Personal information | |||
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Full name | Katie Sherwood | ||
Date of birth | 5 January 1986 | ||
Place of birth | Cardiff, Wales | ||
Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
Cardiff City Sports Academy | |||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2005–2006 | Middle Tennessee | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2001–2005 | Cardiff City | ||
2007–2008 | Cardiff City | ||
2008–2012 | Bristol Academy | ||
2012 | Chelsea Ladies | ||
2013–2014 | Yeovil Town | 11 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2002–2012 | Wales[1] | 50 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 February 2012 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 February 2012 |
Katie Sherwood (née Daley; 5 January 1986) is a former footballer who played for the Welsh national women's team. Sherwood plays as a central midfielder and has a half-century of caps for Wales.[2] She is from Llanrumney.[3]
Sherwood began her career at Cardiff City and won club Player of the Year, joint–Most Improved Player and the club Achievement Award for season 2001–02.[4] The following season Sherwood helped Cardiff collect the Welsh Women's Cup[5] and subsequently represented the club in the UEFA Women's Cup.[6]
She won a scholarship to Middle Tennessee State University in 2005 and played varsity soccer for two seasons.[7]
She returned to Cardiff City, but they were relegated in 2008. Sherwood then joined the Welsh contingent at Bristol Academy.[8] In February 2012 she signed for Bristol's WSL rivals Chelsea Ladies and began using the surname Sherwood instead of Daley.[9]
In November 2013 Sherwood signed for Yeovil Town, who were preparing to enter the new second tier of the FA WSL.[10]
Sherwood captained Wales at youth level[7] and eventually scored three goals in 24 games for the U19 team.[1] In February 2002 she was called into the senior squad for the Algarve Cup.[11] She made her senior debut, aged 16, in a 4–0 defeat to Canada in Lagoa, Portugal on 3 March 2002.[1][12]
Sherwood is qualified as a teacher.[13] She is married to Jamie Sherwood, who became manager of Cardiff City Ladies in summer 2012.[14] They have one son.[15][16]
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