Tameka Yallop
Tameka Yallop is an Australian professional football midfielder who plays for klepp IL in the Toppserien. She previously played for the Boston Breakers in the WPSL Elite, German Frauen-Bundesliga club, 1. FFC Frankfurt, Japanese Nadeshiko League club Iga F.C. Kunoichi, Swedish Damallsvenskan club Mallbackens, Brisbane Roar in the Australian W-League and has been a member of the Australian national team since 2007.
Club career
Brisbane Roar, 2008-2018
Yallop joined the Brisbane Roar in 2008, as they were one of the founding members of the W-League. They won the W-League Championship and Premiership in 2008-09. In the 2010-11 season, Brisbane returned to the Grand Final. Yallop scored a goal in the 9th minute, helping the team to a 2-1 victory.Yallop won the Westfield W-League Players Player of the Year Award for the 2012-13 season. She was the recipient of the Julie Dolan Medal for W-League Player of the year in 2014.
As of February 2018, Yallop ranks 5th in all-time W-League history with 108 appearances and ranks 3rd in goals with 49.
Boston Breakers, 2012
Yallop signed with the Boston Breakers in the Women's Premier Soccer League Elite, the top division of women's soccer in the United States at the time, for the 2012 season.FFC Frankfurt, 2013–2014
In January 2013, Yallop signed for German Frauen-Bundesliga club 1. FFC Frankfurt.Iga F.C. Kunoichi, 2014
Yallop was loaned by Brisbane Roar to Iga F.C. Kunoichi along with Elise Kellond-Knight in late May 2014, and returned to Brisbane Roar for the 7th W-League season.Mallbackens IF, 2016
In March 2016, Yallop signed for Swedish club Mallbackens.Klepp IL, 2017–present
In March 2017, Yallop signed for Norwegian club Klepp.Melbourne City, 2018–2019
After spending ten seasons with the Brisbane Roar, Yallop signed with Melbourne City for the 2018–19 W-League season.Brisbane Roar, 2019–present
In October 2019, the Brisbane Roar announced that Yallop would be returning to Brisbane for the 2019–20 W-League season, where she scored in their first game of the season. On 5 December, Tameka became the first Brisbane Roar player to score 50 goals for the club.International career
Yallop has represented the Young Matildas at various age levels. She was member of the 2007 AFC Women's U-17 Asian Championship team and 2008 AFC Women's U-20s Women's Asian Championship team. Yallop captained the Australian U-20s National Team from 2007–2009 which included winning the 2008 AFF Women's Championship.Yallop has been a been a member of the Australia women's national soccer team since 2007. She was part of the team that won the 2010 AFC Women's Asian Cup. Yallop played for Australia at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup and the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup. Australia lost in the quarter-finals in 2011 and 2015.
In 2016, Yallop was named to her first Olympic Team for Rio 2016. Australia lost in the quarter-finals and Yallop did not appear in any games.
At the 2017 Tournament of Nations Yallop scored the only goal in a 1-0 win over the United States. This was the first time Australia had ever defeated the United States. The Matildas won the 2017 Tournament of Nations
At the 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup Yallop appeared in three games for Australia. The Matildas advanced to the Final where they lost 1-0 to Japan. Australia qualified for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.
Career statistics
International goals
Goal | Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1. | 4 August 2007 | Mong Kok Stadium, Kowloon, Hong Kong | 2008 Olympics qualifying | |||
| 2. | 3 September 2011 | Jinan Olympic Sports Center Stadium, Jinan, China | 4–0 | 5–1 | 2012 Olympics qualifying | |
| 3. | 11 September 2011 | Shandong Provincial Stadium, Jinan, China | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2012 Olympics qualifying | |
| 4. | 22 November 2012 | Bao'an Stadium, Shenzhen, China | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2013 EAFF Women's East Asian Cup preliminary round 2 | |
| 5. | 6 July 2013 | Stade Jean-Bouin, Angers, France | Friendly | |||
| 6 | 24 November 2013 | WIN Stadium, Wollongong, Australia | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly | |
| 7. | 25 October 2015 | Yongchuan Sports Center, Chongqing, China | 2015 Yongchuan International Tournament | |||
| 8. | 27 July 2017 | CenturyLink Field, Seattle, United States | 2017 Tournament of Nations | |||
| 9. | 22 November 2017 | AAMI Park, Melbourne, Australia | 2–0 | 3–0 | Friendly | |
| 10. | 26 July 2018 | Children's Mercy Park, Kansas City | 2018 Tournament of Nations |
Personal life
In December 2017, Yallop announced her engagement to her Klepp IL teammate Kirsty Yallop on her Twitter account. The two were married in Mangawhai, New Zealand, on 9 February 2019. Following the marriage they both took on the surname Yallop.Honours
Club
;Brisbane Roar- W-League Premiership: 2008–09, 2012–13, 2017–18
- W-League Championship: 2008–09, 2010–11
International