Kelly Marie McDougall (born 22 January 1984) is an English female international footballer. She plays in midfield for Sunderland Women. She also works at Bothal Primary School, as a PE teacher.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Kelly Marie McDougall[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1984-01-22) 22 January 1984 (age 38) | ||
Place of birth | Whiston, England | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
Rainhill United | |||
Knowsley | |||
1996–1998 | Everton Ladies | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1998–2008 | Everton Ladies | ||
2008–2016 | Sunderland Women | ||
National team‡ | |||
2003–2004 | England | 9 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 09:50, 28 May 2010 (UTC) |
McDougall joined Everton aged 12, and also played youth football for Knowsley and Rainhill United.[2] She continued to play for Everton while attending the National Player Development Centre at Loughborough University[2] and was an unused substitute when the club won the 2008 FA Women's Premier League Cup.[3]
That August McDougall left Everton after 10 years in the team to sign for Sunderland Women in the FA Women's Premier League Northern Division.[4] In her first season at her new club McDougall helped them to promotion and the FA Women's Cup final. Her stoppage-time goal was not enough to win the cup, as Arsenal won 2–1 at Pride Park.[5] In November 2009 McDougall scored the winner as Sunderland beat Arsenal 2–1, only The Gunners' second league defeat in six years.[6]
McDougall scored on her England U16 debut, against Scotland in Dublin.[2] She also played at U18 level[7] then became a regular at U19 level, featuring in the 2002 FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship.
McDougall made her debut for the senior England team in a 1–0 friendly defeat in Italy on 25 February 2003.[8]
McDougall works for Bothal Primary School in Ashington and teaches P.E (info from Bothal student)
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