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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 22)[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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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
4. 12 June 2024 Centenary Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta  Malta 2–0 2–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying

Personal life

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Beattie's uncle Peter Kennedy was also a footballer.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Women's Squad". Glentoran FC. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Kerry BeattieUEFA competition record (archive)
  3. ^ a b 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. ^ "Beattie joins Hearts Women". www.heartsfc.co.uk. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  7. ^ 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.