.jpg) Beard withBrisbane Roar in 2015 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Angela Rachael Lopez Beard | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1997-08-16)16 August 1997 (age 28) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Meadowbrook,Queensland, Australia | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.62 m)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Defender | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Brisbane Roar | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2017 | Brisbane Roar | 29 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2020 | Melbourne Victory | 37 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020 | KR | 10 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Melbourne Victory | 13 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2023 | Fortuna Hjørring | 38 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Western United | 12 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Linköping | 24 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025 | AIK | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2026– | Brisbane Roar | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| Australia U-17 | |||||||||||||||||
| Australia U-20 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Australia | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Philippines | 25 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 8 February 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17 December 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
Angela Rachael Lopez Beard (Filipino:[ˈlopes]; born 16 August 1997) is a professionalfootballer who plays as adefender forA-League Women clubBrisbane Roar.[2][3] Born inAustralia, she plays for thePhilippines national team.
She has previously played forBrisbane Roar,Melbourne Victory andWestern United in the AustralianA-League Women, forKR in the IcelandicÚrvalsdeild kvenna, forFortuna Hjørring in theDanish Women's League, and forLinköping FC andAIK Stockholm in the SwedishDamallsvenskan.
Born in Australia, she has initially represented theirU-17 andU-20 youth level teams as well as thesenior level three times, before switching her allegiance to thePhilippines.
Beard made her debut forBrisbane Roar on 14 September 2014 in a match againstPerth Glory.[4] She made five appearances for the team during the2014–15 W-League season. The Roar finished in sixth place during the regular season with a4–6–2 record.[4]
Returning to the Roar for the2015–16 W-League season, Beard helped the team finish in fourth place during the regular season securing a berth to the playoffs.[4] During a match againstMelbourne Victory on 9 January, Beard scored a goal in the third minute of stoppage time lifting the final score to 4–0.[5] During the semifinal match against regular season championsMelbourne City, the Roar was defeated 5–4 in apenalty shootout after 120 minutes of regular and overtime produced no goals for either side.[6]
Beard was named the November 2015 nominee for the 2015/16 W-League Young Footballer of the Year award. Of the nomination, she said, "This is only my second season in the Westfield W-League and I feel very privileged to be recognised at this early stage of my career."[7] Following her performance in the 2016 W-League semifinal againstMelbourne City, team captain and MatildaClare Polkinghorne said, "she's got a really bright career ahead of her. She's only 18 years old, she's going to be a real force in Australian football."[8] She was later named the Women's Player of the Year by the club.[9]
On 19 September 2017, Beard joinedMelbourne Victory on a one-year deal, re-joining coachJeff Hopkins.[10] Beard has since re-signed for Melbourne Victory on a two-year deal.[citation needed]
In June 2021, Beard sealed a move to Danish clubFortuna Hjørring, joining AustraliansIndiah-Paige Riley,Alexandra Huynh, andClare Wheeler.[11]
In January 2023, Beard returned to Australia joiningA-League Women expansion clubWestern United on a two-year deal.[12]
In August 2023, Beard went overseas again, joining Swedish clubLinköping.[13]
In February 2026, Beard returned toBrisbane Roar, signing with the club until the end of the2025–26 A-League Women season.[14]
Beard has represented Australia on theunder-17 andunder-20 national teams.[15] In January 2016, she was called up to training camp for thesenior national team.[16] In September 2021, Beard made her senior debut in a friendly against theRepublic of Ireland.[17]
Beard is eligible to represent the Philippines through her mother, who is fromCebu. On 2 October 2022, Beard was invited to the training camp of thePhilippines prior to the team's friendlies againstCosta Rica.[18] In June 2023, Beard was named in the 29-player provisional squad for the2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.[19][20] She scored her first goal for the Philippines in a friendly against South Korea in 8 April 2024 which ended in a 1–2 defeat for her team.[21]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Continental[b] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Brisbane Roar | 2014–15 | W-League | 5 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | 13 | 1 | — | — | 13 | 1 | ||||
| 2016–17 | 11 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | ||
| Melbourne Victory | 2017–18 | W-League | 12 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | 12 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||||
| 2019–20 | 13 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | ||
| KR Reykjavik | 2020 | Úrvalsdeild kvenna | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 11 | 1 | |
| Melbourne Victory | 2020–21 | W-League | 14 | 1 | — | — | 14 | 1 | ||
| Fortuna Hjørring | 2021–22 | Elitedivisionen | 24 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | 28 | 3 | |
| 2022–23 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
| Total | 38 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 45 | 3 | ||
| Western United | 2022–23 | A-League | 12 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| Linköping | 2023 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 1 | ||
| Total | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 31 | 1 | ||
| AIK | 2025 | Damallsvenskan | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | |
| Brisbane Roar | 2025–26 | A-League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career total | 175 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 193 | 7 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 2021 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 3 | 0 | |
| Philippines | 2023 | 6 | 0 |
| 2024 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 12 | 0 | |
| Total | 25 | 1 | |
| Career total | 28 | 1 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 April 2024 | Icheon City Stadium,Icheon, South Korea |  South Korea | 1–2 | 1–2 | Friendly | [23] |
Beard was born inMeadowbrook,Queensland, Australia, to an Australian father and a Filipina mother fromCebu,Philippines.[24][25]
Beard is a part of theLGBTQ community and has spoken about struggling on dealing with her sexuality in her high school years.[26][27]
Brisbane Roar
Melbourne Victory
Fortuna Hjørring
Western United
Philippines
