Emily van Egmond | QueenBallers Player profile

Emily

van Egmond

Jul 12, 1993

#5 - Midfielder

Emily Louise van Egmond is an Australian professional football player who plays as a midfielder for Women's Championship side Birmingham City and the Australia national team.

Did You Know?

Emily comes from a family with a strong soccer heritage, her father who is also her role model, Gary van Egmond, is a former Socceroo and has coached the Newcastle United Jets.

While she is primarily focused on soccer, she has also expressed an interest in owning a café.

Emily maintains an active lifestyle, often sharing glimpses of her training routines and leisure activities on her social media platforms.

Whenever she's not on the pitch, she enjoys spending quality time with her loved ones, family and friends.

She has a twin brother Max, who also plays football and a sister Laura.

"Em", as Emily is commonly referred to, is highly regarded by her teammates for her leadership, experience, and dedication to the sport.

Kat and Emily, who are already married, are expecting a new addition to their family - a baby due in October."

She debuted for the Matildas in 2010 against Korea at the age of 16.

Emily has competed in 9 different leagues, including domestic and international competitions.

Her life time partner is Kat Thompson, a photographer based in San Diego. The couple met online in 2022 and publicly acknowledged their relationship in February 2023. In a romantic gesture, Emily proposed to Kat on a cliff in San Diego, and Kat accepted.

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Emily van Egmond highlights

Club Achievements

NWSL Challenge Cup	1×
NWSL Shield	1×
W-League Championship	1×
W-League Premiership	1×
DFB-Pokal Winner	1×
W-League Premiership	1×
Women's Premier Soccer League Elite Champion	1×

Awards

Julie Dolan Medal (2014)

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Stats

Year	Club	AP	GL
2025 - present	Birmingham City	8	2
2023 -	Newcastle Jets (loan)	4	3
2022 -	San Diego Wave	61	2
2021 -	Newcastle Jets	3	0
2021 -	Orlando Pride	2	0
2021 -	West Ham United	11	1
2020 -	West Ham United (loan)	10	3
2019 - 2020	Melbourne City (loan)	13	6
2018 - 2020	Orlando Pride	25	0
2017 - 2018	Newcastle Jets	19	4
2016 -	VfL Wolfsburg II	3	1
2016 - 2017	VfL Wolfsburg	9	5
2015 - 2016	1. FFC Frankfurt	17	1
2014 -	Newcastle Jets	12	5
2014 -	Chicago Red Stars	10	2
2013 - 2014	Western Sydney Wanderers	12	2
2013 -	Seattle Reign FC	6	0
2012 -	Western New York Flash
2011 - 2013	Newcastle Jets	17	5
2011 -	Fortuna Hjørring
2009 - 2011	Canberra United	16	2
2008 - 2009	Newcastle Jets	8	2
International Stats
2010 - present	Australia	153	31
2008 - 2013	Australia WU20
2007 - 2009	Australia WU17	15	4

Team: Birmingham City FC

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