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My Take
What strikes me most about Kim Little is how quietly she became a giant of the women's game. A 162cm midfielder thriving in a sport obsessed with athleticism, she won the NWSL Golden Boot and MVP in the same 2014 season, then captained Arsenal and served as Scotland's vice-captain. I admire players whose value lives in vision and consistency rather than spectacle, and Little is exactly that kind of metronome. She is the sort of footballer coaches build teams around and rivals quietly fear. To me she represents the unglamorous brilliance that holds a great side together year after year, and that earns my deep respect.
Overview
Kim Alison Little (born 29 June 1990) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for and captains Arsenal of the English Women's Super League. Before her retirement from international duty in 2021, Little was vice-captain of the Scotland national team.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Kim Little
- Name (Japanese)
- キム・リトル
- Reading
- きむ・りとる
- Born
- June 29, 1990 (age 35)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Horse
- Origin
- Mintlaw, United Kingdom
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 162 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- University of Hertfordshire
Awards & achievements
- 2014 National Women's Soccer League Golden Boot
- 2014 National Women's Soccer League Most Valuable Player
- 2014 National Women's Soccer League Player of the Month
- 2015 National Women's Soccer League Best XI
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.