Emma Regan

Emma Rose Regan (born January 28, 2000) is a Canadian international soccer player who plays as a defender for Varsity FC in League1 British Columbia. 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 169 cm (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Varsity FC
Youth career
Burnaby Girls SC
Mountain United SC
Vancouver Whitecaps Girls Elite
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– Texas Longhorns 68 (1)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Varsity FC 0 (0)
National team‡
2014 Canada U15 6 (0)
2016 Canada U17 7 (0)
2015–2018 Canada U20 11 (0)
2018 Canada 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
‡ 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 represent 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]

Club career

In 2022, she joined Varsity FC of League1 British Columbia.[12]

International career

She debuted for the Canada U15 team at the 2014 CONCACAF Girls' U-15 Championship, helping Canada win the championship,[13] being named a tournament all-star.[14]

She has also represented the Canada U17 and Canada U20. She debuted with the U20 team as a 15 year old in 2015,[15][16] and played as a 16 year old at the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[17]

Regan was called up to the Canada senior team in 2018 for the 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship,[18] making her debut against Cuba on October 8, 2018.[19][20]

References
  1. Emma Regan at the Canadian Soccer Association (also available in French)
  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. @Varsity_FC (April 12, 2022). "Welcome Emma Regan" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  13. Berridge, Tom (August 19, 2014). "Under-15 Canadian girls beat Haiti on PKs". New Westminster Record.
  14. "Winning experiece fuels new soccer goal". New Westminster Record. August 21, 2014.
  15. "Emma Regan called up to Canada for U-20 World Cup qualifying". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. November 26, 2015.
  16. "Emma Regan called up to Canada's Under 20 Team". Mountain United FC. November 27, 2015.
  17. "Burnaby fullback playing for Canada". Burnaby Now. November 17, 2016.
  18. "Sinclair, Regan ready for action". Burnaby Now. October 5, 2018.
  19. Prusina, Sandra (October 8, 2018). "3 thoughts: Canada shows off depth at Concacaf Championship". Sportsnet.
  20. "Rose, Regan to lead Canada at CONCACAF Women's Under-20 Championship". TSN. February 12, 2020.
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