Beattie (right) playing for Scotland in May 2009 |
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jennifer Patricia Beattie[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 13 May 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Arsenal Ladies | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Hamilton Academical | |||
| Queen's Park | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2006–2008 | Queen's Park | ||
| 2008–2009 | Celtic Ladies | ||
| 2009– | Arsenal Ladies[2] | 15 | (7) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2008– | Scotland | 45 | (13) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:37, 13 August 2010 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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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.[3] Although typically a defender or midfielder,[4] she is also an accomplished goalscorer.[5]
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Beattie began playing football with her brother Johnnie 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.[6] Beattie then played with Hamilton Academical's boys' teams, but began her senior career with Queen's Park Ladies.[7] She played in the Scottish Women's Premier League as a 15-year-old[7] 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.[8]
In January 2008 Beattie moved to Celtic Ladies,[9] but left to join Arsenal Ladies in July 2009.[5] 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. [10]
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.[11]
Beattie represented Scotland at U17 level,[12] 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.[13] 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.[14] Beattie played in both legs of the qualifying play-off defeat to Russia in October and November 2008.[4] After the first leg, Beattie and Kim Little were identified by football writer Graham Spiers as talented youngsters.[15]
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.[16]
Beattie is the daughter of former Scotland and British Lions rugby union player, John Beattie and the sister of current Scottish rugby union international Johnnie Beattie.[3] She attended Jordanhill School in Glasgow[3] and on signing for Arsenal enrolled at Hertfordshire University.
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