Amy Kane (born 10 September 1986) is an English former

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. She played for Everton Ladies and Blackburn Rovers Ladies, as well as representing

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at Under-23 level.

Club career

Kane joined Everton Ladies at the age of 15. She progressed the senior side, scoring the winning goal for them in the shock 2007–08 FA Women's Premier League Cup Final win over

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. When

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signed for Everton, Kane's family took her in and helped her establish herself. Kane joined Blackburn Rovers Ladies in January 2009 in search of more regular first team football. She returned to Everton in summer 2010 for the club's

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campaign. When the

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campaign ended in Everton's

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, Kane decided to retire in order to focus on her career away from football.

International career

Kane has represented

at Under-19, Under-21 and Under-23 levels. In April 2007 she was chosen to join the England senior side's training camp at

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. She has also represented

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at the

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, scoring a

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in four minutes in Great Britain's first group game of the 2009 tournament in

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, a 10–0 win against Estonia.

Personal life

Kane attended

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, on the

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. In December 2015 she married former Everton team-mate

, but they separated a short time later.

Blackburn Rovers statistics

References

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