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- Updated: May 24, 2016
Kim Little has scored five times during Scotland’s Euro 2017 qualifying campaign to help her country’s prospects of qualifying for a first major tournament
Scotland midfielder Kim Little has been voted the BBC Women’s Footballer of the Year 2016.
The Seattle Reign player topped a supporters’ poll to become the second winner of the BBC World Service award.
She beat a shortlist of Gaelle Enganamouit (FC Rosengard, Sweden), Amandine Henry (Olympique Lyonnais), Carli Lloyd (Houston Dash) and Becky Sauerbrunn (FC Kansas City).
“I’m surprised to win – I’m extremely humbled to win,” Little, 25, said.
“We’ve got a great team here at Seattle Reign and it’s great to share it with them. I’m extremely proud of the season I had here at Seattle Reign, at Melbourne and also Scotland.”
Little received the award at …
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