Australian soccer player
Beatrice "Beattie" Southby Goad (born 31 May 1997) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays for Melbourne Victory. Previously, she has played in the Australian A-League Women for Melbourne City, for Stanford University in the USA's NCAA Division I, for SV Meppen in the German 1. Liga, and for UDG Tenerife in the Spanish Primera División.
Club career
Melbourne Victory
Goad was Melbourne Victory's youngest goalscorer and the youngest ever Victorian to play in a Grand Final.[1][2][3]
Melbourne City
In September 2015, Goad joined rival club Melbourne City for their inaugural season.[4]
Stanford University
In February 2016, following a stellar season with Melbourne City and enjoying academic success, earning a place in the top 1% of students in Victoria, Goad joined Stanford University on a four-year program.[5]
SV Meppen
In August 2020, Goad signed for Frauen-Bundesliga side SV Meppen.[6]
UDG Tenerife
Return to Melbourne Victory
In September 2022, Goad returned to Australia, re-joining Melbourne Victory.[7]
International career
Goad earned her first national team cap in April 2021, appearing as a substitute against Germany in a friendly match.[8]
Personal life
Goad graduated from Stanford University in 2020 with a Bachelor of Science majoring in Human Biology with a Medical Anthropology minor, and is currently studying Medicine at the University of Melbourne.[9]
Honours
Stanford Cardinal
References