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Meet the next Leah Williamson - a ten-year-old girl with a goalscoring record to rival Harry Kane's

2023-08-07 22 Dailymotion

Meet the next Leah Williamson with plans to play in the future World Cup - a ten-year-old girl with a goalscoring record to rival Harry Kane's who will take on boys twice her size.<br /><br />Amelia Morris, 10, began playing football in her back garden with her dad, Jamie Morris, 35, from the moment she learned to walk.<br /><br />But she didn't play on a team until the age of eight because there were no girls teams in her hometown of Merthyr Tydfil, Wales.<br /><br />Since a local team came together two years ago, Amelia has become their top goalscorer - netting 143 in one season.<br /><br />This saw her outscore Premier League legends Erling Haaland, Harry Kane and Kylian Mbappe's combined total - of 125.<br /><br />The future footballer recently attended trials and qualified to play in the Caerphilly and District School Football girl's team for the coming season.<br /><br />As the Welsh women's team didn't qualify for the World Cup, she has been supporting England - and enjoying seeing other women playing the beautiful game on her TV screen.<br /><br />Little Amelia said it's shown her "girls can do it too" and made her more determined to play professionally one day.<br /><br />Mum Becky Casey, 35, said: "She always loved football from the minute she could kick one.<br /><br />"She's not a girly girl - since the age of about two she's only worn football kits.<br /><br />"I'm so proud - I actually can't keep count of her goals sometimes.<br /><br />"The women's World Cup has been brilliant for her - she points to the TV and says 'I want to do that'.<br /><br />"It's so good to show little girls they can do it too and they can go further with something they love."<br /><br />Since she could walk Amelia was out in the garden with footy fanatic dad Jamie, kicking a ball around.<br /><br />Following in his footsteps, she became a strong supporter of Liverpool FC - even having previously been gifted a shirt from the women's club.<br /><br />Amelia spent the past football season playing for Gurnos Football Club, her local grassroots team, where she is the top striker.<br /><br />When she isn't playing for the girls team she'll often step in to join the boys' side - and has no fear going up against lads twice her size.<br /><br />Becky, a care worker, said: "She doesn't mind going up against the boys - sometimes I find it a bit scary to watch though.<br /><br />"She's quite a little girl for her age and some players are twice her size.<br /><br />"Some of them think they can push her around but she'll catch them out, get the ball off them and score.<br /><br />"When she did that to a boy trying to slide tackle her a few weeks ago, she turned around after and said 'that's what you get for playing dirty'."<br /><br />Amelia's favourite male football player is Liverpool's Mo Salah.<br /><br />She also loves Chelsea's Samantha Kerr, who also plays for the Australian national team, and Ceri Holland, who plays for Liverpool as well as the Welsh national team - a dream of Amelia's.<br /><br />Amelia was scouted for her district club while playing a match for Gurnos - meaning next season she'll be playing at a higher level.<br /><br />Proud Becky reckons that's just the beginning for her sporty

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