Aman Dosanj

Club career At the age of six, Dosanj was the only female player in her school football team. She joined Red Star Southampton which later came to be known as Southampton Saints at the age of ten and was coached by former England goalkeeper Sue Buckett. At 16 Dosanj signed for Arsenal Ladies, the team she supported as a child. She juggled training and playing with studying for her A-levels.

In 2002, 18-year-old Dosanj won a scholarship to Lee University in Cleveland, Tennessee. Dosanj's goalkeeping career was brought to an end by a serious knee injury.

International career In April 1999, while playing for Southampton Saints' reserve team, Dosanj represented England U-16s in a five-nations tournament in Dublin. In doing so she notably became the first British South Asian to play football for England at any level. Dosanj described her international debut as "the proudest and most memorable day of my life." she became a prominent anti-racism campaigner, speaking out against racism in football while working for the Kick It Out initiative.

Dosanj has spoken about the challenges she faced during her playing career due to her ADHD, which was not diagnosed until later.