Emily van Egmond
Emily Louise van Egmond (born 12 July 1993) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for San Diego Wave FC and the Australia women's national team. She previously played for German side 1. FFC Frankfurt and VfL Wolfsburg in the Bundesliga, Danish side Fortuna Hjørring in the Elitedivisionen, Chicago Red Stars and Orlando Pride in the NWSL, West Ham United in the FA Women's Super League, as well as Canberra United, Western Sydney Wanderers, Newcastle Jets and Melbourne City in Australia's W-League.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Emily Louise van Egmond[1] | ||
Date of birth | 12 July 1993 | ||
Place of birth | Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | San Diego Wave | ||
Number | 10 | ||
Youth career | |||
2008 | Northern NSW Pride | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008–2009 | Newcastle Jets | 8 | (2) |
2009–2011 | Canberra United | 16 | (2) |
2011 | Fortuna Hjørring | ||
2011–2013 | Newcastle Jets | 17 | (5) |
2012 | Western New York Flash | ||
2013 | Seattle Reign FC | 6 | (0) |
2013–2014 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 12 | (2) |
2014 | Chicago Red Stars | 10 | (2) |
2014 | Newcastle Jets | 12 | (5) |
2015–2016 | 1. FFC Frankfurt | 17 | (1) |
2016–2017 | VfL Wolfsburg | 9 | (5) |
2016 | VfL Wolfsburg II | 3 | (1) |
2017–2018 | Newcastle Jets | 19 | (4) |
2018–2020 | Orlando Pride | 25 | (0) |
2019–2020 | → Melbourne City (loan) | 13 | (6) |
2020 | → West Ham United (loan) | 10 | (3) |
2021 | West Ham United | 11 | (1) |
2021 | Orlando Pride | 2 | (0) |
2021 | Newcastle Jets | 3 | (0) |
2022– | San Diego Wave | 2 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2007–2009 | Australia U17 | 15 | (4) |
2008–2013 | Australia U-20 | ||
2010– | Australia | 127 | (30) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 December 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 July 2023 |
Early life
Van Egmond was raised in Newcastle, Australia. She began playing football at the age of five. She is the daughter of former Socceroo and Newcastle United Jets A-League coach, Gary van Egmond.[3][4]
Club career
Canberra United (2009–2011)
Van Egmond played for Canberra United from 2009 through 2011. During the 2009 season, she made six appearances for the club and scored one goal. During the 2010/11 season, she played in seven matches and scored one goal.[5]
Fortuna Hjørring (2011–2012)
Van Egmond played for Fortuna Hjørring during the 2011–12 UEFA Women's Champions League after being scouted by the team at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup.[6] She made one appearance for the club during a match against BSC YB Frauen.[7]
Newcastle Jets (2011–2013)
Van Egmond returned to the Newcastle Jets for the 2012–2013 season. She scored four goals in the eight matches she started and played in.[7][8]
Western New York Flash (2012)
During the summer of 2012, van Egmond played for the Western New York Flash in the Women's Premier Soccer League Elite, the top division women's soccer league at the time. The team clinched the league championship. During the championship final, the Flash defeated the Chicago Red Stars 4–3 on penalties. Van Egmond scored on the fourth penalty for the Flash giving them a 3–2 lead. The Red Stars missed their fourth penalty and the championship title was sealed by Angela Salem's successful fifth penalty.[3][9]
Seattle Reign FC (2013)
On 12 July 2013, American side Seattle Reign FC signed van Egmond for the remainder of the inaugural season of the National Women's Soccer League.[10] She made her debut for the club during a match against the Washington Spirit in which the Reign won 2–1.[11] Van Egmond made six appearances for the Reign including four starts, tallying 296 minutes on the pitch.[7]
Western Sydney Wanderers (2013–2014)
Van Egmond signed with Western Sydney Wanderers at the beginning of the 2013–14 season.[12]
Chicago Red Stars (2014)
In May 2014, van Egmond joined Chicago Red Stars of the NWSL.[13] She was waived by the Chicago Red Stars in September 2014.[14]
Newcastle Jets (2014–2015)
Ahead of the 2014 season, van Egmond returned again to the Newcastle Jets.[15]
1. FFC Frankfurt (2015–2016)
On 12 June 2015, van Egmond joined German Frauen-Bundesliga club 1. FFC Frankfurt.[16]
VfL Wolfsburg (2016–2017)
On 23 August 2016, van Egmond joined Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg on a two-year deal.[17] On 13 October 2017, van Egmond left VfL Wolfsburg to return to Australia.[18]
Newcastle Jets (2017)
Despite initial reports by VfL Wolfsburg, Newcastle Jets coach Craig Deans confirmed that the club had not signed van Egmond directly from VfL Wolfsburg.[19] A few days later however, Newcastle Jets found the funds to sign her to their W-League squad;[20] hearing that she wanted to return to Australia, businesses as well as the council of her hometown offered financial support to the club, making van Egmond the first paid transfer into the W-League.[21]
Orlando Pride (2018–2020)
On 14 February 2018, Orlando Pride announced that they had signed van Egmond.[22] Van Egmond made her debut for the Pride on 28 April 2018.[23]
On 15 August 2019, Orlando Pride announced that van Egmond would undergo season-ending ankle surgery in Australia. She was placed on the season ending injury list.[24][25]
In March 2020, the impending NWSL season was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. An eventual restart was made through a smaller schedule 2020 NWSL Challenge Cup tournament.[26][27] However, on 22 June, Orlando withdrew from the tournament following positive COVID-19 tests among both players and staff.[28]
Melbourne City (2019–2020)
During the NWSL offseason, van Egmond joined Melbourne City ahead of the 2019–20 W-League season.[29] Van Egmond scored a career-high six regular season goals as Melbourne successfully defended their Premiership title and subsequently went on to win the Championship, beating Sydney FC in the final.[30][31]
West Ham United (2020–2021)
On 28 August 2020, having been unable to play since the W-League Championship game in February, Orlando loaned van Egmond to English FA WSL club West Ham United ahead of the 2020–21 season.[32] She scored her first goal for the team on 18 October 2020 in a 4–2 defeat to Manchester United.[33]
In January 2021, van Egmond signed permanently with the club.[34]
In May 2021, van Egmond left West Ham United despite being offered a new contract.[35]
Orlando Pride (2021)
On 7 October 2021, it was announced van Egmond had re-signed with Orlando Pride for the remainder of the 2021 season.[36] She made two substitute appearances for 58 minutes. On 18 January 2022, van Egmond's NWSL playing rights were traded with Taylor Kornieck to San Diego Wave FC in exchange for $125,000 in allocation money and San Diego's natural second-round pick in the 2024 NWSL Draft.[37]
Newcastle Jets (2021–2022)
With van Egmond's NWSL set to expire on 31 December 2021, Orlando Pride transferred her to Newcastle Jets on 7 December so she could immediately join the team for the 2021–22 A-League Women season during the NWSL offseason while retaining her playing rights. The spell was van Egmond's fifth with her hometown team.[38]
International career
Van Egmond represented the Young Matildas at under-20 level.[39] In January 2010, she was called up to the Australia national team for a two-match series against Italy,[40] but was unable to play in either match due to an ankle injury.[41] She made her senior debut as a late substitute in a match against DPR Korea on March 3, 2010, and she and her team went on to win the 2010 AFC Women's Asian Cup.[42] During the 2011 World Cup in Germany, 17-year-old van Egmond scored to launch Australia to a 2–1 lead over Equatorial Guinea, and helped the squad win 3–2.[3]
Van Egmond was selected for the Matildas which qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. She played in all five qualification matches. The Matildas advanced to the quarter-finals with one victory and a draw in the group play. In the quarter-finals they beat Great Britain 4-3 after extra time. However, they lost 1–0 to Sweden in the semi-final and were then beaten 4–3 in the bronze medal playoff by USA.[43] Full details. Their fourth place finish was Australia's best-ever finish at a major intercontinental tournament.
On June 10, 2021, she played her 100th match for Australia in a friendly match against Denmark.[44]
On July 3, 2023, she was nominated for the World Cup in her home country.[45]
Career statistics
International goals
Scores and results list Australia's goal tally first
Honours
Western New York Flash
Wolfsburg
Melbourne City
International
- AFF U-16 Women's Championship: 2009
- AFC Olympic Qualifying Tournament: 2016
- Tournament of Nations: 2017
- FFA Cup of Nations: 2019
Individual
References
- "List of Players – 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 17 June 2011. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
- "FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019™ - Players - Emily VAN EGMOND - Emily van Egmond - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on 8 June 2019.
- "The WNY Flash's Resident Aussie: Emily van Egmond". Western New York Flash. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
- "ESPN Soccernet". Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 8 August 2009.
- "Emily Van Egmond". Yahoo! Sports. Archived from the original on 6 September 2013. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
- "Special KK". The Women's Game. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
- "Emily van Egmond". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
- "Emily's goal of the year". Newcastle Herald. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
- "Aussies Abroad – Van Egmond wins WPSL". Football Federation of Australia. Archived from the original on 13 July 2013. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
- "Reign FC Sign Emily Van Egmond". Our Sports Central. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
- "REIGN FC DEFEAT SPIRIT 2–1 ON FOX SOCCER". NWSL Soccer. Archived from the original on 29 July 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
- "Matildas vice-captain signs with Wanderers". Football Federation Australia. 10 October 2013. Archived from the original on 11 October 2013.
- "RED STARS SIGN AUSTRALIAN CO-CAPTAIN EMILY VAN EGMOND". NWSL. 8 May 2014. Archived from the original on 7 September 2014.
- "Four Players Selected Off NWSL Waiver Wire". National Women's Soccer League. 15 September 2014. Archived from the original on 20 December 2014.
The following players were not selected off of waivers ... Emily Van Egmond
- "Emily Van Egmond and Amber Neilson return, as leaders leave Newcastle Jets". The Women's Game. 31 July 2014.
- "Champions-League-Sieger FFC Frankfurt holt Australierin van Egmond" [Champions League Winner FFC Frankfurt wins Aussie van Egmond] (in German). German Football Association. 12 June 2015.
- "Wolfsburg holt van Egmond aus Frankfurt" [Wolfsburg brings van Egmond from Frankfurt]. Die Zeit (in German). 23 August 2016.
- "VfL Wolfsburg: Emily van Egmond verlässt den Meister" [VfL Wolfsburg: Emily van Egmond leaves the champion] (in German). Sport Buzzer. 13 October 2017.
- Kerry, Craig (15 October 2017). "Emily Van Egmond signing denied but Newcastle Jets working to welcome home Matildas star". The Newcastle Herald.
- Kerry, Craig (19 October 2017). "International midfielder Emily van Egmond set to sign for Newcastle's W-League side". The Newcastle Herald.
- Smithies, Tom (27 October 2017). "Newcastle Jets paid first transfer fee in the W-League to bring Matilda Emily van Egmond home". The Daily Telegraph (Australia).
- "Orlando Pride Adds Australian International Emily van Egmond". Orlando City SC. 14 February 2018.
- "Marta goal helps Orlando Pride earn 1–1 draw with Seattle Reign". Pro Soccer, USA. 28 April 2018.
- "Orlando Pride Midfielder Emily van Egmond to Undergo Season-Ending Ankle Surgery". www.orlandocitysc.com.
- Poe, Julia (15 August 2019). "Pride midfielder Emily van Egmond set for season-ending ankle surgery". Pro Soccer USA. Archived from the original on 26 September 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
- "NWSL, CPL delay start of 2020 seasons due to Covid-19". SportBusiness. 21 March 2020.
- "NWSL announces 2020 Challenge Cup presented by P&G and Secret". www.nwslsoccer.com.
- "Orlando Pride Statement Regarding 2020 NWSL Challenge Cup Participation". www.orlandocitysc.com.
- "Melbourne City FC signs Matildas international Emily Van Egmond". Melbourne City FC.
- "W-League review: Melbourne City crowned Premiers, Western Sydney woes". ESPN.com. 23 February 2020.
- "Catley strike seals Melbourne City's record fourth Westfield W-League Championship". Westfield W-League. 21 March 2020.
- "Orlando Pride Midfielder Emily van Egmond Loaned to West Ham United". www.orlandocitysc.com.
- "Russo fires Manchester United to fourth WSL win". BBC Sport.
- "West Ham United complete permanent Emily van Egmond transfer". www.whufc.com.
- "West Ham United Women announce retained list". www.whufc.com.
- "Orlando Pride Re-Signs Emily van Egmond, Kaylie Collins Through 2021 Season". www.orlandocitysc.com.
- "Orlando Pride Acquires $125,000 in Allocation Money, 2024 NWSL Draft Pick". www.orlandocitysc.com.
- "Orlando Pride Transfers Emily van Egmond to Newcastle Jets FC". www.orlandocitysc.com.
- Young Matildas (U20) Internationals for 2008
- Emily van Egmond joins Jets' Matildas
- Injury ruins van Egmond's big chance
- "Westfield Matildas down DPR Korea in thriller". Archived from the original on 11 October 2012. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
- "Australian Olympic Team for Tokyo 2021". The Roar. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
- "100 games for van Egmond as Denmark defeat Westfield Matildas". matildas.com. 10 June 2021.
- "MATILDAS SQUAD ANNOUNCED: FIFA Women's World Cup 2023™ | Matildas". www.matildas.com.au. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
External links
- Emily van Egmond – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Emily van Egmond at Soccerway