Teagan Jade Micah (/ˈmaɪkə/; born 20 October 1997) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Women's Super League club Liverpool and the Australia national team.
 Micah with UCLA Bruins in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Teagan Jade Micah[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 20 October 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Moe, Victoria, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Liverpool | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2019 | UCLA Bruins | 84 | (0) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2015 | Brisbane Roar FC | 0 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Western Sydney Wanderers FC | 5 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Melbourne Victory | 0 | (0) |
| 2020 | Arna-Bjørnar | 12 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Melbourne City | 8 | (0) |
| 2021 | Sandviken | 6 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Rosengård | 33 | (0) |
| 2023– | Liverpool | 7 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012–2013 | Australia U-17 | 5 | (0) |
| 2015 | Australia U-20 | 5 | (0) |
| 2017– | Australia | 17 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 June 2024 | |||
Early life
editMicah was born and raised in the Gippsland town of Moe in regional Victoria, where she played in the junior system at local soccer club Moe United for three seasons.[3] At the age of 10, she moved to Redcliffe, Queensland, where she attended Redcliffe State High School. She trained with the Goalkeeping Australia Academy from the age of thirteen, in addition to playing for the Queensland Academy of Sport.[4][5]
College career
editIn 2016, Micah received a full soccer scholarship to the University of California, Los Angeles.[4] In her freshman season at UCLA, Micah played every minute of every game and became the first freshman goalkeeper to start UCLA's opening match since 2004. Micah earned nine shutouts over the course of the season and was named Pac-12 Goalkeeper of the Week three times. In her sophomore season at UCLA, Micah played in all of UCLA's 25 games, including the College Cup final.[6]
Club career
editBrisbane Roar
editMicah signed with the W-League's Brisbane Roar FC, aged 16. During her two years at the club she served as a back-up keeper.[6]
Western Sydney Wanderers
editShe moved to the Western Sydney Wanderers FCfor the 2015–16 W-League season. She made her W-League debut aged 18 and went on to appear 5 times for the Wanderers.[6]
Melbourne Victory
editFollowing her UCLA career Micah returned to the W-League for the 2019–20 season. She served as a backup keeper to fellow Matildas keeper Casey Dumont.[7]
Norway
editMicah signed with Norwegian Toppserien side Arna-Bjørnar ahead of the 2020 season.[8]
In November 2020, Micah returned to Australia for the European winter break, signing with Melbourne City.[9] She returned to Norway and Arna-Bjørnar's rivals from Bergen, IL Sandviken, in May 2021.[10]
Rosengård
editIn August 2021, only a few months after joining IL Sandviken and following her playing at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Micah joined Swedish club Rosengård on a two-year contract.[11]
Liverpool
editInternational career
editAfter stints with Australia's U-17 and U-20 national teams, Micah earned her first senior national team call-up for the 2017 Tournament of Nations. She was again named to the national team roster for a friendly against the United States in April 2019. The following month, Teagan was announced as a member of Australia's squad for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.[13]
Micah was a member of the Matildas Tokyo 2020 Olympics squad. The Matildas qualified for the quarter-finals and beat Great Britain before being eliminated in the semi-final with Sweden. In the playoff for the Bronze medal they were beaten by the USA.[14] In July 2023, Micah was named to the 23 player squad to represent Australia, on home soil, at the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.[15]
On 4 June 2024, Micah was named in the Matildas team which qualified for the Paris 2024 Olympics, her second Olympic games selection.[16]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 18 May 2024[17]
| Club | Season | League | National cup [a] | League cup [b] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Brisbane Roar | 2013–14 | W-League | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2014 | W-League | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Western Sydney Wanderers | 2015–16 | W-League | 5 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| Melbourne Victory | 2019–20 | W-League | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Arna-Bjørnar | 2020 | Toppserien | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |
| Melbourne City | 2020–21 | W-League | 8 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| IL Sandviken | 2021 | Toppserien | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |
| Rosengård | 2021 | Damallsvenskan | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |
| 2022 | Damallsvenskan | 21 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 26 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | Damallsvenskan | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| Total | 33 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 38 | 0 | |||
| Liverpool | 2023–24 | Women's Super League | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Career total | 71 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 79 | 0 | ||
- ^ includes Norwegian Cup, Svenska Cupen, Women's FA Cup
- ^ includes FA Women's League Cup
International
edit- As of match played 10 April 2024
| National Team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 2021 | 8 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 17 | 0 | |
References
edit- ^ Teagan Micah at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
- ^ "Teagan Micah". Westfield Matildas. 31 July 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
- ^ St, Zac; ish (8 July 2021). "Teagan seals Olympic spot". Latrobe Valley Express. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Teagan Micah-UCLA and Young Matildas". Goalkeeping Australia Academy. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
- ^ "Your Westfield Matildas 2019 World Cup squad guide: Goalkeepers". Westfield Matildas. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
- ^ a b c "Teagan Micah". UCLA Bruins. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
- ^ "Victory bolsters goalkeeper stocks with Micah signing". Melbourne Victory. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
- ^ Paquette, Catherine (31 May 2020). "Matildas goalkeeper secures 'beautiful country' move in search of Olympic spot". The Women's Game.
- ^ "Melbourne City FC signs Matildas goalkeeper Teagan Micah". Melbourne City. 25 November 2020.
- ^ Lordanic, Marissa (4 May 2021). "Teagan Micah signs in Norway". Matildas. Football Australia. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ^ Woods, Julia (9 August 2021). "Teagan Micah joins FC Rosengård". Matildas. Football Australia.
- ^ Kelly, Andy (17 July 2023). "Liverpool FC Women complete signing of goalkeeper Teagan Micah". Liverpool F.C. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- ^ "Micah Named to Australia's World Cup Team". UCLA Bruins. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
- ^ "Australian Olympic Team for Tokyo 2021". The Roar. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
- ^ "Meet the FIFA Women's World Cup Squad: The Goalkeepers". Football Australia. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
- ^ "History making Matildas team selected for Paris Olympics". Matildas. Football Australia. 4 June 2024.
- ^ "Teagan Micah". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
External links
edit- Teagan Micah at Liverpool F.C. Women
- Teagan Micah at Soccerway.com
- Teagan Micah at WorldFootball.net
- Teagan Micah at kicker (in German)
- Teagan Micah at FBref.com
- Teagan Micah at ESPN FC