Kelly Marie McDougall (born 22 January 1984) is an

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former international

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. She played in midfield for Everton Ladies and Sunderland Women. She also works at Bothal Primary School, as a PE teacher.

Club career

McDougall joined Everton aged 12, and also played youth football for Knowsley and Rainhill United. She continued to play for Everton while attending the National Player Development Centre at

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and was an unused substitute when the club won the 2008

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. That August McDougall left Everton after 10 years in the team to sign for Sunderland Women in the

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. In her first season at her new club McDougall helped them to promotion and the

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final. Her stoppage-time goal was not enough to win the cup, as

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won 2–1 at

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. In November 2009 McDougall scored the winner as Sunderland beat Arsenal 2–1, only The Gunners' second league defeat in six years.

International career

McDougall scored on her

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U16 debut, against

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. She also played at U18 level then became a regular at U19 level, featuring in the

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. McDougall made her debut for the senior

team in a 1–0 friendly defeat in

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on 25 February 2003. McDougall works for Bothal Primary School in Ashington and teaches P.E (info from Bothal student)

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at Sunderland WFC English women's footballers Sunderland A.F.C. Ladies players Everton F.C. (women) players England women's international footballers FA Women's National League players Women's Super League players 1984 births Living people Women's association football midfielders {{England-footy-midfielder-1980s-stub