Jen Beattie

#5 - Defender

Height: 5'8"

Hometown: Glasgow, Scotland

Country: Scotland

Date of Birth: May 13, 1991

Previous Club: Arsenal (WSL)

Jersey Number: 5

ACQUIRED: Transfer from Arsenal, 2/2/24 

PROFESSIONAL 

HONORS: 2008-09 Women’s Premier League Champions…2010-11, 2011-12, 2018-19 Conti Cup…2010-11, 2012-13, 2016-17, 2018-19 FA Cup…2015-16 Women’s Super League Champions…2015-16 W-League Premiership…2015-16 W-League Champions. 

Appeared in 135 career WSL matches, making 111 starts…Beattie logged 9,935 minutes in the league with nine goals. 2023-24: Appeared in three WSL matches, earning two starts before departing Arsenal. 2022-23: Played in 13 matches (six starts) in league play…Helped Arsenal to the semifinal round of Champions League play, appearing in seven games (three starts) with one goal. 2021-22: Appeared in nine games, earning seven starts…Scored one goal…Started and played in four Champions League matches. 2020-21: Featured in eight WSL games (seven starts)…Scored a pair of goals. 2019-20: In WSL play, played in 10 matches, earning nine starts…Started and played in five Champions League matches. 2018-19: Started and played in 17 WSL matches…Tallied one goal…Played and started in two Champions League matches. 2017-18: Appeared in 18 leagues matches, earning 17 starts…Finished the WSL season with two goals and one assist…Helped lead Manchester City to the semifinal round of the Champions League…Started and played in eight matches, adding one goal. 2016-17: Started and played in four Champions League matches, recording two goals. 2015-16: Returned to England, signing with Manchester City… Joined Manchester City’s sister club Melbourne City during Manchester City’s offseason, before the third round of the 2015–16 W-League season… At Melbourne City, she helped the club during its double W-League and Grand Final wins, as well as their 100% record season. 2013-15:  In July, signed with French Division 1 Féminine side Montpellier HSC…Appeared in 25 regular season matches, scoring five goals. 2009-13: Signed with Arsenal in July 2009…Scored first goal for Arsenal on Nov. 8, 2009, against Chelsea. 2008-09: Moved to Celtic in January 2008. 2006-08: Began professional career with Scottish Women’s Premier League club Queen’s Park FC Ladies…Helped the club reach the final of the Scottish Women’s Premier League Cup in November 2007. 

INTERNATIONAL (Scotland) 
Caps: 142 | Goals: 24 

2023: Announced retirement from international soccer on Jan. 27. 2022: Appeared as a sub against the Republic of Ireland (10/11) in FIFA World Cup Qualifying playoff match…Started in World Cup qualifier against Faroe Island, registering a goal in a 6-0 win (9/6)…Started in a friendly match against the Netherlands (9/2)…Made a substitute appearance against Spain in World Cup qualifying (4/12)….Started against Hungary at the Pinatar Cup (2/22)…Earned a start against Slovakia at the Pinatar Cup (2/19)…Started, logging 90 minutes against Wales  (2/16) at the Pinatar Cup. 2021: Started against Ukraine in World Cup qualifying (11/26)…Played 45 minutes in a starting role against Sweden in a friendly (10/26)…Started, logging 90 minutes against Hungary in World Cup qualifying (10/22)…Featured, logging 68 minutes in World Cup qualifying match against the Faroe Islands (9/21)…Started in World Cup qualifying match against Hungary (9/17)…Started in EURO 2022 qualifying match against Portugal (02/23). 2020: Started in EURO 2022 qualifying match against Finland (12/1) and Portugal (11/27). 2019: Started, logging 90 minutes in EURO Championship qualifying against Cyprus (8/3)…Started, scoring and playing all 90 minutes in the group stage of the World Cup against Argentina (6/19)…Started, logging 90 minutes against Japan (6/14)…Started against England in the group stage at the World Cup (6/9)…Appeared in a friendly against Jamaica (5/28), Brazil (4/8) and Chile (4/5)…Started, playing 90 minutes in the Algarve Cup against Iceland (3/4) and Canada (3/1)…Appeared as a sub in a friendly match against Norway (1/17). 2018: Started against the USWNT in a friendly match (11/13)…In World Cup qualifying tournament, started logging 90 minutes against Albania (9/4), Switzerland (8/30 and 4/5), Poland (6/12 and 4/10), Belarus (6/7)…Logged 71 minutes in a friendly match against New Zealand (3/3)…Started, logging 90 minutes in a friendly match against Russia (1/22) and Norway (1/19). 2017: Started, logging 90 minutes in World Cup qualifying against Albania (10/24) and Belarus (10/19)…Logged 90 minutes at the Cyprus Cup against Korea Republic (3/3) and New Zealand (3/1)…Made a sub appearance in a friendly against Denmark (1/23) and started in the match on 1/20. 2016: Started in EURO 2017 qualifying match against Iceland (9/20), Belarus (6/7), Iceland (6/3). 2015: Scored in a EURO 2017 qualifying match against Macedonia (11/29)…Started against Macedonia (10/27), Belarus (10/23), Slovenia (9/22), Norway (9/17) in the qualifying tournament…Started in a friendly match against France (5/28), Australia (4/9), the Netherlands (3/11), Korea Republic (3/9), Canada (3/4). 2014: Started, logging 90 minutes in a two-legged FIFA World Cup qualifying playoff against the Netherlands (10/30 and 10/25)…Logged 90 minutes in World Cup qualifying match against Sweden (9/17)…Scored against the Faroe Island in World Cup qualifying (9/13)…Featured in a friendly match against Portugal (8/20) and  Wales (8/3)…Started against Northern Ireland (6/19), Sweden (6/14), Bosnia and Herzegovina (4/10), Poland (4/5)…Started in a friendly match against Korea Republic (3/12) and Australia (3/4)…Scored in a friendly match against the Netherlands (3/7)…Started in friendly match against France (3/5), Finland (2/13). 2013: Started against Canada in a friendly match (12/22)…Logged 70 minutes against Chile in a friendly match (12/18)…Started against Poland in World Cup qualifying match (10/31)…Notched a goal against Northern Ireland (10/26) in World Cup qualifiers…Added a goal against Bosnia & Herzegovina (9/26) in World Cup qualifying…Started, logging 90 minutes against the Faroe Islands (9/22) in World Cup qualifying…Started in a friendly match against Germany (6/15), Iceland (6/1), Wales (4/7)…Started in the Cyprus Cup against the Netherlands (3/13), Italy (3/11) and England (3/8)…Started in friendlies against the USWNT (2/13 and 2/9). 2012: Started in both legs of the UEFA European Championship playoffs against Spain (10/24 and 10/20)…Made a sub appearance European qualifier against France (9/19), Wales (9/15)…Started in a friendly against Iceland (8/4)…Started in European Championship qualifying matches against Ireland (6/21), Israel (6/16)…Started friendlies against Sweden (5/26), Poland (5/9)…Started against South Africa (3/6), Italy (3/4), the Netherlands (3/1) and Canada (2/28) at the Cyprus Cup…Scored four goals against Northern Ireland in a friendly match (2/5). 2011: Scored in an EURO qualification match against Wales (10/27)…Added a goal in EURO qualification against Israel (10/12)…Tallied two goals against Finland in a friendly (9/21)…Started against Finland (9/18)…Made a sub appearance against Belgium (8/23)…Scored against Switzerland in a friendly (8/21)…Started against France (3/9), Italy (3/7), England (3/4) – tallying a goal against the Lionesses, while starting against Canada (3/2) at the Cyprus Cup. 2010: Started in FIFA World Cup qualifying match against Denmark (8/25 and 6/24)…Scored against Greece (8/21) in World Cup qualifying…Started in friendly match against Poland (7/23)…Scored against Bulgaria in World Cup qualifying (6/19)…Started in a friendly against Switzerland (6/5)…Started in World Cup qualifying match against Bulgaria (4/1)…Tallied a goal against Georgia in World Cup qualifying (3/27)…Started against South Africa (3/3), New Zealand (3/1), Italy (2/26), sub against Netherlands (2/24) in Cyprus Cup. 2009: Started World Cup qualifying match against Georgia (10/29)…Scored game-winner in qualifying match against Greece (10/24)…Started friendly matches against Northern Ireland (10/15), Switzerland (9/9), Denmark (8/14), France (8/12), Northern Ireland (5/12), Italy (4/8)…Started against England (3/10), France (3/5), sub against South Africa (3/7). 2008: Scored in European Championship playoff match against Russia (10/30) and started in other leg (10/26)…Scored in qualifying match against Slovakia (9/28)…Scored first international goal against Portugal in May during EURO qualifying…Made senior national team debut against USWNT in March as a substitute. 

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