Kim Turner (footballer) explained

Kim Turner
Fullname:Kimberley Turner
Birth Date:1 February 1985
Birth Place:Belfast, Northern Ireland
Position:Midfielder
Currentclub:Glentoran (Head of Women and Girls)
Youthyears1:2000–2003
Youthclubs1:Belfast United
Collegeyears1:2003–2007
College1:Southern Miss Lady Eagles
Years1:2007
Clubs1:Claremont Stars
Caps1:3
Goals1:0
Years3:2009
Clubs3:Grindavík
Caps3:6
Goals3:1
Years4:2009–2010
Clubs4:Manchester City
Caps4:7
Goals4:1
Years5:2010–2013
Clubs5:Blackburn Rovers Ladies
Caps5:35
Goals5:2
Years6:2013–2014
Clubs6:Manchester City
Caps6:6
Goals6:0
Years7:2014–2015
Clubs7:Sheffield
Caps7:5
Goals7:0
Years8:2015–2019
Clubs8:Fylde
Caps8:40
Goals8:3
Nationalteam1:Northern Ireland
Nationalcaps1:46
Nationalgoals1:4
Manageryears1:2020–2022
Managerclubs1:Fylde (joint with Danielle Young)
Manageryears2:2022–
Managerclubs2:Glentoran
Ntupdate:12:01, 14 December 2022 (UTC)
Pcupdate:12:01, 14 December 2022 (UTC)

Kimberley Turner (born 1 February 1985) is a Northern Irish former footballer, who is currently The Girls' Academy Director and Women's First Team Coach at Glentoran FC. Turner played for Manchester City and Northern Ireland as a midfielder.

Club career

Early career

Turner represented Orangefield High School and Belfast United LFC. She toured America in 1999 as part of a cross-community project called Belfast Together.[1]

Senior career

Turner was awarded with a Football Scholarship and played in the NCAA C-USA for the Southern Miss Golden Eagles for four seasons while attending the University of Southern Mississippi. In the summer of 2006 Turner (aged 21) made her first appearance in the WPSL signing for Ajax America Women. She then signed for new WPSL club Claremont Stars for their 2007 season,[1] but made only three appearances due to a knee injury. [2]

By 2009, Turner was playing in Iceland with Grindavík.[3]

At the end of the Icelandic season, Turner moved to England to join Manchester City Ladies, before moving on to compete in the Women's Premier League for Blackburn Rovers Ladies in 2010.[4] In 2013, she left Blackburn to rejoin former club Manchester City and make the club's history as the first professional Man City team to compete in the WSL.[5]

International career

Turner is a full Northern Ireland international. She also played for the Northern Ireland underage teams.[1]

Coaching career

In May 2020 Turner was appointed joint manager of Fylde, alongside Danielle Young.[6] She left the position in July 2022.[7] Shortly afterwards she returned to Belfast for an "absolute dream job" as Head of Girls and Women's Academy with Glentoran.[8]

In Turner's first with Glentoran the team successfully retained the County Antrim Cup[9] and the Women's Irish Cup.[10]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: WPSL COMING TO CLAREMONT . 2007-03-15 . WPSL.info . 2010-04-29.
  2. Web site: 2007 Statistics . WPSL.info . 2010-04-29.
  3. Web site: KIMBERLEY TURNER . Soccerway . 2010-04-29.
  4. Web site: Andrea Worrall/Manchester City LFC. She Kicks. 2010-08-26. 2010-08-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303232108/http://www.shekicks.net/flog/blogs/post/172. 3 March 2016. dead.
  5. News: Oatway . Caroline . Kim Turner: Living the dream at 29 . 14 December 2022 . . 27 February 2014.
  6. News: Moore . Andy . Former Fylde Women boss backs new managers to do top job . 14 December 2022 . . 2 June 2020.
  7. News: Kim Turner Departs As AFC Fylde Women's Manager . 14 December 2022 . . 4 July 2022.
  8. News: 'One club feel' important for growing women's game in Northern Ireland - Kim Turner . 14 December 2022 . . 6 September 2022.
  9. https://shekicks.net/glentoran-beat-crusaders-strikers-in-county-antrim-cup-final/
  10. https://www.belfastlive.co.uk/sport/football/match-reports/gallery/glentoran-beat-sion-swifts-win-25445285