Jennifer Patricia Beattie MBE (born 13 May 1991) is a retired Scottish professional footballer who played for Bay FC of the NWSL and formerly the Scotland national team.
[6] Beattie began her senior career in the Scottish Women's Premier League with Queen's Park FC Ladies as a 15-year-old.
She helped the club reach the final of the Scottish Women's Premier League Cup in November 2007; Queen's Park lost 4–0 to a Hibernian Ladies team containing Beattie's future Arsenal teammate Kim Little.
[10] In March 2010, Beattie played in attack during Arsenal's 2–0 defeat by FCR 2001 Duisburg in the quarter-final of the UEFA Women's Champions League.
In the 2012–13 Champions League, she scored the opening goal when Arsenal defeated Barcelona 3–0 in the round of 16 first leg at the Mini Estadi;[12] Barcelona managed to keep the return leg at Meadow Park goalless by half time, at which point Beattie was brought on as a second half substitute to replace forward Kelly Smith.
Beattie scored the first goal in the 53rd minute and completed her hat-trick by converting a penalty in added time, with Arsenal winning 4–0.
[13] Beattie left Arsenal in July 2013 to join French Division 1 Féminine side Montpellier HSC on a two-year contract.
Beattie made her debut for the senior Scotland side in March 2008, against the United States in Cyprus, as second-half substitute for Leanne Ross.
[40] Beattie was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2023 New Year Honours for services to association football and charity.
[41][42] She was dating television personality and former Love Island winner Amber Gill, however they split in November 2023 due to conflicting work schedules.