Teagan Micah

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 Melbourne City in Australia's W-League. In May 2019, Micah was named to the 23-player squad that will represent Australia at the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.[2]

Teagan Micah
Personal information
Full name Teagan Jade Micah
Date of birth (1997-10-20) 20 October 1997
Place of birth Moe, Victoria, Australia
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Melbourne City
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 12 (0)
2020– Melbourne City 0 (0)
National team‡
2012–2013 Australia U-17 5 (0)
2015 Australia U-20 5 (0)
2017– Australia 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 July 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 April 2020

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-Bjørnar, 2020

Micah signed with Norwegian Toppserien side Arna-Bjørnar ahead of the 2020 season.[7]

Melbourne City, 2020–

In November 2020, Micah returned to Australia, signing with Melbourne City.[8]

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[9]
Club Season League Cup1 Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Brisbane Roar 2013–14 W-League 00—00
2014 00—00
Western Sydney Wanderers 2015–16 50—50
Melbourne Victory 2019–20 00—00
Arna-Bjørnar 2020 Toppserien 12000120
Career total 17000170

1Norwegian Cup.

References
  1. "Teagan Micah". Westfield Matildas. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  2. "Micah Named to Australia's World Cup Team". UCLA Bruins. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  3. "Teagan Micah-UCLA and Young Matildas". Goalkeeping Australia Academy. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  4. "Your Westfield Matildas 2019 World Cup squad guide: Goalkeepers". Westfield Matildas. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  5. "Teagan Micah". UCLA Bruins. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  6. "Victory bolsters goalkeeper stocks with Micah signing". Melbourne Victory. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  7. Paquette, Catherine (31 May 2020). "Matildas goalkeeper secures 'beautiful country' move in search of Olympic spot". The Women's Game.
  8. "Melbourne City FC signs Matildas goalkeeper Teagan Micah". Melbourne City. 25 November 2020.
  9. "Teagan Micah". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
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