Jennifer Beattie

Jennifer Beattie
Beattie with Montpellier HSC in 2013
Personal information
Full name Jennifer Patricia Beattie[1]
Date of birth (1991-05-13) 13 May 1991
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
 Manchester City Women
Number 5
Youth career
Hamilton Academical
Queen's Park
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2008 Queen's Park
2008–2009 Celtic Ladies
2009–2013 Arsenal Ladies 24 (7)
2013–2014 Montpellier HSC 29 (5)
2015– Manchester City Women 53 (5)
2015–2016 → Melbourne City (loan) 12 (2)
National team‡
2008– Scotland 108 (22)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:34, 30 September 2018 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14:29, 25 February 2018 (UTC)

Jennifer Patricia Beattie (born 13 May 1991) is a Scottish footballer who currently plays for Manchester City Women of the FA WSL and the Scotland national team. Beattie is a tall, strong, right-footed player.[2] Although typically a defender or midfielder,[3] she is also an accomplished goalscorer.[4] She is the daughter of former Scotland and British Lions rugby union player, John Beattie.

Club career

Beattie began playing football with her brother Johnnie and his friends, while at primary school. She was eventually selected to the Glasgow Primary School select team, as the only girl, and was named captain.[5] Beattie then played with Hamilton Academical's boys' teams, but began her senior career with Queen's Park Ladies.[6] She played in the Scottish Women's Premier League as a 15-year-old[6] and reached the final of the Scottish Women's Premier League Cup in November 2007. Queen's Park lost 4–0 to a Hibernian Ladies team containing Beattie's future Arsenal teammate Kim Little.[7]

In January 2008 Beattie moved to Celtic Ladies,[8] but left to join Arsenal Ladies in July 2009.[4][9] Her first goals for Arsenal came on 8 November 2009 where she scored a stunning treble to seal a comeback against Chelsea after being 2–0 down at half-time. [10]

In March 2010 Beattie played in attack during Arsenal's 2–0 defeat by FCR 2001 Duisburg in the quarter-final of the UEFA Women's Champions League.[11]

After leaving Arsenal in July 2013, Beattie joined French side Montpellier HSC later the same month on a two-year contract.[12][13] Beattie returned to England with Manchester City Women for the 2015 season.[14]

Beattie joined Manchester City's sister club Melbourne City before the 3rd round of the 2015–16 season.[15]

International career

Beattie represented Scotland at under-17 level,[16] and made her debut for the under-19s at the age of 14.

Beattie made her debut for the senior Scotland side in March 2008, against the United States in Cyprus, as second-half substitute for Leanne Ross.[17] She went on to establish herself in the national side during the 2009 European Championships qualifying campaign. She scored her first international goal as Scotland beat Portugal 4–1 in a European Championship qualifying game in May 2008.[18] Beattie played in both legs of the qualifying play-off defeat to Russia in October and November 2008.[3] After the first leg, Beattie and Kim Little were identified by football writer Graham Spiers as talented youngsters.[19]

In March 2011, Beattie played as a striker and scored in Scotland's 2–0 win over England, the first time Scotland had beaten England since 1977.[20]

International goals

Results list Scotland's goal tally first.[18]
#DateVenueOpponentResultCompetitionScored
13 May 2008Municipal Stadium, Póvoa de Varzim Portugal4–12009 UEFA Women's Championship qual.1
228 Sep 2008McDiarmid Park, Perth Slovakia6–02009 UEFA Women's Championship qual.1
330 Oct 2008Spartak Stadium, Nalchik Russia2–12009 UEFA Women's Championship play-off1
424 Oct 2009Yiannis Pathiakakis Stadium, Ano Liossia Greece1–02011 FIFA Women's World Cup qual.1
527 Mar 2010Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi Georgia3–12011 FIFA Women's World Cup qual.1
619 Jun 2010Georgi Asparuhov Stadium, Sofia Bulgaria5–02011 FIFA Women's World Cup qual.1
721 Aug 2010Strathclyde Homes Stadium, Dumbarton Greece4–12011 FIFA Women's World Cup qual.1
84 Mar 2011GSP Stadium, Nicosia England2–02011 Cyprus Cup1
921 Aug 2011Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk  Switzerland5–0Friendly1
1121 Sep 2011Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh Finland7–2Friendly2
1212 Oct 2011Ness Ziona Stadium, Ness Ziona Israel6–12013 UEFA Women's Championship qual.1
1327 Oct 2011Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh Wales2–22013 UEFA Women's Championship qual.1
175 Feb 2012Solitude, Belfast Northern Ireland5–1Friendly4
1826 Sep 2013Fir Park, Motherwell Bosnia and Herzegovina7–02015 FIFA Women's World Cup qual.1
1926 Oct 2013Fir Park, Motherwell Northern Ireland2–02015 FIFA Women's World Cup qual.1
207 Mar 2014GSP Stadium, Nicosia Netherlands4–32014 Cyprus Cup1
2113 Sep 2014Fir Park, Motherwell Faroe Islands9–02015 FIFA Women's World Cup qual.1
2229 Nov 2015St Mirren Park, Paisley Macedonia10–02017 UEFA Women's Championship qual.1

Personal life

Beattie is the daughter of former Scotland and British Lions rugby union player, John Beattie and the sister of current Scottish rugby union international Johnnie Beattie.[2] She attended Jordanhill School in Glasgow[2] and on signing for Arsenal enrolled at Hertfordshire University.

References

  1. ↑ "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/10/2009 and 31/10/2009" (PDF). The Football Association. Retrieved 2 October 2010.
  2. 1 2 3 Neil White (26 October 2008). "Jennifer Beattie ready to play Russian roulette". London: The Sunday Times. Retrieved 13 August 2009.
  3. 1 2 Wayne Harrison & Martins Hartmanis (29 May 2010). "Beattie despondent but unbowed". UEFA. Archived from the original on 1 June 2010. Retrieved 2 October 2010.
  4. 1 2 "14. Jennifer Beattie". Arsenal F.C. Archived from the original on 17 August 2009. Retrieved 13 August 2009.
  5. ↑ Rob Robertson (30 October 2009). "Oval or round, Beatties are having a ball". Daily Mail. Retrieved 2 October 2010.
  6. 1 2 Gavin Madeley (17 March 2007). "An all-rounder Jenny joins the Beattie sporting dynasty... but for her it's the round not the oval ball". Daily Mail. Retrieved 2 October 2010.
  7. ↑ Gavin Madeley (10 November 2007). "Match Report". The Pink. Archived from the original on 13 March 2012. Retrieved 2 October 2010.
  8. ↑ "John's girl now a Celt . . . Jen up". Evening Times. 26 January 2008.
  9. ↑ "Statistics 2009–10". Arsenal F.C. Archived from the original on 26 March 2012. Retrieved 2 October 2009.
  10. ↑ "Chelsea Ladies 2 – Arsenal Ladies 3". BBC Sport. 8 November 2009. Retrieved 8 November 2009.
  11. ↑ Paul Saffer (14 March 2010). "Duisburg end Arsenal challenge". UEFA. Retrieved 2 October 2010.
  12. ↑ "Arsenal Ladies duo to leave the club". www.arsenal.com. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
  13. ↑ "Beattie (Arsenal) à Montpellier" [Beattie (Arsenal) to Montpellier]. L'Équipe (in French). 19 July 2013. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
  14. ↑ "Man City Women sign Jennifer Beattie from Montpellier". BBC Sport. 23 December 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  15. ↑ "W-League sign Jennifer Beattie on loan from sister club Manchester City Women". Melbourne City. 30 October 2015.
  16. ↑ "Tony upbeat after Final defeat". Women's Soccer Scene. 17 April 2006. Retrieved 2 October 2010.
  17. ↑ "Scotland v USA". The Scottish FA. Retrieved 13 August 2009.
  18. 1 2 "Jennifer Beattie – Women's A Squad". The Scottish FA. Retrieved 13 August 2009.
  19. ↑ Graham Spiers (26 October 2008). "It is definitely a mistake to patronise the women's game". The Times. Retrieved 2 October 2010.
  20. ↑ Leighton, Tony (4 March 2011). "England 0–2 Scotland". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
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