Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Katie Leigh Zelem[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 20 January 1996 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Failsworth, England | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Manchester United | ||||||||||||||||
Number | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
2004–2013 | Manchester United | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2013–2017 | Liverpool | 38 | (10) | ||||||||||||||
2017–2018 | Juventus | 18 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
2018– | Manchester United | 115 | (26) | ||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
2010 | England U15 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2011–2012 | England U17 | 14 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
2013–2015 | England U19 | 30 | (10) | ||||||||||||||
2014–2016 | England U20 | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2016 | England U23 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2021– | England | 12 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 September 2023 |
Katie Leigh Zelem (born 20 January 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Women's Super League club Manchester United, which she also captains, and the England women's national team. Zelem previously played for Liverpool where she twice won the WSL in 2013 and 2014, as well as Italian side Juventus, winning Serie A in the 2017-2018 season with the club. Zelem then joined United to win the Women's Championship in their inaugural 2018-2019 season.
Zelem has also represented England from U15 to U23 levels, scoring 14 goals in total, prior to making her senior debut in 2021, after previously training with the squad in 2020. With the England senior team, she is a twice Arnold Clark Cup winner as well as a 2023 World Cup runner-up. As of December 2023, Zelem is third highest goal scorer for United with second most appearances for the club after Ella Toone.