Emily van Egmond


Emily Louise van Egmond is an Australian international footballer who plays as a midfielder for American club Orlando Pride in the NWSL and for the Australia women's national soccer 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 in the NWSL as well as Canberra United and Western Sydney Wanderers in Australia's W-League.

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.

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.

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. She made one appearance for the club during a match against BSC YB Frauen.

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.

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.

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. She made her debut for the club during a match against the Washington Spirit in which the Reign won 2–1. Van Egmond made six appearances for the Reign including four starts, tallying 296 minutes on the pitch.

Western Sydney Wanderers (2013–2014)

Van Egmond signed with Western Sydney Wanderers at the beginning of the 2013–14 season.

Chicago Red Stars (2014)

In May 2014, van Egmond joined Chicago Red Stars of the NWSL.
She was waived by the Chicago Red Stars in September 2014.

Newcastle Jets (2014–2015)

Ahead of the 2014 season, van Egmond returned again to the Newcastle Jets.

1. FFC Frankfurt (2015–2016)

On 12 June 2015, van Egmond joined German Frauen-Bundesliga club 1. FFC Frankfurt.

VfL Wolfsburg (2016–2017)

On 23 August 2016, van Egmond joined Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg on a two-year deal. On 13 October 2017, van Egmond left VfL Wolfsburg to return to Australia.

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. A few days later however, Newcastle Jets found the funds to sign her to their W-League squad.

Orlando Pride (2018–)

On 14 February 2018, Orlando Pride announced that they had signed van Egmond. Van Egmond made her debut for the Pride on 28 April 2018. 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.

Melbourne City (2019–2020)

Ahead of the 2019–20 W-League season, van Egmond joined Melbourne City. 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.

International career

Van Egmond represented the Young Matildas at under-20 level In January 2010, she was called up to the Australia women's national soccer team for a two-match series against Italy, but was unable to play in either match due to an ankle injury. She made her senior debut as a late substitute in a match against DPR Korea on 3 March 2010. During the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup in Germany seventeen-year-old van Egmond scored to launch Australia to a 2–1 lead over Equatorial Guinea, and helped the squad win 3–2.

Career statistics

International goals

Scores and results list Australia's goal tally first
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
14 July 2011Ruhrstadion, Bochum, Germany2–13–22011 FIFA Women's World Cup
23 September 2011Jinan Olympic Sports Center, Jinan, China5–05–12012 Olympics qualifying
38 September 2011Jinan Olympic Sports Center, Jinan, China1–01–02012 Olympics qualifying
427 November 2013Parramatta Stadium, Sydney, Australia2–02–1Friendly
57 March 2014GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus2–32–32014 Cyprus Cup
612 March 2014Paralimni Stadium, Paralimni, Cyprus2–05–22014 Cyprus Cup
712 March 2014Paralimni Stadium, Paralimni, Cyprus3–05–22014 Cyprus Cup
812 February 2015Bill McKinlay Park, Auckland, New Zealand1–03–2Friendly
99 March 2015GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus3–03–02015 Cyprus Cup
1011 March 2015Paralimni Stadium, Paralimni, Cyprus2–16–22015 Cyprus Cup
1121 May 2015Jubilee Oval, Sydney, Australia7–011–0Friendly
122 March 2016Nagai Stadium, Osaka, Japan7–09–02016 Olympics qualifying
134 March 2016Nagai Stadium, Osaka, Japan2–02–02016 Olympics qualifying
149 March 2016Nagai Stadium, Osaka, Japan1–11–12016 Olympics qualifying
1530 July 2017Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, United States4–14–22017 Tournament of Nations
1610 April 2018Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan4–08–02018 AFC Women's Asian Cup
1710 November 2018Penrith Stadium, Sydney, Australia1–02–3Friendly
1810 November 2018Penrith Stadium, Sydney, Australia2–32–3Friendly
1910 February 2020Campbelltown Stadium, Sydney, Australia1–06–02020 Olympics qualifying
2010 February 2020Campbelltown Stadium, Sydney, Australia2–06–02020 Olympics qualifying
2110 February 2020Campbelltown Stadium, Sydney, Australia4–06–02020 Olympics qualifying
2213 February 2020Western Sydney Stadium, Sydney, Australia1–11–12020 Olympics qualifying
236 March 2020Newcastle International Sports Centre, Newcastle, Australia3–05–02020 Olympics qualifying

Honours

Club

Western New York Flash
VfL Wolfsburg
Melbourne City
Australia