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Katie Zelem

English footballer

Born
January 20, 1996
Age in 2026
30
Zodiac sign
Aquarius
Birth year
1996

About Katie Zelem

Katie Leigh Zelem (born 20 January 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Women's Super League club West Ham United, and the England women's national team. Zelem previously played for Liverpool where she twice won the WSL in 2013 and 2014, and Italian side Juventus, winning Serie A in the 2017-18 season with the club. She then joined Manchester United winning the Women's Championship in their inaugural 2018-19 season and later captained the team to an FA Cup title in 2024. She then played two seasons for National Women's Soccer League club Angel City. Zelem has represented England from U15 to U23 levels, scoring 14 goals in total, prior to making her senior debut in 2021. With the England senior team, she is a twice Arnold Clark Cup winner as well as a 2023 World Cup runner-up. A week later, Zelem scored her first senior goals in a 7–1 win against Durham in the Continental Cup. On 9 September, Zelem scored her first goal, on her competitive debut, for Juventus in an 8–0 win over Torino in the Coppa Italia. On 30 September 2017, Zelem made her first Serie A appearance as a substitute in the club's inaugural match, a 3–0 win at Atalanta.

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Katie Zelem timeline

  1. Zelem previously played for Liverpool where she twice won the WSL in 2013 and 2014, and Italian side Juventus, winning Serie A in the 2017-18 season with the club.
  2. On 30 September 2017, Zelem made her first Serie A appearance as a substitute in the club's inaugural match, a 3–0 win at Atalanta.

The world when Katie Zelem was born

Katie Zelem was born in 1996. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1996

  • #1 song"Macarena" – Los Del Rio
  • Top movieThe English Patient
  • Top TV showER
  • Best-selling bookThe Runaway Jury – John Grisham

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentMichael Jordan leads Bulls to 72-10 record and 4th NBA title
  • Top headlineCentennial Olympic Park bombing in Atlanta
  • Technology milestoneDolly the sheep — first mammal cloned from an adult cell
  • Defining fadMacarena dance craze
  • Notable inventionPalm Pilot
  • World population5.77 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderBill Clinton
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • Also wonChicago Bulls (NBA)
  • U.S. population265.2M

1996 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Katie Zelem's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19962026
Gas$1.23$3.45/gal
Average home$115,800$435,000
Average income$44,006$67,500
Minimum wage$4.75$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$4.42$11.95
Postage stamp$0.32$0.73
Population265.2M341 million

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