Kirsty Lee Yallop (born 4 November 1986) is an association football player who represented New Zealand at the international level[4] and last played for Melbourne Victory in Australia's W-League.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Kirsty Lee Yallop[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 4 November 1986||
Place of birth | Auckland, New Zealand[2] | ||
Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Lynn-Avon United | |||
2009–2010 | Pali Blues | 10 | (1) |
2010–2011 | Kristianstads DFF | 21 | (1) |
2011–2015 | Vittsjö GIK | 85 | (11) |
2015–2016 | Brisbane Roar | 8 | (2) |
2016 | Mallbackens | 17 | (0) |
2016–2017 | Melbourne Victory | 3 | (0) |
2017–2018 | Klepp | 44 | (6) |
International career‡ | |||
2004 | New Zealand U-20 | ||
2004–2017 | New Zealand | 104[3] | (12) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 August 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 June 2015 |
At club level, she played for Lynn-Avon United before moving to Kristianstads DFF in Sweden's Damallsvenskan in 2010. For the 2011 season, she moved to second-tier side Vittsjö GIK. In her first year at Vittsjö, the team attained promotion to Damallsvenskan.[5]
On 31 October 2015, Yallop joined Australian club Brisbane Roar.[6]
On 9 December 2016, Yallop joined Melbourne Victory as an injury replacement for Bianca Henninger.[7][8] In October 2017, it was confirmed that she did not re-sign with Melbourne Victory for a further season.[9] In 2017, Yallop joined Norwegian side Klepp.
Yallop made her senior international debut in a 6–0 loss to the United States on 10 October 2004.[10]
Yallop captained the U-20 side at the 2006 FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship finals in Russia, where they lost to Australia (3–0) and Russia (3–2), before holding Brazil to a goalless draw,[11]
Yallop was included in the New Zealand squad for the 2008 Summer Olympics,[12] playing the full 90 minutes in each of New Zealand's group games, scoring one of New Zealand's goals in the 2–2 draw with Japan.[13]
Attending her first Women's World Cup at Germany 2011, Yallop earned her 50th cap in her only appearance at the finals in a 1–1 draw with Mexico as New Zealand won their first ever point at a Senior Women's World Cup.[14][15]
She played in all of New Zealand's games at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[16]
She featured in one of New Zealand's three matches at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada.[17]
On 20 September 2017, after playing two games against United States, Yallop announced her retirement from international football.[18]
In December 2017, Yallop's engagement to Klepp IL teammate and Australia international Tameka Butt was announced on Butt's Twitter account.[19] The two were married in Mangawhai, New Zealand on 9 February 2019.[20][21]Later in 2020 they had a daughter together.
Yallop has a master's degree from Massey University, completing her thesis on international rugby sevens players.[22]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 9 April 2007 | Lae, Papua New Guinea | Tonga | 1–0 | 6–1 | 2007 OFC Women's Championship |
2. | 5–0 | |||||
3. | 13 April 2007 | Papua New Guinea | 4–0 | 7–0 | ||
4. | 6–0 | |||||
5. | 8 March 2008 | Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea | Papua New Guinea | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2008 OFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament |
6. | 14 June 2008 | Suwon, South Korea | South Korea | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2008 Peace Queen Cup |
7. | 6 August 2008 | Qinhuangdao, China | Japan | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2008 Summer Olympics |
8. | 10 March 2009 | Paralimni, Cyprus | Netherlands | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2009 Cyprus Women's Cup |
9. | 12 March 2009 | Nicosia, Cyprus | France | 1–0 | 1–1 (5–6 p) | |
10. | 3 October 2010 | Auckland, New Zealand | Tahiti | 5–0 | 7–0 | 2010 OFC Women's Championship |
11. | 4 March 2011 | Larnaca, Cyprus | Switzerland | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2011 Cyprus Women's Cup |