), Norway (1–0 loss) and USA (4–0 loss).

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

Personal life

Emma was married to England footballer Jodie Taylor. [17]

Honors

PK-35 Vantaa

Canberra United FC

Sydney FC

Manchester City

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 "List of Players - 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association . Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 April 2016. 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 [ dead link ]
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  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. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
  10. ↑ "Western New York Flash announces roster for 2014 NWSL season". Womens Soccer United. 8 April 2014. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  11. ↑ "FLASH WAIVE FORWARD EMMA KETE". nwslsoccer.com. 21 May 2014. Archived from the original on 16 April 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  12. ↑ "MCWFC sign Emma Kete". mcfc.co.uk. 18 July 2014. Archived from the original on 25 July 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
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  17. ↑ "Striker Emma Kete back in Football Ferns after long break from the game". Stuff. 28 January 2019.


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