Jennifer Beattie
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Jennifer Patricia Beattie (born 13 May 1991) is a Scottish female international footballer. She currently plays her club football for Arsenal Ladies
and has represented Scotland
at Senior level. Beattie is a tall, strong, right-footed player. Although typically a defender or midfielder, she is also an accomplished goalscorer.
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. Beattie then played with Hamilton Academical's
boys' teams, but began her senior career with Queen's Park Ladies. She played in the Scottish Women's Premier League
as a 15-year-old 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 team-mate Kim Little
.
In January 2008 Beattie moved to Celtic Ladies
, but left to join Arsenal Ladies
in July 2009. 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.
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.
at U17 level, and made her debut for the U19s 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
. 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 qualifing game in May 2008. Beattie played in both legs of the qualifying play-off defeat to Russia
in October and November 2008. After the first leg, Beattie and Kim Little
were identified by football writer Graham Spiers
as talented youngsters.
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.
and British Lions
rugby union
player, John Beattie and the sister of current Scottish rugby union international Johnnie Beattie
. She attended Jordanhill School
in Glasgow
and on signing for Arsenal enrolled at Hertfordshire University.
Arsenal L.F.C.
Arsenal Ladies Football Club are an English women's association football club affiliated with Arsenal F.C.. Founded in 1987, they are the most successful club in English women's football having won 34 major trophies to date; which are 12 FA Women's Premier League titles, 11 FA Women's Cups, ten...
and has represented Scotland
Scotland women's national football team
The Scotland women's national football team represents Scotland in international women's football. They have yet to qualify for the final stages of the World Cup or European Championships and are currently ranked 23rd in the world and 14th in Europe....
at Senior level. Beattie is a tall, strong, right-footed player. Although typically a defender or midfielder, she is also an accomplished goalscorer.
Club career
Beattie began playing football with her brother JohnnieJohnnie Beattie
John William "Johnnie" Beattie is a Scottish rugby union player who plays for Glasgow Warriors at the number 8 position.-Background:...
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. Beattie then played with Hamilton Academical's
Hamilton Academical F.C.
Hamilton Academical Football Club, often known as Hamilton Academical, or Accies, are a Scottish football club from Hamilton in South Lanarkshire. They were established in 1874 from the school football team at Hamilton Academy. They remain the only professional club in British football to have...
boys' teams, but began her senior career with Queen's Park Ladies. She played in the Scottish Women's Premier League
Scottish Women's Premier League
The Scottish Women's Premier League was founded in 2002 and is the highest level of women's football in Scotland. The team that finish top of the Premier League qualify for the UEFA Women's Champions League....
as a 15-year-old 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 team-mate Kim Little
Kim Little
Kim Little is a Scottish female international football midfielder. She currently plays her club football for Arsenal Ladies and has represented Scotland at Senior level. She was born in Aberdeen, Scotland.-Club career:...
.
In January 2008 Beattie moved to Celtic Ladies
Celtic L.F.C.
Celtic is a women's football team that plays in the Scottish Women's Premier League. The team is affiliated with Celtic F.C. in Glasgow and use the club's training facilities and wear the club's colours.-History:...
, but left to join Arsenal Ladies
Arsenal L.F.C.
Arsenal Ladies Football Club are an English women's association football club affiliated with Arsenal F.C.. Founded in 1987, they are the most successful club in English women's football having won 34 major trophies to date; which are 12 FA Women's Premier League titles, 11 FA Women's Cups, ten...
in July 2009. 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.
In March 2010 Beattie played in attack during Arsenal's 2-0 defeat by FCR 2001 Duisburg
FCR 2001 Duisburg
FCR 2001 Duisburg is a German women's football club from Duisburg. The first team plays in the Fußball-Bundesliga . They originate from a women's team formed in 1977 under the umbrella of FC Rumeln-Kaldenhausen and have existed as an independent club since 8th. June 2001...
in the quarter-final of the UEFA Women's Champions League.
International career
Beattie represented ScotlandScotland women's national football team
The Scotland women's national football team represents Scotland in international women's football. They have yet to qualify for the final stages of the World Cup or European Championships and are currently ranked 23rd in the world and 14th in Europe....
at U17 level, and made her debut for the U19s at the age of 14.
Beattie made her debut for the senior Scotland side in March 2008, against the United States in Cyprus
Cyprus
Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...
, as second-half substitute for Leanne Ross
Leanne Ross
Leanne Ross is a Scottish female international football midfielder. She currently plays for Glasgow City. Since her 2006 debut, Ross has amassed over 60 caps for Scotland.-Club career:...
. 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
Portugal women's national football team
-----------------------------2013 UEFA European Championship Qualifying:-----------------------------See also:* Portugal national football team* -References:...
4–1 in a European Championship qualifing game in May 2008. Beattie played in both legs of the qualifying play-off defeat to Russia
Russia women's national football team
The Russia women's national football team represents Russia in international women's football. The team is controlled by the Football Union of Russia and affiliated with UEFA...
in October and November 2008. After the first leg, Beattie and Kim Little
Kim Little
Kim Little is a Scottish female international football midfielder. She currently plays her club football for Arsenal Ladies and has represented Scotland at Senior level. She was born in Aberdeen, Scotland.-Club career:...
were identified by football writer Graham Spiers
Graham Spiers
Graham Spiers is a Scottish sports journalist who writes for the Scottish edition of The Times newspaper. He has won Scotland's Sports Journalist of the Year award four times....
as talented youngsters.
In March 2011 Beattie played as a striker and scored in Scotland's 2-0 win over England
England women's national football team
The England women's national football team represents England in international women's football. The side has been quite successful of late, qualifying for three World Cups, 1995, 2007 and 2011...
, the first time Scotland had beaten England since 1977.
International goals
- Results list Scotland's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Result Competition Scored 1 3 May 2008 Municipal Stadium Póvoa de Varzim Municipal StadiumPóvoa de Varzim Municipal Stadium is a multi-use stadium in the city park of Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal. The stadium is designed for football and athletics, includes a 400 metre track portion of Athletics with 8 corridors in sportflex pavement...
, Póvoa de VarzimPóvoa de VarzimPóvoa de Varzim is a Portuguese city in the Norte Region and sub-region of Greater Porto, with a 2011 estimated population of 63,364. According to the 2001 census, there were 63,470 inhabitants with 42,396 living in the city proper. The urban area expanded, southwards, to Vila do Conde, and there...
4–1 2009 UEFA Women's Championship qual. 1 2 28 September 2008 McDiarmid Park McDiarmid ParkMcDiarmid Park is a football stadium in Perth, Scotland, the home ground of St. Johnstone FC. It has an all-seated capacity of 10,673.-History:...
, PerthPerth, ScotlandPerth is a town and former city and royal burgh in central Scotland. Located on the banks of the River Tay, it is the administrative centre of Perth and Kinross council area and the historic county town of Perthshire...
6–0 2009 UEFA Women's Championship qual. 1 3 30 October 2008 Spartak Stadium Spartak Stadium (Nalchik)Spartak Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Nalchik, Russia. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of PFC Spartak Nalchik. The stadium holds 14,400 and was built in 2002....
, NalchikNalchikNalchik is the capital city of the Kabardino-Balkar Republic, Russia, situated at an altitude of in the foothills of the Caucasus Mountains; about northwest of Beslan in the Republic of North Ossetia–Alania. It covers an area of...
2–1 2009 UEFA Women's Championship play-off 1 4 24 October 2009 Yiannis Pathiakakis Stadium, Ano Liossia 1–0 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qual. 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualificationQualification for the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup determines which 15 teams join , the hosts of the 2011 tournament, to play for the Women's World Cup. Europe has 5.5 qualifying berths , Asia 3 berths, North and Central America 2.5 berths, Africa 2 berths, South America 2 berths and Oceania 1 berth...
1 5 27 March 2010 Mikheil Meskhi Stadium Mikheil Meskhi StadiumThe Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, also known as the Lokomotivi Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium in Tbilisi, Georgia named after the famous Georgian international footballer. It is used mostly for football matches, and occasionally for rugby union matches. The stadium was renovated in 2001 and has a...
, TbilisiTbilisiTbilisi is the capital and the largest city of Georgia, lying on the banks of the Mt'k'vari River. The name is derived from an early Georgian form T'pilisi and it was officially known as Tiflis until 1936...
3–1 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qual. 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualificationQualification for the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup determines which 15 teams join , the hosts of the 2011 tournament, to play for the Women's World Cup. Europe has 5.5 qualifying berths , Asia 3 berths, North and Central America 2.5 berths, Africa 2 berths, South America 2 berths and Oceania 1 berth...
1 6 19 June 2010 Georgi Asparuhov Stadium Georgi Asparuhov StadiumGeorgi Asparuhov Stadium , also known as Gerena , is a football stadium situated in the Suhata reka neighbourhood of the Bulgarian capital Sofia. It has been the home of PFC Levski Sofia since 1963....
, SofiaSofiaSofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria and the 12th largest city in the European Union with a population of 1.27 million people. It is located in western Bulgaria, at the foot of Mount Vitosha and approximately at the centre of the Balkan Peninsula.Prehistoric settlements were excavated...
5–0 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qual. 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualificationQualification for the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup determines which 15 teams join , the hosts of the 2011 tournament, to play for the Women's World Cup. Europe has 5.5 qualifying berths , Asia 3 berths, North and Central America 2.5 berths, Africa 2 berths, South America 2 berths and Oceania 1 berth...
1 7 21 August 2010 Strathclyde Homes Stadium Strathclyde Homes StadiumStrathclyde Homes Stadium is a stadium in Dumbarton, Scotland situated right below the famous Dumbarton Rock. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Dumbarton F.C. The stadium has a capacity of just over 2000, and was built in 2000 after the move away from...
, Dumbarton4–1 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qual. 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualificationQualification for the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup determines which 15 teams join , the hosts of the 2011 tournament, to play for the Women's World Cup. Europe has 5.5 qualifying berths , Asia 3 berths, North and Central America 2.5 berths, Africa 2 berths, South America 2 berths and Oceania 1 berth...
1 8 4 March 2011 GSP Stadium, Nicosia NicosiaNicosia from , known locally as Lefkosia , is the capital and largest city in Cyprus, as well as its main business center. Nicosia is the only divided capital in the world, with the southern and the northern portions divided by a Green Line...
2–0 2011 Cyprus Cup 2011 Cyprus Cup-Group B:---------------------Group C:---------------------11th Place:-9th Place:-7th Place:-5th Place:-3rd Place:-Final:...
1 9 21 August 2011 Falkirk Stadium Falkirk StadiumThe Falkirk Stadium is a football stadium in Falkirk in central Scotland, which plays host to the home matches of Falkirk F.C. although the stadium itself sits partly within the boundaries of the neighbouring town of Grangemouth...
, FalkirkFalkirkFalkirk is a town in the Central Lowlands of Scotland. It lies in the Forth Valley, almost midway between the two most populous cities of Scotland; north-west of Edinburgh and north-east of Glasgow....
5–0 Friendly 1 11 21 September 2011 Tynecastle Stadium Tynecastle StadiumTynecastle Stadium is a football stadium situated in the Gorgie area of Edinburgh, Scotland, which is the home ground of Scottish Premier League club Hearts. Tynecastle has a seating capacity of 17,420, which makes it the seventh largest football stadium in Scotland...
, EdinburghEdinburghEdinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...
7–2 Friendly 2 12 12 October 2011 Ness Ziona Stadium Ness Ziona StadiumThe Ness Ziona Stadium , is a football stadium in Ness Ziona, Israel. Aside from being the stadium of local side, Sektzia Nes Tziona, it recently hosted the Israel national under-19 football team in its bid to qualify for the under-19 European championship....
, Ness ZionaNess ZionaNess Ziona is a city in central Israel founded in 1883. At the end of 2009 the city had a total population of 38,100, and its jurisdiction was 15,579 dunams.-Nahalat Reuben:...
6–1 2013 UEFA Women's Championship qual. UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying – Group 4The UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying – Group 4 will be contested by five teams competing for one spot for the final tournament.-Standings:-Fixtures:All times are UTC+2.--------------------------------------------...
1 13 27 October 2011 Tynecastle Stadium Tynecastle StadiumTynecastle Stadium is a football stadium situated in the Gorgie area of Edinburgh, Scotland, which is the home ground of Scottish Premier League club Hearts. Tynecastle has a seating capacity of 17,420, which makes it the seventh largest football stadium in Scotland...
, EdinburghEdinburghEdinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...
2–2 2013 UEFA Women's Championship qual. UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying – Group 4The UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying – Group 4 will be contested by five teams competing for one spot for the final tournament.-Standings:-Fixtures:All times are UTC+2.--------------------------------------------...
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Personal life
Beattie is the daughter of former ScotlandScotland national rugby union team
The Scotland national rugby union team represent Scotland in international rugby union. Rugby union in Scotland is administered by the Scottish Rugby Union. The Scotland rugby union team is currently ranked eighth in the IRB World Rankings as of 19 September 2011...
and British Lions
British and Irish Lions
The British and Irish Lions is a rugby union team made up of players from England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales...
rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
player, John Beattie and the sister of current Scottish rugby union international Johnnie Beattie
Johnnie Beattie
John William "Johnnie" Beattie is a Scottish rugby union player who plays for Glasgow Warriors at the number 8 position.-Background:...
. She attended Jordanhill School
Jordanhill School
Jordanhill School educates children from age 5-18. It is located on Chamberlain Road in Glasgow, Scotland.Uniquely among mainstream Scottish schools, it is funded directly by the Scottish Executive, rather than through the local authority, in this case Glasgow City Council...
in Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
and on signing for Arsenal enrolled at Hertfordshire University.
External links
- Jennifer Beattie profile at the SFASFA- Science and medicine :* Saturated fatty acid, a type of fat with no double bonds* Segmented flow analysis, an automated analyzer used in a medical laboratory* Sodium fluoroacetate, an organofluorine chemical compound...
- Jennifer Beattie profile at Arsenal.com
- Jennifer Beattie profile at UEFAUEFAThe Union of European Football Associations , almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA is the administrative and controlling body for European association football, futsal and beach soccer....