Emily Louise van Egmond (born 12 July 1993) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Women's Championship side Birmingham City and the Australia national team.
[4][10] 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.
[20] A few days later however, Newcastle Jets found the funds to sign her to their W-League squad;[21] hearing that she wanted to return to Australia, businesses as well as the council of her hometown offered financial support to the club, making van Egmond the first paid transfer into the W-League.
[24] On 15 August 2019, Orlando Pride announced that van Egmond would undergo season-ending ankle surgery in Australia.
[30] 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.
[31][32] On 28 August 2020, having been unable to play since the W-League Championship game in February, Orlando loaned van Egmond to English FA WSL club West Ham United ahead of the 2020–21 season.
[39] Van Egmond made 24 appearances in the 2022 season, scoring one goal in the NWSL playoffs to help the Wave win their quarterfinal fixture against her former club, the Chicago Red Stars.
[40][41] She made a further 11 appearances in 2023, where she helped San Diego lift the NWSL Shield after finishing on top of the regular season standings.
[48] Van Egmond signed a two-and-half year deal with English Women's Championship side Birmingham City on 30 January 2025.
[51] In January 2010, she was called up to the Australia national team for a two-match series against Italy,[52] but was unable to play in either match due to an ankle injury.
[53] She made her senior debut as a late substitute in a match against DPR Korea on March 6, 2010, and she and her team went on to win the 2010 AFC Women's Asian Cup.
[54] During the 2011 World Cup in Germany, 17-year-old van Egmond scored to launch Australia to a 2–1 lead over Equatorial Guinea, and helped the squad win 3–2.
[57] Playing regularly as a striker in the absence of captain Sam Kerr, Van Egmond scored her only goal of the tournament against Nigeria.
[61] The couple announced their engagement in June 2023,[62] and were married at Krinklewood Estate in Broke, New South Wales on 27 December 2024.
[63] Scores and results list Australia's goal tally first Western New York Flash Wolfsburg Melbourne City San Diego Wave International Individual