New England call-up Khiara Keating is well aware that one day she could make history as the first goalkeeper from an ethnic minority background to play for the Lionesses.
Keating is just 19, but her spectacular start to the season for Manchester City has caught the eye of England boss Sarina Wiegman, who named her in the squad to face Belgium in two Nations League fixtures this month. It may be some time before Keating - one of four keepers in a camp that includes England No 1 and FIFA Best award-winner Mary Earps - gets playing time, but she is already embracing her rapid rise to role model status.
Becky Spencer made history in 2014 when she became the first goalkeeper from an ethnic minority background called up to the Lionesses under Mark Sampson, but did not feature in a match before switching allegiances to Jamaica. On the men's side, David James is the only Black goalkeeper to have represented England at senior level, while Shaka Hislop, who would later play for Trinidad and Tobago, was also called up for England.
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