Kerry Beattie

Kerry Beattie
Personal information
Full name Kerry Anne Beattie
Date of birth (2002-09-27) 27 September 2002 (age 24)
Place of birth Lisburn, Northern Ireland
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Portsmouth
Number 9
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)
2024–2026 Heart of Midlothian
2025-2026 Aberdeen (loan) 1 (2)
2026- Portsmouth 0 (0)
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 as of 12 August 2024
‡ National team caps and goals as of 1 June 2024

Kerry Anne Beattie (born 27 September 2002) is a Northern Irish association footballer who played as a forward for Heart of Midlothian, before going to Aberdeen on loan in January 2025. She also plays for 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. She joined the East Belfast club as a 13-year-old from Lisburn Ladies.

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.

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 teammate Joely Andrews.

International career

Beattie made her senior debut for Northern Ireland on 10 June 2021. She scored her first international goal on 29 November 2021.

International goals

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.29 November 2021Seaview, Belfast, Northern Ireland North Macedonia9–09–02023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
2.18 July 2023Stadion v Městských sadech, Opava, Czech Republic Czech Republic2–02–0Friendly
3.5 December 2023Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland Republic of Ireland1–51–62023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League
4.12 June 2024Centenary Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta Malta2–02–0UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying

Personal life

Beattie's uncle Peter Kennedy was also a footballer.

References

  1. ↑ "Women's Squad". Glentoran FC. Archived from the original on 23 November 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 Kerry Beattie – UEFA competition record (archive)
  3. ↑ https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/articles/cvgeergm83do
  4. 1 2 Kerry Beattie at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  5. ↑ "Big move for Glens' star Kerry". Glentoran F.C. 6 January 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ "Beattie joins Hearts Women". www.heartsfc.co.uk. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  8. ↑ 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.