Kerry Beattie

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Kerry Beattie[1]
Personal information
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
Glentoran
Number 19
Youth career
Lisburn Ladies
Glentoran
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2022 Glentoran
2022 Glasgow City
2022– Glentoran
International career
2017–2019 Northern Ireland U17 8 (0)
2019 Northern Ireland U18 1 (0)
2019 Northern Ireland U19 1 (0)
2021– Northern Ireland 6 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 June 2021.[3]

Kerry Anne Beattie (born 27 September 2002) is a Northern Irish association footballer who plays as a forward for Glentoran and the Northern Ireland women's national team. She previously played for Glasgow City.

Club career[edit]

Beattie has played for Glentoran in Northern Ireland.[3] She joined the East Belfast club as a 13-year-old from Lisburn Ladies.[4] 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]

International career[edit]

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[edit]

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 29 November 2021 Seaview, Belfast, Northern Ireland  North Macedonia 9–0 9–0 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
2. 18 July 2023 Stadion v Městských sadech, Opava, Czech Republic  Czech Republic 2–0 2–0 Friendly
3. 5 December 2023 Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland  Republic of Ireland 1–5 1–6 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League

Personal life[edit]

Beattie's uncle Peter Kennedy was also a footballer.[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Women's Squad". Glentoran FC. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Kerry BeattieUEFA competition record (archive)
  3. ^ a b c Kerry Beattie at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Big move for Glens' star Kerry". Glentoran F.C. 6 January 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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.