Teagan Micah
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Teagan Jade Micah | ||
| Date of birth | 20 October 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Moe, Victoria, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Arna-Bjornar | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| 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-Bjornar | 5 | (0) |
| Total | 7 | (0) | |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012–2013 | Australia U-17 | 5 | (0) |
| 2015 | Australia U-20 | 5 | (0) |
| 2017– | Australia | 0 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 July 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 April 2020 | |||
Teagan Jade Micah (born 20 October 1997) is an Australian international soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for the Australia women's national soccer team and Arna-Bjornar in the Norways' Toppserien. In May 2019, Micah was named to the 23-player squad that will represent Australia at the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.[2]
Early life
Micah grew up in 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.[3][4]
College career
In 2016, Micah received a full soccer scholarship to the University of California, Los Angeles.[3] 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.[5]
Club career
Brisbane Roar. 2013-15
Micah 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.[5]
Western Sydney Wanderers, 2015-16
She 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 Wanderes.[5]
Melbourne Victory, 2019-20
Following 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.[6]
Arna-Bjornar, 2020
Micah signed with Norwegian Toppserien side Arna-Bjornar ahead of the 2020 season.
International career
After 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. As of May 2019, she has yet to make an appearance in goal for the senior national team.[4]
Career statistics
Club
- As of July 14, 2020[7]
| Club | Season | League | Cup1 | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Brisbane Roar | 2013–14 | W-League | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Western Sydney Wanderers | 2015–16 | 5 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| Melbourne Victory | 2019–20 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Arna-Bjørnar | 2020 | Toppserien | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Career total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
References
- ^ "Teagan Micah". Westfield Matildas. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
- ^ "Micah Named to Australia's World Cup Team". UCLA Bruins. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
- ^ a b "Teagan Micah-UCLA and Young Matildas". Goalkeeping Australia Academy. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
- ^ a b "Your Westfield Matildas 2019 World Cup squad guide: Goalkeepers". Westfield Matildas. 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.
- ^ "Teagan Micah". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
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