Club News
Deanna’s England Call up
Published by Gillingham Ladies Media on January 27, 2010
Congratulations to midfielder Deanna Cooper who has been selected in the England U’17 squad to face Finland in Manchester. Deanna has had a fantastic first season with Gillingham Ladies, who they fended off several other clubs to sign the Gillingham Centre Of Excellence Captain.
She has made the Number 4 shirt her own in the centre of midfield this season, and has been impressive all season, creating numerous goals and getting on the score sheet against Welwyn Garden City, Dagenham & Redbridge also on Sunday scored in the 13-0 Kent Cup victory of Castle Colts.
Deanna is no stranger to the England setup having represented them in the U17′s whilst with the Centre Of Excellence, she has also represented England at Cricket aswell.
Even better news for Deanna as she has been shortlisted for the “Kent Regional News & Media” junior sportsperson of the year. Full report on how you can vote for Deanna will be published here tomorrow.