Tameka Yallop (nee Butt; born 16 June 1991) is an Australian professional football midfielder who plays for West Ham United in the FA Women's Super League. She previously played for the Boston Breakers in the WPSL Elite, German Frauen-Bundesliga club 1. FFC Frankfurt, Japanese Nadeshiko League club Iga F.C. Kunoichi, Swedish Damallsvenskan club Mallbackens, Brisbane Roar in the Australian W-League and has been a member of the Australian national team since 2007.
Club Career
Brisbane Roar, 2008–2018
Yallop joined the Brisbane Roar (then Queensland Roar) in 2008, as they were one of the founding members of the W-League. They won the W-League Championship and Premiership in 2008–09. In the 2010–11 season, Brisbane returned to the Grand Final. Yallop scored a goal in the 9th minute, helping the team to a 2–1 victory.
She briefly played with the Ottawa Fury in 2010.
Yallop won the Westfield W-League Players Player of the Year Award for the 2012–13 season. She was the recipient of the Julie Dolan Medal for W-League Player of the year in 2014.
As of February 2018, Yallop ranks 5th in all-time W-League history with 108 appearances and ranks 3rd in goals with 49.
Boston Breakers, 2012
Yallop signed with the Boston Breakers in the Women's Premier Soccer League Elite (WPSL Elite), the top division of women's soccer in the United States at the time, for the 2012 season.
FFC Frankfurt, 2013–2014
In January 2013, Yallop signed for German Frauen-Bundesliga club 1. FFC Frankfurt.
Iga F.C. Kunoichi, 2014
Yallop was loaned by Brisbane Roar to Iga F.C. Kunoichi along with Elise Kellond-Knight in late May 2014, and returned to Brisbane Roar for the 7th W-League season.
Mallbackens IF, 2016
In March 2016, Yallop signed for Swedish club Mallbackens.