LFC WomenFactfile: Get to know Teagan Micah
Goalkeeper Teagan Micah became Liverpool FC Women's fourth addition of the summer on Monday.
The 25-year-old Australia international has completed a switch to the club after playing across three seasons with FC Rosengard in Sweden.
Get to know the Reds' new stopper with this handy factfile...
She's an Australia international. Having been first called up to the senior national team in 2017, Micah would have to wait until June 2021 to make her debut for her country. It came in a warm-up fixture against Sweden ahead of the Olympics, with the debutant going on to record a clean sheet. She made five appearances in the Tokyo Olympics and is part of the Matildas' squad for this summer's World Cup.
Teagan was W-League Goalkeeper of the Year in 2020-21. Shortly after her international bow, Micah collected the W-League Goalkeeper of the Year award after an outstanding season with Melbourne City. She also took home the club's Player of the Year prize.
She won the league twice in Sweden. Micah and Rosengard won back-to-back Damallsvenskan titles in 2021 and 2022, while also lifting the Svenska Cupen. She signed for Rosengard from Norwegian outfit IL Sandviken ahead of the 2021 campaign.
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A college scholarship in the USA was vital for her career. Micah served as a back-up 'keeper at Brisbane Roar and Western Sydney Wanderers as a teenager; therefore, she jumped at the opportunity of a scholarship at UCLA in 2016. She enjoyed a four-year stint in Los Angeles, keeping 36 clean sheets in her 84 appearances. "I think I wouldn't be here playing football if I didn't go to America," she said. "I was struggling a lot before I left. I didn't know if I really wanted it." She also graduated with a degree in psychology.
She has Champions League experience. Micah appeared in the group stage of the 2022-23 edition of Europe's premier club competition, representing Rosengard four times. She played against Bayern Munich, Barcelona and Benfica (twice).
She's a leader at the back. Former UCLA teammate Claire Winter once said of Micah: "She's such a huge leader on our team now. She has such a powerful voice and impact on the game. It's really helpful to have a goalie that talks a lot."
Her Australian rules football skills saw her become a goalkeeper. She explains: "I actually played AFL growing up a lot and then a few of the boys switched from AFL to soccer. I was probably like nine or 10 and I just asked my mum if I could join the local team with them. It just kind of snowballed from there. I played out on the field until I was about 12 but I got growing pains in the knees, as a lot of kids do. I could catch and kick from playing a lot of AFL, so they just threw me in goal. It just kind of stuck and I never got back out on the field after that."