Angela Beard

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Angela Beard
Angela Beard playing for Brisbane Roar FC vs Melbourne City FC (cropped).jpg
Beard with Brisbane Roar in 2015
Personal information
Full name Angela Rachael Lopez Beard
Date of birth (1997-08-16) 16 August 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Meadowbrook, Queensland, Australia
Height 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Linköping
Number 5
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2017 Brisbane Roar 29 (1)
2017–2020 Melbourne Victory 37 (0)
2020 KR 10 (1)
2020–2021 Melbourne Victory 13 (1)
2021–2023 Fortuna Hjørring 38 (3)
2023 Western United 12 (0)
2023– Linköping 9 (0)
International career‡
Australia U-17
Australia U-20
2021 Australia 3 (0)
2023– Philippines 11 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 November 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 05 April 2024

Angela Rachael Lopez Beard (born 16 August 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Damallsvenskan club Linköping. Born in Australia, she plays for the Philippines women's national team.

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She has previously played for Brisbane Roar, Melbourne Victory, and Western United FC in the Australian A-League Women, for KR in the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild kvenna, and for Fortuna Hjørring in the Danish Women's League.

She has initially represented Australia's U-17 and U-20 youth level teams as well as the senior level three times, before switching her allegiance to the Philippines.

Club career

Brisbane Roar

Beard made her debut for Brisbane Roar on 14 September 2014 in a match against Perth Glory. [1] She made five appearances for the team during the 2014–15 W-League season. The Roar finished in sixth place during the regular season with a 4–6–2 record. [1]

Returning to the Roar for the 2015–16 W-League season, Beard helped the team finish in fourth place during the regular season securing a berth to the playoffs. [1] During a match against Melbourne Victory on 9 January, Beard scored a goal in the third minute of stoppage time lifting the final score to 4–0. [2] During the semifinal match against regular season champions Melbourne City, the Roar was defeated 5–4 in a penalty shootout after 120 minutes of regular and overtime produced no goals for either side. [3]

Beard was named the November 2015 nominee for the 2015/16 W-League Young Footballer of the Year award. Of the nomination, she said, "This is only my second season in the Westfield W-League and I feel very privileged to be recognised at this early stage of my career." [4] Following her performance in the 2016 W-League semifinal against Melbourne City, team captain and Matilda Clare Polkinghorne said, "she's got a really bright career ahead of her. She's only 18 years old, she's going to be a real force in Australian football." [5] She was later named the Women's Player of the Year by the club. [6]

Melbourne Victory

On 19 September 2017, Beard joined Melbourne Victory on a one-year deal, re-joining coach Jeff Hopkins. [7] Beard has since re-signed for Melbourne Victory on a two-year deal.[ citation needed ]

Fortuna Hjørring

In June 2021, Beard sealed a move to Danish club Fortuna Hjørring, joining Australians Indiah-Paige Riley, Alexandra Huynh, and Clare Wheeler. [8]

Western United

In January 2023, Beard returned to Australia joining A-League Women expansion club Western United on a two-year deal. [9]

Linköping

In August 2023, Beard went overseas again, joining Swedish club Linköping. [10]

International career

Australia

Beard has represented Australia on the under-17 and under-20 national teams. [11] In January 2016, she was called up to training camp for the senior national team. [12] In September 2021, Beard made her senior debut in a friendly against the Republic of Ireland. [13]

Philippines

Beard is eligible to represent the Philippines through her mother, who is from Cebu. On 2 October 2022, Beard was invited to the training camp of the Philippines prior to the team's friendlies against Costa Rica. [14] In June 2023, Beard was named in the 29-player provisional squad for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup. [15] [16] She scored her first goal for the Philippines in a friendly against South Korea in 8 April 2024 which ended in a 1–2 defeat for her team. [17]

Career statistics

Club

As of 4 September 2024 [18]
ClubSeasonLeagueCup [lower-alpha 1] Continental [lower-alpha 2] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Brisbane Roar 2014–15 W-League 50——50
2015–16 131——131
2016–17 110——110
Melbourne Victory 2017–18 120——120
2018–19 120——120
2019–20 130——130
KR Reykjavik 2020 Úrvalsdeild kvenna 10110—111
Melbourne Victory 2020–21 W-League 141——141
Fortuna Hjørring 2021–22 Elitedivisionen 24340—273
2022–231401020160
Western United 2022–23 A-League 120——120
Linköping 2023

Damallsvenskan

70002090
2024 1102011141
Career total158680511717

International

Scores and results list Philippine's goal tally first.
List of international goals scored by Angela Beard
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
18 April 2024 Icheon City Stadium, Icheon, South KoreaFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 1–21–2Friendly

Honours

Brisbane Roar

Melbourne Victory

Fortuna Hjørring

Western United

See also

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References

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  2. ↑ "Brisbane Roar move back into W-League title contention with third win in four". The Guardian. Australian Associated Press. 10 January 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  3. ↑ "Melbourne City beats Brisbane Roar on penalties to qualify for the W-League grand final". ABC. 25 January 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  4. ↑ "YFOTY November Nominee: Angela Beard". The Women's Game. 4 December 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  5. ↑ Monteverde, Marco (25 January 2016). "Angela Beard misses decisive penalty as Brisbane Roar lose shootout to Melbourne City". The Advertiser. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
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  7. ↑ "Beard joins Victory". Melbourne Victory. 19 September 2017. Archived from the original on 21 September 2017. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
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  10. ↑ Hughes, Nick (29 August 2023). "Angie Beard completes permanent transfer to Swedish powerhouse". Western United .
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  14. ↑ "Filipinas Start Costa Rica Camp". Philippine Football Federation. 2 October 2022.
  15. ↑ "29 players named to FIFA Women's World Cup provisional squad". Philippine Football Federation. 10 June 2023.
  16. ↑ del Carmen, Lorenzo (10 June 2023). "Fil-Aussie Angela Beard part of Filipinas preliminary pool for FIFA WWC". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  17. ↑ Morales, Luisa (9 April 2024). "Beard scores but Filipinas fall to South Korea 2-1". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
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