Emily van Egmond

Canberra United (2009–2011)

Van Egmond played for Canberra United from 2009 through 2011. During the 2009 season, she made six appearances for the club and scored one goal. During the 2010/11 season, she played in seven matches and scored one goal.

Fortuna Hjørring (2011–2012)

Van Egmond played for Fortuna Hjørring during the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League after being scouted by the team at the 2011 FIFA World Cup. She made one appearance for the club during a match against BSC YB Frauen.

Newcastle Jets (2011–2013)

Van Egmond returned to the Newcastle Jets for the 2012–2013 season. She scored four goals in the eight matches she started and played in.

Western New York Flash (2012)

During the summer of 2012, van Egmond played for the Western New York Flash in the Women's Premier Soccer League Elite, the top division women's soccer league at the time. The team clinched the league championship. During the championship final, the Flash defeated the Chicago Red Stars 4–3 on penalties. Van Egmond scored on the fourth penalty for the Flash giving them a 3–2 lead. The Red Stars missed their fourth penalty and the championship title was sealed by Angela Salem's successful fifth penalty.

Seattle Reign FC (2013)

On 12 July 2013, American side Seattle Reign FC signed van Egmond for the remainder of the inaugural season of the National Women's Soccer League. She made her debut for the club during a match against the Washington Spirit in…

Van Egmond represented the Young Matildas at under-20 level. In January 2010, she was called up to the Australia national team for a two-match series against Italy, but was unable to play in either match due to an ankle injury. She made her senior debut as a late substitute in a match against DPR Korea on March 6, 2010, and she and her team went on to win the 2010 AFC Women's Asian Cup. During the 2011 World Cup in Germany, 17-year-old van Egmond scored to launch Australia to a 2–1 lead over Equatorial Guinea, and helped the squad win 3–2. Van Egmond was selected for the Matildas which qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. She played in all five qualification matches. The Matildas advanced to the quarter-finals with one victory and a draw in the group play. In the quarter-finals they beat Great Britain 4-3 after extra time. However, they lost 1–0 to Sweden in the semi-final and were then beaten 4–3 in the bronze medal playoff by USA. Full details. Their fourth place finish was Australia's best-ever finish at a major intercontinental tournament. On June 10, 2021, she played her 100th match for Australia in a friendly match against Denmark. In July 2023, she was selection for the World Cup in her home country. Playing regularly as a striker in the absence of captain Sam Kerr, Van Egmond scored her only goal of the tournament against Nigeria. On 4 June 2024, van Egmond was named in the Matildas team which qualified for the Paris 2024 Olympics, her third Olympic games…

Van Egmond was raised in Newcastle, Australia. She began playing football at the age of five, for Dudley Redhead United Football Club. She is the daughter of former Socceroo and Western Sydney Wanderers A-League coach, Gary van Egmond.

Born in Australia, van Egmond is of Dutch descent. She began dating San Diego-based photographer Kat Thompson in 2022 after meeting online. The couple announced their engagement in June 2023, and were married at Krinklewood Estate in Broke, New South Wales on 27 December 2024. Thompson became pregnant in April 2025, and the couple's first child, Maddix, was born in October 2025.