Aman Dosanj
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Amanprit Kaur Dosanj[1] | ||
Place of birth | Southampton, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) |
Goalkeeper | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1994–2000 |
Southampton Saints | ||
2000–2002 |
Arsenal Ladies | ||
International career | |||
1999 | England U16 | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:38, 26 October 2010 (UTC) |
Amanprit "Aman" Kaur Dosanj is an English former
Dosanj went on to be employed by the Football Association as an ambassador. She also worked with the 'Football For All' and 'Kick It Out' campaigns.[3]
Club career
At the age of six, Dosanj was the only female player in her school football team.
In 2002, 18-year-old Dosanj won a scholarship to Lee University in Cleveland, Tennessee.[2][5] Dosanj's goalkeeping career was later hampered by a serious knee injury.[6]
International career
In April 1999, while playing for Southampton Saints' reserve team, Dosanj represented
Personal life
Dosanj's Indian heritage made her a role model for aspiring
The football career of Dosanj - a
During 2008 Dosanj moved with her family from Southampton to Kelowna, Canada. She went on a year later to open a contemporary Indian restaurant called Poppadoms in Kelowna.[10][11][12]
References
- ^ a b Kulwinder Singh (December 2001). "IndianFootball.Com Interview: AMAN DOSANJ". Indianfootball.com. Retrieved 28 November 2010.
- ^ a b c d e Peter Payne (28 April 2002). "She bends it like Beckham and saves it like Seaman". The Telegraph. Retrieved 28 November 2010.
- ^ a b c "Aman leads the way". BBC.co.uk. Retrieved 28 November 2010.
- ^ John Stock (21 July 2002). "She Bends it like Beckham". Indianfootball.com. Retrieved 28 November 2010.
- ^ a b "Real-life Bend It Like Beckham star". BBC. 29 April 2002. Retrieved 28 November 2010.
- ^ a b c d Shamya Dasgupta (10 August 2004). "Dosanj joins Shearer, Sol in FA campaign". The Indian Express. Retrieved 28 November 2010.
- ^ Urmee Khan (10 November 2006). "The unsporting life". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 November 2010.
- ISBN 9780203966860. Retrieved 28 November 2010.
- ^ "Indians 1, Soccer 0". The Indian Express. 23 May 2003. Retrieved 28 November 2010.
- ^ "2015 Foodies of the Year: Aman Dosanj". Western Living.ca.
- ^ "In Focus: Aman Dosanj". Kelowna Now.com.
- ^ "Behind the line: Kelowna chef Aman Dosanj". Eat North.com. 23 April 2015.