Emma Regan

Emma Rose Regan (born January 28, 2000) is a Canadian international soccer player who plays as a defender for Danish club HB Køge. She appeared for the Canada women's national soccer team in one match at the 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship.

For the Irish actress, see Emma Eliza Regan.
Emma Regan
Personal information
Full name Emma Rose Regan
Date of birth (2000-01-28) January 28, 2000
Place of birth North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 HB Køge
Youth career
Burnaby Girls SC
Mountain United SC
Vancouver Whitecaps Girls Elite
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2022 Texas Longhorns 90 (4)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018 TSS FC Rovers (2)
2022 Varsity FC (2)
2023– HB Køge 1 (0)
International career‡
2014 Canada U15 6 (0)
2016 Canada U17 7 (0)
2015–2018 Canada U20 11 (0)
2018 Canada 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of March 31, 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of July 15, 2019

Early life

Regan began playing youth soccer at age six with Burnaby Girls SC.[1] She later played for Mountain United FC,[2] before joining the Vancouver Whitecaps REX program.[3] She also played for the British Columbia provincial team.[4] She also represented BC at the 2017 Canada Summer Games.[5] She served as the Vancouver Whitecaps captain since 2014 and was named "Most Promising Player" in 2015, also being named the BC Soccer Youth Player of the Year in 2015.[6]

College career

She began attending the University of Texas at Austin in 2018 playing for the women's soccer team.[7] She was named to the 2018 Top Drawer Soccer National Preseason Best XI Freshman Team,[8] the 2019 Preseason All-Big 12 Conference Team,[9] and the 2019 All-Big 12 Conference Second Team.[10] She scored her first goal on October 9, 2020 against the Kansas State Wildcats.[11] In 2021 and 2022, she was again named to the All-Big 12 Conference Second Team[12][13] and was named to the United Soccer Coaches All-Midwest Region Third Team in 2021.[14] In 2022, she was named the 2022 Big 12 Conference Soccer Co-Scholar Athlete of the Year and was a four time Academic All-Big 12 First Team.[15]

Club career

In 2018, she played with TSS FC Rovers in the Women's Premier Soccer League, scoring two goals.[16][17]

In 2022, she joined Varsity FC of League1 British Columbia.[18][19]

In January 2023, she signed her first professional contract with Danish club HB Køge.[20][21]

International career

She debuted for the Canada U15 team at the 2014 CONCACAF Girls' U-15 Championship, helping Canada win the championship,[22] being named a tournament all-star.[23]

She has also represented the Canada U17 and Canada U20. She debuted with the U20 team as a 15 year old in 2015,[24][25] and played as a 16 year old at the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[26] She was again called up for the 2020 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship.[27]

Regan earned her first call-up to the Canada senior team in June 2018, ahead of a friendly against Germany.[28] She was then called up for the 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship,[29] making her senior debut against Cuba on October 8, 2018.[30][31]

References
  1. Emma Regan at the Canadian Soccer Association
  2. "National Team Calls for Players and Coach". Mountain United FC. July 30, 2014.
  3. "Julia Grosso and Emma Regan called up to Canada WNT to face Germany on June 10". Chat Sports. May 29, 2018.
  4. "A perfect record". Burnaby Now. August 2, 2013.
  5. "Burnaby defender proud to wave the flag". Burnaby Now. July 27, 2017.
  6. "Emma Regan". Celtic Elite Vancouver.
  7. "Emma Regan Texas Longhorns profile". Texas Longhorns.
  8. "No. 17 Soccer's Regan named to TDS Preseason Best XI Freshman Team". Texas Longhorns. August 13, 2018.
  9. "No. 19 Soccer puts league-high four players on Preseason All-Big 12 Team". Texas Longhorns. August 7, 2019.
  10. "Davis, Merrick and White Lead All-Big 12 Honors". Big 12 Conference. November 5, 2019.
  11. "Soccer's offense erupts as Longhorns blast Kansas State, 7-0". Texas Longhorns. October 9, 2020.
  12. "Soccer puts six student-athletes on All-Big 12 Conference Teams". Texas Longhorns. November 2, 2021.
  13. "No. 17 Soccer dominates All-Big 12 awards". Texas Longhorns. November 1, 2022.
  14. "Soccer places four on the United Soccer Coaches All-Region teams". Texas Longhorns. November 29, 2021.
  15. "No. 17 Soccer's Regan named Big 12 Soccer Co-Scholar Athlete of the Year". Texas Longhorns. December 22, 2022.
  16. "Emma Regan 2018 WPSL Stats". Women's Premier Soccer League.
  17. Olson, Dan (May 18, 2018). "Rovers' Regan thrilled to play in summer league". Burnaby Now.
  18. @Varsity_FC (April 12, 2022). "Welcome Emma Regan" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  19. Steiner, Ben (May 21, 2022). ""It's the start:" How League 1 BC is Canada's next step to a women's pro league". BTS Van City.
  20. "Emma Regan signs first pro contract with HB Køge in Denmark". Canadian Soccer Association. January 31, 2023.
  21. "HB Køge henter canadisk kriger" [HB Køge brings in Canadian fighter]. HB Køge (in Danish). 31 January 2023.
  22. Berridge, Tom (August 19, 2014). "Under-15 Canadian girls beat Haiti on PKs". New Westminster Record.
  23. "Winning experiece fuels new soccer goal". New Westminster Record. August 21, 2014.
  24. "Emma Regan called up to Canada for U-20 World Cup qualifying". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. November 26, 2015.
  25. "Emma Regan called up to Canada's Under 20 Team". Mountain United FC. November 27, 2015.
  26. "Burnaby fullback playing for Canada". Burnaby Now. November 17, 2016.
  27. "Soccer's Regan earns Canada call-up for CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship". Texas Longhorns. February 13, 2020.
  28. "Soccer's Grosso & Regan called to Canadian National Team for Germany friendly". Texas Longhorns. June 8, 2018.
  29. "Sinclair, Regan ready for action". Burnaby Now. October 5, 2018.
  30. "Rose, Regan to lead Canada at CONCACAF Women's Under-20 Championship". TSN. February 12, 2020.
  31. "Soccer's Regan earns first career cap, Grosso seventh in Canada's win". Texas Longhorns. October 9, 2018.
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