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19818|df=y}}| birth_place = Sydney, New South Wales, Australia63mabbr=on}}Defender (association football)>Central defender| currentclub = youthclubs1 = Marconi Stallionsclubs1 = Marconi Stallions goals1 = 0clubs2 = Parramatta Power goals2 = 0clubs3 = Sydney Olympic goals3 = 0clubs4 = Central Coast Mariners FC >caps4 = 22 |goals4 = 0clubs5 = → 1. FC Nürnberg (loan) goals5 = 1clubs6 = 1. FC Nürnberg goals6 = 0clubs7 = AaB Fodbold >caps7 = 12 |goals7 = 1clubs8 = Al-Jazira Club >caps8 = 13 |goals8 = 0clubs9 = Melbourne City FC >caps9 = 23 |goals9 = 0clubs10 = Sydney FC goals10 = 1clubs11 = Western Sydney Wanderers FC >caps11 = 37 |goals11 = 2clubs12 = PTT Rayong F.C. >caps12 = 10 |goals12 = 1clubs13 = Bankstown City FC >caps13 = 49 |goals13 = 4clubs14 = Marconi Stallions FC >caps14 = 47 |goals14 = 2 totalgoals = 12| nationalyears1 = 2004Australia national under-23 soccer team>Australia U-23| nationalcaps1 = 1| nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 2006–2010Australia national soccer team>Australia| nationalcaps2 = 22| nationalgoals2 = 1}}Michael Francis Beauchamp (born 8 March 1981) is an Australian former professional footballer who played as a central defender. He was a member of the Australian 2006 World Cup and 2010 FIFA World Cup squads.

Early life

Born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Beauchamp grew up in Wakeley in Sydney's south-west,WEB, A Quick Word With... Michael Beauchamp,weblinkweblink" title="archive.today/20130219121740weblink">weblink dead, 19 February 2013, 16 April 2006, 15 July 2006, and attended Westfields Sports High School until year 8, aged 14.WEB, Next stop Socceroos for shy guy Beauchamp,weblink Sydney Morning Herald, Cockerill, Michael, 13 April 2005, 15 July 2006, During his first stint with Marconi, Beauchamp made a living laying vinyl flooring.WEB, Radbourne-Pugh, Lucas, AUSTRALIA'S 2007 ASIAN CUP SIDE: WHERE ARE THEY NOW?,weblink FourFourTwo, 3 June 2017,

Club career

After leaving the widely accepted system of progression in Australian youth football, Beauchamp started his career as a part-time professional at age 20 with the Marconi Stallions. Beauchamp appeared just once for the Stallions in his first season,WEB, Australian Player Database – BA,weblink OzSoccer, 15 July 2006, fighting for a spot ahead of Australian representative Mark Babic. In 2001–02, Beauchamp became a regular in the team, making 24 appearances, including 19 starts as Marconi finished ninth in the league.WEB, 2001–2002 Season NSL Table,weblink OzSoccer, 15 July 2006, Upon signing with Parramatta Power for 2002–03 and beyond, Beauchamp was able to quit his vinyl-laying job to play football full-time,WEB, The waiting is nearly over for the anxious Mariner,weblink Sydney Morning Herald, 21 April 2006, Cockerill, Michael, 15 July 2006, 18 October 2012,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20121018183815weblink">weblink dead, and became a permanent member of the Parramatta starting line-up. Beauchamp played 33 matches for Parramatta in 2002–03, with the Power finishing the regular season third before coming fourth in the finals series "round-robin". Beauchamp made a further 24 appearances in 2003–04, including the last NSL Grand Final after the western Sydney club finished second in the league.WEB, 2004 National Soccer League Playoff Results,weblink OzSoccer, 15 July 2006, The collapse of the NSL forced Beauchamp to move back to the New South Wales Premier League, where he played for Sydney Olympic FC during the 2004–05 season before signing with A-League club Central Coast Mariners.

Central Coast Mariners

Beauchamp was a key player for the Mariners in the inaugural A-League season, starting 22 times in central defence. The Mariners finished third and progressed to the Grand Final, with Beauchamp playing the full 90 minutes in the decider.WEB, 2005–06 Hyundai A-League Grand Final,weblink 15 July 2006, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20060902102231weblink">weblink 2 September 2006, Beauchamp received numerous accolades from the press and fans for his impressive season, chosen as "Player of the Year" by Australian football magazine FourFourTwo,JOURNAL, Ormond, A., Hansford, P., May 2006, A-League Awards, Australian FourFourTwo, 7, 77, and was the most popular selection in the A-League "Fans' Team of the Year",WEB, Fans Team of the Year,weblink 14 March 2006, 15 July 2006, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20060825032657weblink">weblink 25 August 2006, dmy-all, although he was ineligible for the Johnny Warren Medal after receiving a red card in a round 11 clash with Sydney FC.WEB, Central Coast Mariners FC vs Sydney FC,weblink 15 July 2006, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20060426192809weblink">weblink 26 April 2006, Beauchamp also collected the inaugural "Mariners Medal" after being voted as the most outstanding Central Coast player by his teammates.WEB, Beauchamp claims Mariners medal,weblink 31 March 2006, 15 July 2006,

Europe

At the end of the season Beauchamp travelled to Germany to trial with 1. FC Nürnberg alongside Mariners teammate Dean Heffernan, with both players signing one-year loan contracts with the Bundesliga club.WEB, Nürnberg add three,weblink 11 May 2006, 15 July 2006, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20060905153544weblink">weblink 5 September 2006, dmy-all, Beauchamp began training with Nürnberg shortly after the end of the World Cup, and scored a goal in his first match for the club, a 3–2 win over FSV Erlangen-Bruck.WEB, Third test, third victory,weblink 12 July 2006, de, 15 July 2006, Beauchamp made his first Bundesliga start for Nürnberg on 4 November 2006 in a 2–1 loss away to Hertha Berlin.WEB, 1 FC Nürnberg Match Report,weblink 4 November 2006, de, 5 November 2006, He has since become a regular of the starting first team, occasionally coming off the bench. He scored his first goal against Energie Cottbus on 18 February 2007. At the end of the 2006–07 season, 1. FCN elected to sign Beauchamp on a full contract.{{Citation needed|date=August 2007}}In the summer of 2008, Beauchamp moved to Danish champions AaB Football. On 17 August, in his first match in the Danish league, he was shown a straight red card 18 minutes into the game. Precisely one month later he was sent off once more in a UEFA Champions League match against Celtic in Glasgow, though on this occasion it was actually his team-mate Michael Jakobsen who should have received the red card as Beauchamp was not involved in the foul that led to the decision.

Melbourne Heart

Beauchamp signed a two-year deal with Melbourne Heart on 17 May 2010,NEWS, Brodie, Will, Heart signs Socceroo Beauchamp,weblink 20 April 2011, The Age, 17 May 2010, returning to the A-League following a four-year stint in Europe. He was the sixteenth player to pledge his future to John van 't Schip's new side. He featured 23 times for the club, including nineteen starts, in its inaugural season. He struggled to cement a position in the starting team due to the good form of younger teammate Michael Marrone.WEB, Beauchamp Sydney FC bound,weblink A-League, 20 April 2011, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20110421223753weblink">weblink 21 April 2011,

Sydney FC

On 20 April 2011, it was announced that Beauchamp had signed for Sydney FC on a multi-year contract. He had been released a year early from his contract with the Melbourne Heart for the move to take place. He also joins Jamie Coyne who moved from Perth Glory.WEB,weblink Coyne, Beechy To Sign For Sydney, Ormond, Aiden, 20 April 2011, Australian FourFourTwo, 20 April 2011, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20121004124333weblink">weblink 4 October 2012,

Western Sydney Wanderers

File:Michael Beauchamp WSW.jpg|thumb|right|252px|Beauchamp with the Western Sydney Wanderers in 2013]]On 30 June 2012, it was officially announced he had joined the newly formed Western Sydney Wanderers club.WEB,weblink Wanderers FC reveal latest signings, footballaustralia.com.au, 30 June 2012, 1 November 2012, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20130921141202weblink">weblink 21 September 2013, On 20 July 2013, Beauchamp started for the A-League All Stars in the inaugural A-League All Stars Game against Manchester United, a match in which the A-League All Stars were thrashed 5–1, courtesy of goals from Danny Welbeck, Jesse Lingard and Robin van Persie. Beauchamp was substituted off in the 83rd minute of the match, and was replaced by Perth Glory defender Joshua Risdon. Beauchamp was released by the Wanderers on 21 May 2014.In late 2016, Beauchamp returned to Marconi Stallions, the club he left in 2002.NEWS,weblink Beauchamp back where it all started, SportingNews.com, 10 October 2016, 12 April 2017,

International career

Beauchamp was called up into the Australian national under-23 squad (the "Olyroos") in January 2004 for the 2004 Summer Olympics qualifying tournament under Frank Farina. He made his international debut as a substitute, playing the final 34 minutes of Australia's 9–0 victory over Papua New Guinea.WEB, Games of the XXVIII Olympiad – Football Qualifying Tournament,weblink RSSSF, 15 July 2006, That appearance became Beauchamp's only game for the Olyroos, as he missed selection for the Olympic Games themselves, where the team made the quarter finals before being eliminated by Iraq.In 2005, Beauchamp got his first taste at the senior level as he was twice called into the Socceroos training camp in the Netherlands under Guus Hiddink. The first occasion was in place of injured captain Craig Moore, but Beauchamp was called up again in the lead-up to Australia's 2006 World Cup qualification tie against the Solomon Islands. Although he did not play a part in the qualification campaign, Beauchamp's impressive A-League season earned him his first full international cap by playing the full 90 minutes in Australia's 3–1 win over Bahrain during qualifying for the 2007 Asian Cup.WEB, Asian Nations Cup 2007 – Qualifying – Match Details,weblink RSSSF, 15 July 2006, This was followed by Beauchamp's selection as one of only two A-League players in the Australian squad for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. Beauchamp did not make an appearance during the finals tournament, but picked up his second international cap in a warm-up game against Liechtenstein, playing 12 minutes as a substitute for Craig Moore.WEB, Australia 3 – 1 Liechtenstein,weblink ESPNsoccernet, 15 July 2006, 8 February 2012,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20120208085657weblink">weblink dead, On 7 October 2006, Beauchamp scored the own goal that gave Australia a 1–1 draw in a friendly against Paraguay. He came on late in the game, replacing Tony Popović (who was one of four senior Australian players retiring from international duty). With his first touch, after contact was made by Albirroja striker Óscar Cardozo, Beauchamp headed the ball into his own net.On 16 July 2007, in something of a redemption for the above incident, Beauchamp scored the opening goal in Australia's must-win match in the group stage (Group A) of the 2007 Asian Cup against Thailand. Australia's form leading up to the game had been indifferent and the side faced embarrassing elimination from the tournament if they did not win the match. After Beauchamp's opener (a header home from a Luke Wilkshire free kick), Australia went on to win comfortably 4–0.{|class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="font-size:90%"!colspan="9"|International appearances and goals !#!Date!Opponent!Score!Result!Goals!Competition!Game time!Match ReportBahrain}} 1–3 Win 0 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification Full game weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20110527192507weblink">Report Liechtenstein}} 1–3 Win 0 Friendly {{subonReport {{Webarchive>url=https:web.archive.org/web/20120307171045weblink |date=7 March 2012 }}Kuwait}} 2–0 Loss 0 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification Full game ReportPAR}} 1–1 Draw 0 Friendly {{subon| ReportBahrain}} 2–0 Win 0 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification Full game ReportChina}} 0–2 Win 0 Friendly Full game weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20110222113800weblink">ReportSingapore}} 0–3 Win 0 Friendly {{subon| ReportThailand}} 0–4 Win 1 2007 AFC Asian Cup Full game ReportJapan}} 1–1 Loss 0 2007 AFC Asian Cup Full game ReportArgentina}} 0–1 Loss 0 Friendly Full game Report {{Webarchiveweblink >date=7 October 2013 }}Nigeria}} 1–0 Win 0 Friendly Full game ReportSingapore}} 0–0 Draw 0 Friendly {{suboff| ReportChina}} 0–0 Draw 0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) Full game weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20111005050454weblink">ReportGHA}} 1–0 Win 0 Friendly Full game ReportIraq}} 1–0 Win 0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) Full game ReportIraq}} 1–0 Loss 0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) Full game ReportQAT}} 1–3 Win 0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) Full game ReportNetherlands}} 1–2 Win 0 Friendly {{subon| ReportUzbekistan}} 2–0 Win 0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) Full game ReportNZ}} 2–1 Win 0 Friendly {{subon| ReportDEN}} 1–0 Win 0 Friendly {{subon| ReportSerbia}} 2–1 Win 0 2010 FIFA World Cup Full game weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20111107064217weblink">Report Last updated 31 March 2011

Honours

1. FC Nürnberg

• DFB-Pokal: 2006–07

Individual

• Central Coast Mariners Mariners Medal: 2005–06
• A-League All Star: 2013NEWS,weblink Manchester United thrash A-League All Stars to give David Moyes first win, Jamie, Jackson, 20 July 2013, Sydney, 7 September 2020, The Guardian,

References

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External links

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• Western Sydney Wanderers profile {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131221181618weblink |date=21 December 2013 }}
• Oz Football profile

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