Kim Little
Little playing for Scotland in September 2014
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Kim Alison Little | ||
| Date of birth | 29 June 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Mintlaw, Scotland | ||
| Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Arsenal Ladies | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2004 | Buchan Girls FC | ||
| 2005–2006 | Hibs Girls FC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2008 | Hibernian Ladies | 48 | (88) |
| 2008–2013 | Arsenal Ladies | 93 | (81) |
| 2014–2016 | Seattle Reign FC | 47 | (27) |
| 2015–2016 | → Melbourne City (loan) | 12 | (9) |
| 2017– | Arsenal Ladies | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007– | Scotland | 117 | (46) |
| 2012– | Great Britain | 5 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 November 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 26 November 2016 |
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Kim Alison Little (born 29 June 1990) is a Scottish footballer who is a leading scorer on the Scotland women's national football team. She currently plays for Arsenal Ladies in the FA WSL. She previously played for NWSL club Seattle Reign FC and Melbourne City in the Australian W-League. During her first spell at Arsenal from 2008–2013, the team won four league titles, three WSL Continental Cups, three FA Cups and one Premier League Cup. Prior to her six years with Arsenal, Little played for Hibernian L.F.C. in the Scottish Women's Premier League (SWPL). During her 18 months with the club, they won the SWPL championship title, Scottish Cup, and the Premier League Cup.
Little has represented Scotland at the senior international level since age 16. She was one of two Scots selected for the Great Britain squad that reached the quarterfinals of the 2012 London Olympics. In 2010, she was named the FA's Women's Player of the Year. In 2013, she became the first recipient of the PFA Women's Players' Player of the Year award. In 2016, she was named BBC Women's Footballer of the Year after being nominated for the second consecutive year. She is the all-time leading scorer in the National Women's Soccer League.
Born in Aberdeen, Scotland and raised in Mintlaw, Aberdeenshire, Little began playing football at a young age with her father and brother. She played football for her primary school and local boys teams as a youth. From age 10 to 14, she played at the youth level for Buchan Girls before joining the Hibernian Girls in 2005. At age 13, she attended and played for Mintlaw Academy. During her time with Hibernian Girls, Little would travel about two and half hours each way from Aberdeen to Edinburgh for training. Of her youth, Little said, "Football gave me opportunities from a young age. Having the chance to travel, to play in different environments and to come up against really good players from all over Europe was fantastic and made me more determined to keep playing." Little attended the University of Hertfordshire when she obtained a degree in Sports Studies while playing for Arsenal L.F.C..
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