Name of keeper 

Chloe Statham

Age of Keeper

16

Course Attending

Coventry

Current Team playing for

Coventry City Ladies Reserves/First Team and Coventry Sphinx Ladies First Team

What Team do you support? Coventry City

Favourite Gloves

Sells Wrap Axis 360 Aqua

In your eyes who is the Best Keeper out there?

Iker Casillas but of course Andy Marshall and Ian Jackson are my favourites.
I love Kieran Westwood too.

Who do you think will win the FA Premier League this season?

Manchester City

What is the most memorable game you played in?

My first ever appearance for Coventry City Ladies Reserves at the age of 15. It was only a friendly and I only went on for the last 10 minutes but within a minute of going on I had to face a penalty. I’ve never felt so nervous.

Please state any awards that you have won Playing Football?

I’ve got a lot of certificates and man of the match trophies from playing at primary school. I also have a lot from winning tournaments when I played for Coventry City Development squad and made guest appearances in tournaments for Coundon Court. The first tournament I played for Coundon Court I went through every game keeping a clean sheet at the end of each one.
The best trophy I have is from my first year at Coventry Development u-12s, not only did we win the league, we won every single game that season. I kept a clean sheet for almost every game, we finished the season with a goal difference of +135      

What do you want to achieve by attending an SGA course?

I want to improve and perfect my all round performance from footwork to handling. I would particularly like to be able to improve my kicking. I want to work hard, learn as much as I can and be the best that I can be.

How enjoyable do you find the SGA course?

I really enjoy SGA. Ian is a fantastic coach and works us all hard. As well as coaching us he really helps you to understand the theory and technical aspects of goalkeeping too. Having never had any consistent goalkeeping coaching before it’s good to know I can go there every week, learn from good experienced coaches and other goalkeepers.

How are you experiencing your New Club?

Training with Coventry City Ladies Reserves and First Team is on a completely different level to anything I’ve done before. They are a Premiership side and the players are outstanding. It makes me realise I’ve still got a lot to learn but I’m really enjoying the experience.

I’m also currently playing for Coventry Sphinx Ladies First Team. On Sunday 13^th November I have my first ever FA Cup qualifier. I am really pleased to have been picked for the squad; this will be my first ever real experience of competition at senior level. 

You recently attended our Professional day at Aston Villa, how did you feel it went?

I thought it was a fantastic day (even if I didn’t get to meet Kieran Westwood this time!!) I really enjoyed watching the Aston Villa keepers train and it was great to be able to see their training facilities - it’s a shame girls don’t the same!