SAN JOSE, Calif. (April 3, 2025) – Bay FC announced today that recently retired defender Jen Beattie has joined the club as a Content Contributor and Match Day Host. Beattie will help the club engage with its passionate fans on match day and provide coverage across the club’s social media and digital channels, enriching fans’ in-stadium experience and providing exclusive access to the club’s players and fans.
“I’m ecstatic to continue to be part of the Bay FC family and support this club and its fans,” said Beattie. “To tell the club’s story is so exciting and an opportunity I can’t wait to begin. Bay FC fans are unmatched in their love for the club and bring such tremendous energy to the Bay Area.”
With Bay FC, Beattie will serve as a voice of the club on select match days at PayPal Park, engaging directly with fans as excitement builds leading up to kickoff. Across its social media and digital channels, Beattie will provide constant coverage of match days through the eyes of the club’s players, previewing the club’s matchups and giving followers a front row seat to the action on the pitch.
Following a decorated eighteen-year career that spanned four countries, included 14 trophies and stints at some of the world’s top clubs, Beattie announced her retirement from professional football in January. She spent her final season on the pitch with Bay FC as a member of its inaugural season roster. Alongside her playing career Beattie has led a celebrated career in media and broadcasting, covering football in England and her native Scotland with Sky Sports and the BBC.
Bay FC is back in action Sunday, April 13 at PayPal Park vs. Chicago Stars FC. Kickoff is set for 4:00 p.m., and the match will be broadcast nationally on ESPN2. Tickets remain available at BayFC.com/tickets. Bay FC will celebrate Women’s Empowerment Night, presented by Invisalign, with special pre-match programming and a bucket hat giveaway.
About Bay Football Club
Bay Football Club (Bay FC) is the professional soccer franchise representing the Bay Area and the 14th team to join the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL). Bay FC was established in April 2023 and co-founded by USWNT legends Brandi Chastain, Leslie Osborne, Danielle Slaton, and Aly Wagner in partnership with global investment firm Sixth Street and an investor group of leading tech, business and sports executives. Sixth Street’s investment is the largest institutional investment to date in a women’s professional sports franchise. Bay FC is changing the face of women’s soccer as we know it. The Club began play in the 2024 season. Tickets are now on sale for Bay FC at BayFC.com and fans can follow Bay FC’s social channels (@wearebayfc) for the latest news, merchandise, and events.
