2023 Beerwah High graduate signs Women A League football contract
By Kirra Livingstone
BEERWAH State High School alumni, Amali Kinsella, has fulfilled her lifelong dream of becoming a professional football player, debuting for the Brisbane Roar FC A League team.
Kinsella has signed a short term injury replacement contract with the club, and said she was thrilled to be given an opportunity by the club.
“It has been a goal of mine to play for Brisbane Roar since I was a little girl, so I am so grateful for Alex (head coach) giving me this opportunity and I look forward to learning more and growing as a footballer,” she said.
Amali grew up playing at the Caboolture Football Club alongside a team of boys, and was coached by her father.
“Playing with the boys until I was 16 taught me so much about myself as a player and what I was capable of,” she said.
The defender joined Queensland’s elite women’s youth program run by the FQ Academy QAS at just 16-years-old. Last year, the now 19-year-old was awarded the FQ QAS Player of the Year and the U18 Players’ Player award. This put her in the sights of the Brisbane Roar as a regular women’s train on player.
Before her official debut, she played for the Brisbane Roar in a preseason match against the Queensland Women’s State team.