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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 has previously played for Liverpool and Italian side Juventus, and has represented England from under-15 to senior levels. Her youth coach Emma Fletcher said Zelem showed a great attitude and appetite for learning and understanding the game. On 11 April 2014, Zelem suffered a broken collarbone, while on international duty for England under-19, and missed the start of the 2014 FA WSL season. After recovering from injury, she made her senior team debut on 29 June 2014, before being substituted for Nina Frausing-Pedersen in the 58th minute, in a 1–0 defeat against Arsenal in the FA WSL. On 12 October 2014, Zelem was an unused substitute in Liverpool's win against Bristol City, as they retained the FA WSL title after a dramatic final day of the season. In November 2014, Zelem was nominated by The FA for the WSL Development Player of the Year, alongside Carla Humphrey and Natasha Baptiste. Liverpool coach Matt Beard praised Zelem, likening her to Frank Lampard and stating she has great career in the future. In the opening game of the 2018–19 Championship season, she scored her first goal for United, on her league debut, from the penalty spot in a 12–0 win away to Aston Villa. In a 1–1 draw against Reading on 2 February 2020, a penalty was awarded against Zelem after she was penalised for a handball, despite the ball hitting her head, leading to criticism of the standard of refereeing. After draws with South Korea and Mexico, England failed to progress to the knock-out stage after being defeated by eventual finalists Nigeria 2–1 in the final group game. In September 2020, Zelem received her first senior national team call-up by Phil Neville as part of a 30-player training camp at St George's Park.

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