Halliday has agreed a two-year deal with Hearts, while Beattie has left the Edinburgh club to sign a permanent deal with Aberdeen.<\/p>\n
Attacking midfielder Halliday has earned 13 Northern Ireland caps since making her debut against Albania in 2023.<\/p>\n
The 20-year-old has spent her entire career at Linfield, making 85 appearances, scoring 53 goals and assisting on 26 occasions.<\/p>\n
“We\u2019re really pleased to bring Keri in,\u201d said Hearts manager Eva Olid.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe\u2019s a direct, positive player who always looks to make things happen in the final third. She\u2019s confident on the ball, not afraid to take on defenders, and has a real instinct for finding space in and around the box.<\/p>\n
\u201cAlthough she\u2019s still young, she\u2019s already shown she can handle the demands of senior football, and we believe our environment will really help her develop further.<\/p>\n
\u201cKeri fits the kind of profile we\u2019re looking to invest in \u2014 players with ability, work rate, and the right attitude to grow with us.”<\/p>\n
Northern Ireland’s Young Player of the Year in 2024 joins fellow Northern Ireland internationals Joely Andrews and Lauren Wade at the Scottish Women\u2019s Premier League 1 club.<\/p>\n
Hearts\u2019 head of recruitment Sean Burt added: \u201cKeri is a player we\u2019ve been looking at for a while and are really pleased to bring her to the club. She\u2019s got great energy, a real competitive edge, and carries herself well both on and off the pitch.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe\u2019s widely regarded as one of the most exciting young prospects in the UK, and it\u2019s clear she has the right mentality to match that potential. What stood out in our conversations was her attitude to learn, push herself, and be part of a team environment.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re confident she\u2019ll thrive here and are excited to support her journey at Hearts.”<\/p>\n
Beattie has returned to Aberdeen on a permanent transfer following her departure from the Jambos.<\/p>\n
The 22-year-old former Glentoran ace, who has signed a two-year deal with the club, has 11 caps for her country and scored four goals at senior international level.<\/p>\n
She joined the Dons on loan in January this year and scored nine goals in 18 games to ensure Aberdeen remained in the SWPL1, as well as also reaching a first ever Scottish Cup Semi-Final.<\/p>\n
Beattie made history by becoming the first Aberdeen player to receive a senior international call up.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m really happy to be here. Finally, the day has come, and I am really excited to get started again,\u201d said Beattie.<\/p>\n
\u201cI had made my decision in April that this is where I wanted to come. It is the first time in my career that I have been away from home and where I\u2019ve had happiness both on and off the pitch which is when I thrive.<\/p>\n
\u201cEveryone here has such a tight bond, it\u2019s a special feeling so to be part of that is amazing.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe club is moving in the right direction and that is something I really wanted to be a part of.<\/p>\n
\u201cI feel like I love the club. There is a special connection, and I\u2019m so excited for the new season.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Halliday has agreed a two-year deal with Hearts, while Beattie has left the Edinburgh club to sign a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":257150,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5011],"tags":[1144,8538,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-257149","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-northern-ireland","8":"tag-northern-ireland","9":"tag-northern-ireland-football-team","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114836613591804161","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/257149","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=257149"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/257149\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/257150"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=257149"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=257149"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=257149"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}