Kate Longhurst
.jpg) Longhurst in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2 May 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Witham, England[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | West Ham United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–09 | Colchester United | 32 | (18) |
| 2009–10 | Watford | 17 | (3) |
| 2010–11 | Millwall Lionesses | 16 | (12) |
| 2011–13 | Chelsea | 21 | (4) |
| 2013–2018 | Liverpool | 68 | (3) |
| 2018– | West Ham United | 3 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:14, 9 October 2018 (UTC) | |||
Kate Longhurst (born 2 May 1989) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for West Ham United in the FA WSL.
Club career
Longhurst began her career with Colchester United.[2] In the 2007–08 season, she scored 15 goals in 21 appearances. The following season, she scored 3 goals in 11 appearances.[3] In 2009, she joined top-flight side Watford[1] and finished the 2009–10 season with 3 goals in 17 matches.[3] At the end of the season, she signed with Millwall Lionesses.
In 2011, Longhurst joined Chelsea. She scored the Blues' second goal in the 101st minute in the 2012 FA Women's Cup Final.[4]
Longhurst signed with Liverpool in 2013, helping the side to back-to-back FA WSL titles in 2013 and 2014. On 22 May 2018, she left Liverpool following the expiration of her contract.[5]
On 9 August 2018, Longhurst joined West Ham United.[1] On 23 September, Longhurst scored West Ham's first ever FA WSL goal, in a 4-3 defeat to Arsenal.[6]
International career
Longhurst represented England at various youth levels.[2] In 2006, she partnered Ellen White in the Nationwide Under-17 Tournament final as she netted for England in a 2–0 win over Scotland.[7]
Honours
Club
- Liverpool
References
- ^ a b c "WSL-winning midfielder Kate Longhurst joins West Ham". West Ham United F.C. 9 August 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
- ^ a b "Reds no.7 Kate Longhurst on her love for the city of Liverpool". Liverpool F.C. Women. 4 March 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
- ^ a b "Kate Longhurst stats". The Football Association. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
- ^ Leighton, Tony (26 May 2012). "Birmingham City win women's FA Cup as Chelsea suffer shootout misery". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
- ^ "Kate Longhurst to leave Liverpool Ladies". Liverpool F.C. 22 May 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
- ^ "Battling Hammers narrowly beaten at Arsenal - West Ham United". www.whufc.com. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
- ^ "Katie and Kate savour England success". Women's Soccer Scene. 17 April 2006. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
External links
- Kate Longhurst – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Kate Longhurst at West Ham United
- Kate Longhurst at Liverpool
- Kate Longhurst on Twitter
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