 Kete playing forNew Zealand in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Emma Jillian Kete[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1987-09-01)1 September 1987 (age 38)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Auckland, New Zealand | ||
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Centre forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (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 as of 2 May 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 29 April 2019 | |||
Emma Jillian Kete (born 1 September 1987) is a New Zealandfootballer who most recently played as acentre forward forCanberra United and theNew Zealand national team.[4]
Kete joinedOttawa Fury Women in July 2009, playing alongside fellow KiwisAmber Hearn,Hayley Moorwood andRia Percival at the CanadianW-League club.[5]
She signed forNaisten liiga clubPK-35 Vantaa in September 2011.[6] With PK-35 she won her first trophy by winning theFinnish Women's Cup.
She then played at Canberra United,[7] and won the W-League with them. After the season she transferred toSydney FC,[8] who then won the W-League as well.
In 2013, she transferred to German sideSC 07 Bad Neuenahr.[9]
In early 2014 she then moved on to her first American team, signing withWestern New York Flash.[10] She appeared only in three games.[11] She then moved in July 2014 to join newcomers to theFA Women's Super League in England,Manchester City.[12] She re-joinedCanberra United in September 2015.[13]
Kete travelled with theNew Zealand U20 national team side to the2006 Women's U-20 World Cup in Russia, making a late substitute appearance in their opening game againstAustralia.[14]
Kete made her debut with thesenior national team againstAustralia on 4 February 2007.[15]
She was included in the New Zealand squad for the2008 Summer Olympics,[16] starting in each of New Zealand's group games againstJapan (2–2),Norway (1–0 loss) andUSA (4–0 loss).
She was part of New Zealand's squad at the2015 FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada.[2]
Emma was married to England footballerJodie Taylor.[17]
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Canberra United FC
Sydney FC
Manchester City
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