| Hines in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kayleigh Hines | ||
| Date of birth | 27 February 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Reading, England | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Peterborough United | ||
| Number | 41 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Reading | |||
| Arsenal | |||
| St Albans | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Millburn Magic | 0 | (0) | |
| 2014–2015 | Oxford United | 41 | (7) |
| 2016–2017 | Reading | 18 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Oxford United | 9 | (6) |
| 2019-2022 | Oxford United | 17 | (6) |
| 2022-2024 | Loughborough Lightning | ||
| 2024- | Peterborough United | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:51. 15 October 2022 (UTC) | |||
Kayleigh Hines (born 27 February 1991) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Peterborough United. [1] She previously played for Reading. [2]
Hines began playing football at age 8 and eventually joined a local boys' team where she played until the age of 12. [3] She then joined the Reading F.C.'s Centre of Excellence. [3] As a teenager, Hines played for Arsenal Academy and St Albans. [3] At the age of 18, she travelled to New Jersey in the United States where she played for Women's Premier Soccer League (WPSL) side Millburn Magic. [4] Named to the WPSL's All-East First Team in 2010, [5] Hines also coached the Millburn Magic Under-9 summer select team. [6]
Hines signed with Oxford United in the FAWSL 2 for the league's inaugural season. [7] [8] In June 2014, she scored a goal from 40 yards out against Durham helping Reading win 2–1. [9] [7] Oxford finished the regular season in ninth place with a 3–12–3 record. Hines made 22 appearances for the club and scored two goals during the 2014 season. [10]
Returning for the 2015 season, Hines scored a brace against Reading leading Oxford United to a draw in April. [11] [12] She finished the season with seven goals in 17 appearances. [10] Oxford United finished sixth in the season.
In December 2015, it was announced that Hines had signed a professional contract with Reading F.C. in FA WSL 1. Of her signing, Reading manager Kelly Chambers said, 'I have known of Kayleigh's ability for a long time. It's great to get her signature on the dotted line, she will bring a different dimension to our team that maybe we have been lacking previously." [4]