Kerry Montgomery

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Kerry Montgomery
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-03-25) 25 March 1988 (age 35)
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Motherwell
Number 8
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2005–2007 Hibernian
2007–2008 Raith Rovers
2008–2010 Boroughmuir Thistle
2011 Raith Rovers
2012–2015 Spartans 35 (12)
2015 Glasgow City
2016–2017 Celtic
2018– Motherwell
International career
2007 Scotland U19 3 (0)
2008 Scotland U23
2016–2019 Northern Ireland 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:46, 30 August 2019 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:46, 30 August 2019 (UTC)

Kerry Montgomery (born 25 March 1988) is a footballer who plays as a midfielder. Born in Scotland, she has appeared for the Northern Ireland women's national team.

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Career

At club level, Montgomery's teams – all in Scotland – include Spartans (where she was voted the Scottish Women's Premier League Player of the Year for 2014), [1] Glasgow City (where she won the 2015 domestic treble and appeared in the UEFA Women's Champions League), [2] [3] Celtic [4] and Motherwell. [5]

Having played for Scotland at youth levels [6] [7] and been selected for a senior squad in 2014 without being used, [8] she switched her international allegiance and has been capped for the Northern Ireland national team, appearing for the team during the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying cycle. [9]

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References

  1. Award winning duo set for 2015 as Montgomery re-signs for Spartans, Spartans FC Women, 31 December 2014
  2. Glasgow City FC: Football squad sign player of the year Kerry Montgomery ahead of Champions League match, Gordon Parks, Daily Record, 10 March 2015
  3. Where Are They Now?: The Glasgow City 2015 UWCL Quarter Final Squad, Chris Marshall, Leading The Line, 16 April 2020
  4. Kerry Montgomery looking forward to start of league season, Celtic FC, 10 March 2016
  5. Ladies snap up Kerry Montgomery, Motherwell FC, 10 January 2018
  6. Kerry Montgomery, Scottish Football Association
  7. Scotland u23 Nordic Tournament - Sweden - 14/22 July 2008, Spartans FC Women, 1 August 2008
  8. Signeul names five uncapped players in Scotland squad, Evening Times, 25 July 2014
  9. "Women World Cup Qualifiers Europe 2017/2018 » Teams (Northern Ireland)". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 29 August 2019.