Jennifer Beattie
Biography
Jen Beattie is an established member of the SWNT’s defence, having played as a striker earlier in her career.
The Arsenal centre-back made her Scotland debut at the age of 17, before representing her country at the 2008 UEFA Women’s Under-19 Championship in France. Beattie scored her first senior goal in Scotland’s 2-1 win over Portugal in UEFA EURO 2009 qualifying, her breakthrough campaign in the national setup.
Having broken into senior football at the age of 15 as part of the Queen’s Park SWPL squad, Beattie has had a successful club career, representing Celtic, Montpellie, Manchester City, Melbourne City and Arsenal. Beattie missed out on EURO 2017 through injury but played in all three matches at the 2019 Women's World Cup, scoring against Argentina.