Katie Zelem Follows In Footsteps Of Goalkeeping Father With Wembley Appearance

34 years after her dad, Alan, played at Wembley, Katie Zelem will lead out Manchester United Women as the team founded in 2018 play in their first major Cup final. “As soon as we made it to Wembley”, she said, “he texted me saying ‘you’re always copying me!'”

In 1989, Alan Zelem, then aged 27, played in goal for Macclesfield Town at the old Wembley Stadium in the FA Trophy final, a competition reserved for semi-professional men’s clubs. By a remarkable coincidence, daughter Katie, a professional for ten years, will make her first appearance at Wembley also aged 27.