Kerry Beattie
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Kerry Anne Beattie[2] | ||
Date of birth | (2002-09-27) 27 September 2002 (age 21)[2] | ||
Place of birth | Lisburn, Northern Ireland | ||
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward[2] | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Heart of Midlothian | ||
Number | 10 | ||
Youth career | |||
Lisburn Ladies | |||
Glentoran | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019–2022 | Glentoran | 18 | (27) |
2022 | Glasgow City | 3 | (5) |
2022–2024 | Glentoran | 23 | (45) |
2024– | Heart of Midlothian | 1 | (2) |
International career‡ | |||
2017–2019 | Northern Ireland U17 | 8 | (0) |
2019 | Northern Ireland U18 | 1 | (0) |
2019 | Northern Ireland U19 | 1 | (0) |
2021– | Northern Ireland | 10 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 August 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 June 2024 |
Kerry Anne Beattie (born 27 September 2002) is a Northern Irish association footballer who plays as a forward for Heart of Midlothian and the Northern Ireland women's national team.
She previously played for Glentoran and Glasgow City.
Club career
Beattie has played for Glentoran in Northern Ireland.[3] She joined the East Belfast club as a 13-year-old from Lisburn Ladies.[4]
Glasgow City
In January 2022, Glentoran accepted a transfer bid for Beattie from Glasgow City, and she signed a three-and-a-half-year professional contract with the Scottish champions. The deal represented the first time a Northern Irish club had ever received a transfer fee for a female player.[5]
Hearts
On 6 July 2024, Beattie signed a two-year deal with Scottish Women's Premier League team Heart of Midlothian for an undisclosed fee, joining alongside fellow teammate Joely Andrews.[6]
International career
Beattie made her senior debut for Northern Ireland on 10 June 2021.[3] She scored her first international goal on 29 November 2021.
International goals
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 29 November 2021 | Seaview, Belfast, Northern Ireland | ![]() | 9–0 | 9–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
2. | 18 July 2023 | Stadion v Městských sadech, Opava, Czech Republic | ![]() | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
3. | 5 December 2023 | Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland | ![]() | 1–5 | 1–6 | 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League |
4. | 12 June 2024 | Centenary Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta | ![]() | 2–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying |
Personal life
Beattie's uncle Peter Kennedy was also a footballer.[7]
References
- ^ "Women's Squad". Glentoran FC. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ a b c Kerry Beattie – UEFA competition record (archive)
- ^ a b Kerry Beattie at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ "Big move for Glens' star Kerry". Glentoran F.C. 6 January 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
- ^ McKinley, Stuart (7 January 2022). "Kerry Beattie explains why she almost rejected chance to join Scottish champions Glasgow City from Glentoran". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
- ^ "Beattie joins Hearts Women". www.heartsfc.co.uk. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ McKinley, Stuart (21 September 2021). "Kerry Beattie inspired to follow uncle Peter Kennedy's example as journey from Lisburn Ladies to Northern Ireland complete". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
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