Angela Beard
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| Full name | Angela Rachael Lopez Beard | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 16 August 1997 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Meadowbrook, Queensland, Australia | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.62 m)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Defender | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | AIK | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2017 | Brisbane Roar | 29 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2020 | Melbourne Victory | 37 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020 | KR | 10 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Melbourne Victory | 13 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2023 | Fortuna Hjørring | 38 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Western United | 12 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Linköping | 24 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | AIK | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| Australia U-17 | |||||||||||||||||
| Australia U-20 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Australia | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Philippines | 25 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17 December 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
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Angela Rachael Lopez Beard (born 16 August 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Damallsvenskan club AIK and the Philippines national team.
She has previously played for Brisbane Roar, Melbourne Victory, and Western United in the Australian A-League Women, for KR in the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild kvenna, and for Fortuna Hjørring in the Danish Women's League.
Born in Australia, she has initially represented their U-17 and U-20 youth level teams as well as the senior level three times, before switching her allegiance to the Philippines.
Club career
[edit | edit source]Brisbane Roar
[edit | edit source]Beard made her debut for Brisbane Roar on 14 September 2014 in a match against Perth Glory.[2] She made five appearances for the team during the 2014–15 W-League season. The Roar finished in sixth place during the regular season with a 4–6–2 record.[2]
Returning to the Roar for the 2015–16 W-League season, Beard helped the team finish in fourth place during the regular season securing a berth to the playoffs.[2] During a match against Melbourne Victory on 9 January, Beard scored a goal in the third minute of stoppage time lifting the final score to 4–0.[3] During the semifinal match against regular season champions Melbourne City, the Roar was defeated 5–4 in a penalty shootout after 120 minutes of regular and overtime produced no goals for either side.[4]
Beard was named the November 2015 nominee for the 2015/16 W-League Young Footballer of the Year award. Of the nomination, she said, "This is only my second season in the Westfield W-League and I feel very privileged to be recognised at this early stage of my career."[5] Following her performance in the 2016 W-League semifinal against Melbourne City, team captain and Matilda Clare Polkinghorne said, "she's got a really bright career ahead of her. She's only 18 years old, she's going to be a real force in Australian football."[6] She was later named the Women's Player of the Year by the club.[7]
Melbourne Victory
[edit | edit source]On 19 September 2017, Beard joined Melbourne Victory on a one-year deal, re-joining coach Jeff Hopkins.[8] Beard has since re-signed for Melbourne Victory on a two-year deal.[citation needed]
Fortuna Hjørring
[edit | edit source]In June 2021, Beard sealed a move to Danish club Fortuna Hjørring, joining Australians Indiah-Paige Riley, Alexandra Huynh, and Clare Wheeler.[9]
Western United
[edit | edit source]In January 2023, Beard returned to Australia joining A-League Women expansion club Western United on a two-year deal.[10]
Linköping
[edit | edit source]In August 2023, Beard went overseas again, joining Swedish club Linköping.[11]
International career
[edit | edit source]Australia
[edit | edit source]Beard has represented Australia on the under-17 and under-20 national teams.[12] In January 2016, she was called up to training camp for the senior national team.[13] In September 2021, Beard made her senior debut in a friendly against the Republic of Ireland.[14]
Philippines
[edit | edit source]Beard is eligible to represent the Philippines through her mother, who is from Cebu. On 2 October 2022, Beard was invited to the training camp of the Philippines prior to the team's friendlies against Costa Rica.[15] In June 2023, Beard was named in the 29-player provisional squad for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.[16][17] She scored her first goal for the Philippines in a friendly against South Korea in 8 April 2024 which ended in a 1–2 defeat for her team.[18]
Career statistics
[edit | edit source]Club
[edit | edit source]- As of 22 June 2025[19]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Continental[b] | Total | |||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Brisbane Roar | 2014–15 | W-League | 5 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | 13 | 1 | — | — | 13 | 1 | ||||
| 2016–17 | 11 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | ||
| Melbourne Victory | 2017–18 | W-League | 12 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | 12 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||||
| 2019–20 | 13 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | ||
| KR Reykjavik | 2020 | Úrvalsdeild kvenna | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 11 | 1 | |
| Melbourne Victory | 2020–21 | W-League | 14 | 1 | — | — | 14 | 1 | ||
| Fortuna Hjørring | 2021–22 | Elitedivisionen | 24 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | 28 | 3 | |
| 2022–23 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
| Total | 38 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 45 | 3 | ||
| Western United | 2022–23 | A-League | 12 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| Linköping | 2023 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 1 | ||
| Total | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 31 | 1 | ||
| AIK | 2025 | Damallsvenskan | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Career total | 174 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 192 | 7 | ||
- ^ Includes Icelandic Women's Football Cup, Danish Women's Cup, Svenska cupen
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Women's Champions League
International
[edit | edit source]- As of match played 17 December 2025
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| Australia | 2021 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 3 | 0 | |
| Philippines | 2023 | 6 | 0 |
| 2024 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 12 | 0 | |
| Total | 25 | 1 | |
| Career total | 28 | 1 | |
- Scores and results list Philippine's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Beard goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
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| 1 | 8 April 2024 | Icheon City Stadium, Icheon, South Korea | File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea | 1–2 | 1–2 | Friendly | [20] |
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Beard was born in Meadowbrook, Queensland, Australia, to an Australian father and a Filipina mother from Cebu, Philippines.[21][22]
Beard is a part of the LGBTQ community and has spoken about struggling on dealing with her sexuality in her high school years.[23][24]
Honours
[edit | edit source]Brisbane Roar
- Westfield W-League, NAB Young Footballer of the Year nominee: 2015/16[12]
- Player of the Year 2015/16
- Player's Player 2015/16
Melbourne Victory
Fortuna Hjørring
- Danish Women's League runner-up: 2021–22[26]
- Danish Women's Cup: 2022[27]
Western United
- A-League Women Championship runner-up: 2022–23[28]
Philippines
See also
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References
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Further reading
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- Stewart, Barbara (2012), Women's Soccer: The Passionate Game, Greystone Books, Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
External links
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- Angela Beard – FIFA competition record (archived)Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Brisbane Roar player profile
- Angela Beard on TwitterLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- 1997 births
- Living people
- Filipino women's footballers
- Philippines women's international footballers
- Australian women's soccer players
- Australia women's international soccer players
- Australian people of Filipino descent
- Australian expatriate sportspeople in Denmark
- Australian expatriate sportspeople in Iceland
- Australian expatriate women's soccer players
- 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup players
- Brisbane Roar FC (women) players
- Dual internationalists (women's football)
- Danish Women's League players
- Expatriate women's footballers in Denmark
- Expatriate women's footballers in Iceland
- Fortuna Hjørring players
- KR women's football players
- Melbourne Victory FC (women) players
- Sportspeople of Filipino descent
- Western United FC (women) players
- Linköpings FC players
- Women's association football defenders
- Australian LGBTQ soccer players
- Australian lesbian sportswomen
- Filipino LGBTQ sportspeople
- Filipino LGBTQ footballers
- Filipino lesbians
- LGBTQ people from Queensland
- 21st-century Australian sportswomen
- 20th-century Australian LGBTQ people
- 21st-century Australian LGBTQ people
- 21st-century Filipino sportswomen
- 21st-century Filipino LGBTQ people
- AIK Fotboll (women) players
- A-League Women championship–winning players
- SEA Games medalists in football
- Competitors at the 2025 SEA Games
- SEA Games gold medalists for the Philippines