PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
KIM LITTLE, FOOTBALLER OF THE YEAR 2016 (24 May 2016)

That this House congratulates former Mintlaw Academy pupil Kim Little on being voted the BBC's Women's Footballer of the Year 2016; notes that the Seattle Reign player topped a supporters' poll to become the second winner of the BBC World Service award; recognises that Kim, who was born in Aberdeen, has played 115 times for Scotland, scoring 46 goals; further recognises that Kim won the FA's Women's Player of the Year Award in 2010 and the inaugural PFA Women's Player of the Year Award in 2013; and further notes that in winning this accolade, Kim has played an important role in giving women footballers the recognition they deserve in Scotland and across the world.

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Dr Eilidh Whiteford (Scottish National Party)