For the Irish actress, see Emma Eliza Regan.

Emma Rose Regan (born January 28, 2000) is a Canadian international soccer player who plays as a defender for Northern Super League club AFC Toronto.

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 represented BC at the 2017 Canada Summer Games, where she was selected as the province's flag-bearer for the opening ceremonies.[5][6] 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.[7]

College career

She began attending the University of Texas at Austin in 2018 playing for the women's soccer team.[8] She was named to the 2018 Top Drawer Soccer National Preseason Best XI Freshman Team,[9] the 2019 Preseason All-Big 12 Conference Team,[10] and the 2019 All-Big 12 Conference Second Team.[11] She scored her first goal on October 9, 2020 against the Kansas State Wildcats.[12] In 2021 and 2022, she was again named to the All-Big 12 Conference Second Team[13][14] and was named to the United Soccer Coaches All-Midwest Region Third Team in 2021.[15] In 2022, she was named the 2022 Big 12 Conference Soccer Co-Scholar Athlete of the Year and was a four time Academic All-Big 12 First Team.[16]

Club career

In 2018, she played with TSS FC Rovers in the Women's Premier Soccer League, scoring two goals.[17][18]

In 2022, she joined Varsity FC of League1 British Columbia.[19][20] She won the league title that season with Varsity.[21]

In January 2023, she signed her first professional contract with Danish club HB Køge.[22] She made her debut on March 11, in a league cup match against FC Thy-Thisted Q.[23] On May 5, 2023, she scored her first goal for the club against Kolding.[24] She won the 2022-23 league title with the club in her first season.[25] At the end of the 2024 season, she departed the club to return to North America.[26]

In December 2024, Regan signed with AFC Toronto ahead of the inaugural Northern Super League season, becoming the first active Canadian national team player to join the new league.[27][28]

International career

She debuted for the Canada U15 team at the 2014 CONCACAF Girls' U-15 Championship, helping Canada win the championship,[29] being named a tournament all-star.[30]

She has also represented the Canada U17 and Canada U20. She debuted with the U20 team as a 15 year old in 2015,[31][32] and played as a 16 year old at the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[33] She was again called up for the 2020 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship.[34]

Regan earned her first call-up to the Canada senior team in June 2018, ahead of a friendly against Germany.[35] She was then called up for the 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship,[36] making her senior debut against Cuba on October 8, 2018.[37][38] In October 2023, she was called up to the senior team again, for the first time since her last call-up five years earlier.[39]

References

  1. ^ Emma Regan at the Canadian Soccer Association
  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. ^ Bashir, Raheem Farhan (February 13, 2025). "AFC Toronto and CANWNT Player Profile: Emma Regan". RB Sports.
  7. ^ "Emma Regan". Celtic Elite Vancouver.
  8. ^ "Emma Regan Texas Longhorns profile". Texas Longhorns.
  9. ^ "No. 17 Soccer's Regan named to TDS Preseason Best XI Freshman Team". Texas Longhorns. August 13, 2018.
  10. ^ "No. 19 Soccer puts league-high four players on Preseason All-Big 12 Team". Texas Longhorns. August 7, 2019.
  11. ^ "Davis, Merrick and White Lead All-Big 12 Honors". Big 12 Conference. November 5, 2019.
  12. ^ "Soccer's offense erupts as Longhorns blast Kansas State, 7-0". Texas Longhorns. October 9, 2020.
  13. ^ "Soccer puts six student-athletes on All-Big 12 Conference Teams". Texas Longhorns. November 2, 2021.
  14. ^ "No. 17 Soccer dominates All-Big 12 awards". Texas Longhorns. November 1, 2022.
  15. ^ "Soccer places four on the United Soccer Coaches All-Region teams". Texas Longhorns. November 29, 2021.
  16. ^ "No. 17 Soccer's Regan named Big 12 Soccer Co-Scholar Athlete of the Year". Texas Longhorns. December 22, 2022.
  17. ^ "Emma Regan 2018 WPSL Stats". Women's Premier Soccer League.
  18. ^ Olson, Dan (May 18, 2018). "Rovers' Regan thrilled to play in summer league". Burnaby Now.
  19. ^ @Varsity_FC (April 12, 2022). "Welcome Emma Regan" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  20. ^ Steiner, Ben (May 21, 2022). ""It's the start:" How League 1 BC is Canada's next step to a women's pro league". BTS Van City.
  21. ^ "Emma Regan signs first pro contract with HB Køge in Denmark". Canadian Soccer Association. January 31, 2023.
  22. ^ "HB Køge henter canadisk kriger" [HB Køge brings in Canadian fighter]. HB Køge (in Danish). January 31, 2023.
  23. ^ "Regan før pokalkvartfinale: klar til at løfte opgaven" [Regan before the cup quarter-final: ready to take on the task]. HB Køge (in Danish). March 10, 2023.
  24. ^ "HB Køge tilbage på sejrssporet" [HB Køge back on the winning track]. HB Køge (in Danish). May 6, 2023.
  25. ^ "Regan: Vi skal være aggressive mod FCN" [Regan: We have to be aggressive against FCN]. HB Køge (in Danish). September 1, 2023.
  26. ^ "Emma Regan spiller afskedskamp" [Emma Regan plays farewell match]. HB Køge (in Danish). November 21, 2024.
  27. ^ Butler, Signa. "Canadian national team player Regan becomes latest signing for Northern Super League's AFC Toronto". CBC Sports. Retrieved December 12, 2024.
  28. ^ Molinaro, John (December 12, 2024). "AFC Toronto signs Canadian international Emma Regan". TFC Republic.
  29. ^ Berridge, Tom (August 19, 2014). "Under-15 Canadian girls beat Haiti on PKs". New Westminster Record.
  30. ^ "Winning experiece fuels new soccer goal". New Westminster Record. August 21, 2014.
  31. ^ "Emma Regan called up to Canada for U-20 World Cup qualifying". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. November 26, 2015.
  32. ^ "Emma Regan called up to Canada's Under 20 Team". Mountain United FC. November 27, 2015.
  33. ^ "Burnaby fullback playing for Canada". Burnaby Now. November 17, 2016.
  34. ^ "Soccer's Regan earns Canada call-up for CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship". Texas Longhorns. February 13, 2020.
  35. ^ "Soccer's Grosso & Regan called to Canadian National Team for Germany friendly". Texas Longhorns. June 8, 2018.
  36. ^ "Sinclair, Regan ready for action". Burnaby Now. October 5, 2018.
  37. ^ "Rose, Regan to lead Canada at CONCACAF Women's Under-20 Championship". TSN. February 12, 2020.
  38. ^ "Soccer's Regan earns first career cap, Grosso seventh in Canada's win". Texas Longhorns. October 9, 2018.
  39. ^ "Regan: Vi er på rette vej" [Regan: We're on the right track]. HB Køge (in Danish). October 21, 2023.
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