van EGMOND Emily

General
INFLUENTIAL FATHER
Her father Gary van Egmond played for the Australian men's football team and later coached the sport at A-League level in Australia. She says his experience was important for her development in the sport and that he has served as an influential figure throughout her football career. "I was very fortunate to have my dad, who was my coach for the majority of my junior years. We went down to the local park quite often and worked on technique. I don't think he ever envisioned his daughter playing football but I was pretty persistent as a kid. With the experience that he has and how high of a level he's coached at, he's not going to lie to me if I have a bad game, he's always going to be truthful and honest and that's what I want. I'd never want him to sugar-coat me because he's my dad. You're always going to get questions about [having a former footballer as a father]. But over the last couple of years, I've tried to create a profile around myself as an individual and the success I've had. I don't mind it because it's a good thing to be seen as his daughter as well. He's achieved a lot in football.'' (huffingtonpost.com.au, 29 Oct 2017; smh.com.au, 09 Nov 2013; sbs.com.au, 27 Jul 2016)

CLUB JOURNEY
She began her professional career at Australian club Newcastle Jets in the 2008/09 W-League season, before moving to Canberra United in 2009. She moved to Europe for the first time when she signed for Danish side Fortuna Hjorring ahead of the 2011/12 Elitedivisionen season, prior to returning to the Newcastle Jets for the 2011/12 and 2012/13 W-League seasons. She moved to the United States of America to join the Western New York Flash for the 2012 Women's Premier League Soccer League Elite campaign, before playing in the inaugural season of the National Women's Soccer League [NWSL] for Seattle Reign in 2013, and then the Chicago Red Stars in 2014. She represented Western Sydney Wanderers in the 2013/14 W-League season and played for the Newcastle Jets in her third spell at the club in 2014/15. She relocated to Germany in 2015 for spells with Frauen-Bundesliga clubs FFC Frankfurt in 2015/16 and Wolfsburg in 2016/17. She returned to the Newcastle Jets for the 2017/18 W-League season, but moved to Melbourne City ahead of the 2019/20 campaign. She represented the Orlando Pride in the 2018 and 2019 NWSL seasons, and then moved to West Ham United on loan ahead of the 2020/21 Women's Super League [WSL] season. She joined the club on a permanent basis in January 2021. (abc.net.au, 14 Jul 2016; whufc.com, 04 Sep 2020; bbc.co.uk, 08 Jan 2021)