Now following in her father’s footsteps as a goalkeeper but this Nottingham Forest custodian supports their’ East Midlands rivals, Derby County.
1. Name: Vanessa Kinnerley
2. Age (D.O.B). 17 – 17/04/1996
3. Team: Nottingham Forest Ladies FC
4. Position (and have you always played there)? Goalkeeper – Before playing for Nottingham Forest I was also centre-back/ sweeper
5. Team Supporter/Fave player? Derby County FC and Rachel Yankey.
6. Occupation/or what you are studying? Noel-Baker sixth form student studying ICT, Science, and Physical Education. Also part time worker at Poundland.
7. Are there other footballers in your family? My dad use to be a goalkeeper and now my younger brother is playing but as a striker.
8. Favourite game you have played in (and why)? My favorite game that I have played in is against Newcastle Unitd last year, as it was my first call up to the first team and I was only 16. We also won the game 3-2.
9. Your best attribute as a player? Keeping clean sheets and shot-stopping.
10. What are your ambitions in football? My ambitions in football is play internationally, either to represent England or Ireland.
11. Who has been the biggest influence in or on your footballing career? My Mum and Dad have been a big influence on my footballing career as they have always told me to live my dream, even when I was getting bullied for playing football.
12. What is the best thing about playing for your team? The best thing about playing for Nottingham Forest is that it is like one big family, we all support and stick together as one. We help each other out in difficult situations and continue to progress as a team.
13. If you got to design your team’s kit, what would it look like? If i was to design my teams kit i would make the outfield kit a nice blue colour (like our last season away kit) with the goalkeeper kit a bright orange.
14. Do you listen to music to get you motivated, or while you train – if so, what tracks? Yes, in our changing rooms we have a speaker that plays our music. It is mixture of tracks but mainly what is in the charts at the time.
15. Who, that plays for your team, should we know more about and why? Laura O’Neill because she is the comic of the team and she is also a great defender.
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