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{{Short description|Australian soccer player (born 1991)}}
{{Use Australian English|date=October 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Tameka Yallop
| image = Tameka Butt Rio 2016 Olympics (cropped).jpeg
| image_size = 
| caption = Yallop playing for [[Australia women's national soccer team|Australia]] at the 2016 Olympics
| full_name = Tameka Yallop<ref>{{cite web |url=https://fdp.fifa.org/assetspublic/ce5/pdf/SquadLists-English.pdf |title=Women's Olympic Football Tournament Tokyo 2020: Squad list, Australia |publisher=[[FIFA]] |page=1 |date=7 July 2021 |access-date=7 July 2021}}</ref>
| birth_name = Tameka Butt<ref>{{cite news |url=https://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/81/29/12/oftwomenplayerlist_neutral.pdf |title=Official Squad Lists for Rio 2016 |publisher=[[FIFA]] |date=25 July 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200125092111/https://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/81/29/12/oftwomenplayerlist_neutral.pdf |archive-date=25 January 2020}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1991|6|16}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.brisbaneroar.com.au/default.aspx?s=wleague_profile&pid=1528&tid=275|title=Player profile – Tameka Butt|publisher=[[Brisbane Roar FC]]|access-date=7 October 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101026045248/http://brisbaneroar.com.au/default.aspx?s=wleague_profile&pid=1528&tid=275|archive-date=26 October 2010}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Orange, New South Wales]], Australia
| height = {{height|m=1.58}}
| position = [[Midfielder]]
| currentclub = [[Brisbane Roar FC (A-League Women)|Brisbane Roar]]
| clubnumber = 13
| youthyears1 = 
| youthclubs1 = [[Mudgeeraba Soccer Club]]
| years1 = 2008
| clubs1 = [[Queensland Academy of Sport|QAS]]
| caps1 = 
| goals1 = 
| years2 = 2008–2018
| clubs2 = [[Brisbane Roar FC (W-League)|Brisbane Roar]]
| caps2 = 108
| goals2 = 49
| years3 = 2010
| clubs3 = → [[Ottawa Fury (women)|Ottawa Fury]] (loan)
| caps3 = 
| goals3 = 
| years4 = 2012
| clubs4 = [[Boston Breakers]]
| caps4 = 8
| goals4 = 3
| years5 = 2013
| clubs5 = [[1. FFC Frankfurt]]
| caps5 = 8
| goals5 = 3
| years6 = 2014
| clubs6 = → [[Iga Football Club Kunoichi|Iga F.C. Kunoichi]] (loan)
| caps6 = 
| goals6 = 
| years7 = 2016
| clubs7 = [[Mallbackens IF|Mallbackens]]
| caps7 = 19
| goals7 = 2
| years8 = 2017–2018
| clubs8 = [[Klepp IL]]
| caps8 = 58
| goals8 = 32
| years9 = 2018–2019
| clubs9 = [[Melbourne City FC (W-League)|Melbourne City]]
| caps9 = 10
| goals9 = 3
| years10 = 2019–2021
| clubs10 = [[Brisbane Roar FC (W-League)|Brisbane Roar]]
| caps10 = 21
| goals10 = 6
| years11 = 2021–2022
| clubs11 = [[West Ham United F.C. Women|West Ham United]]
| caps11 = 16
| goals11 = 1
| years12 = 2022–2023
| clubs12 = [[SK Brann Kvinner|Brann]]
| caps12 = 7
| goals12 = 1
| years13 = 2023–
| clubs13 = [[Brisbane Roar FC (A-League Women)|Brisbane Roar]]
| caps13 = 27
| goals13 = 10
| nationalyears1 = 2007–2008
| nationalteam1 = [[Australia women's national under-17 soccer team|Australia U-17]]
| nationalcaps1 = 7
| nationalgoals1 = 1
| nationalyears2 = 2007–2009
| nationalteam2 = [[Australia women's national under-20 soccer team|Australia U-20]]
| nationalcaps2 = 16
| nationalgoals2 = 3
| nationalyears3 = 2007–
| nationalteam3 = [[Australia women's national soccer team|Australia]]
| nationalcaps3 = 132
| nationalgoals3 = 14
| pcupdate = 8 January 2025
| ntupdate = 27 February 2025
}}
'''Tameka Yallop''' ({{IPA|en|təˈmiːkə|pron}}; {{née}} '''Butt'''; born 16 June 1991) is an Australian professional [[Association football|soccer]] player who plays as a [[midfielder]] for [[Brisbane Roar FC (A-League Women)|Brisbane Roar]] in the Australian [[A-League Women]]. She previously played for the [[Boston Breakers]] in the [[Women's Premier Soccer League Elite|WPSL Elite]], German [[Bundesliga (women)|Frauen-Bundesliga]] club [[1. FFC Frankfurt]], Japanese [[L. League|Nadeshiko League]] club [[Iga Football Club Kunoichi|Iga F.C. Kunoichi]], Swedish [[Damallsvenskan]] club [[Mallbackens IF|Mallbackens]], [[Brisbane Roar FC (W-League)|Brisbane Roar]] in the Australian [[W-League (Australia)|W-League]], [[West Ham United F.C. Women|West Ham United]] in the [[FA Women's Super League]], [[SK Brann Kvinner|Brann]] in the Norwegian [[Toppserien]], and has been a member of the [[Australia women's national soccer team|Australian national team]] since 2007.

==Early life==
Yallop was born in [[Orange, New South Wales]] and moved with her family to the [[Gold Coast, Queensland|Gold Coast]] at five years of age.<ref>{{cite web |date=9 December 2019 |title=When love and finals collide |url=https://www.athletesvoice.com.au/tameka-butt-when-love-finals-collide/ |access-date=16 March 2022 |website=athletesvoice.com}}</ref> She started playing junior football at Five years of age for [[Mudgeeraba Soccer Club]]<ref>{{cite web |date=14 December 2011 |title=Q and A with Tameka Butt |url=https://brisbaneroar.com.au/news/q-and-a-tameka-butt |access-date=16 March 2022 |publisher=Brisbane Roar FC}}</ref> in the local Gold Coast league and attended [[All Saints Anglican School]] throughout her upbringing.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Cartwright |first1=Lexie |date=23 June 2015 |title=Gold Coast quartet have helped the Matildas reach the World Cup quarter-finals in Canada |url=https://www.goldcoastbulletin.com.au/sport/gold-coast-quartet-have-helped-the-matildas-reach-the-world-cup-quarterfinals-in-canada/news-story/504b2a71278950f9b36ddfcf1d0522e1 |accessdate=9 November 2018 |website=Gold Coast Bulletin }}</ref>

==Club career==
===Brisbane Roar, 2008–2018===
Yallop joined the [[Brisbane Roar FC (W-League)|Brisbane Roar]] (then the Queensland Roar) in 2008, as they were one of the founding members of the [[W-League (Australia)|W-League]]. They won the W-League Championship and Premiership in [[2008–09 W-League|2008–09]]. In the [[2010–11 W-League|2010–11]] season, Brisbane returned to the [[2011 W-League Grand Final|Grand Final]], where Yallop scored a goal in the 9th minute, helping the team to a 2–1 victory.<ref name="stats">{{cite web|url=https://us.soccerway.com/players/tameka-butt/68565/|title=T.Butt|access-date=6 October 2018}}</ref>

She briefly played with the [[Ottawa Fury (women)|Ottawa Fury]] in 2010.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.brisbaneroar.com.au/news/q-and-a-tameka-butt|title=Q and A with Tameka Butt|date=4 December 2011|work=Brisbane Roar}}</ref>

Yallop won the Westfield W-League Players Player of the Year Award for the [[2012–13 W-League|2012–13]] season. She was the recipient of the [[Julie Dolan Medal]] for W-League Player of the year in 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/football/player-of-the-year-tameka-butts-ankle-no-longer-rankles-as-afc-womens-asian-cup-looms/news-story/404127802854bb3b8a3175a22609fc07?nk=1dd1d404639088565734a01a00508a80-1538851915|title=Player of the year Tameka Butt's ankle no longer rankles as AFC Women's Asian Cup looms|work=adelaidenow |date=24 April 2014|access-date=6 October 2018}}</ref>

As of December 2024, Yallop ranks second in all-time A-League women history with 163 appearances and ranks third for goals with 66.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/alltime_top_player/aus-frauen-a-league-women/1/|title=Australia W-League Women All-time appearances 1–50|publisher=worldfootball.net|date=5 December 2024|access-date=15 December 2024}}</ref>

===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.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tameka Butt agrees to terms with Boston Breakers, joins fellow Australian Kyah Simon|date=25 January 2012 |url=http://equalizersoccer.com/2012/01/25/tameka-butt-agrees-to-terms-with-boston-breakers-joins-fellow-australian-kyah-simon/|publisher=Equalizer Soccer|access-date=31 July 2013}}</ref>

===FFC Frankfurt, 2013–2014===
In January 2013, Yallop signed for German [[Bundesliga (women)|Frauen-Bundesliga]] club [[1. FFC Frankfurt]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.womensoccer.de/2013/02/01/frankfurt-holt-australierin-tameka-butt/|title=Frankfurt holt Australierin Tameka Butt|publisher=WomenSoccer.de|access-date=18 May 2013|date=1 February 2013|first=Marcus|last=Juchem|language=de|archive-date=26 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140726032418/http://www.womensoccer.de/2013/02/01/frankfurt-holt-australierin-tameka-butt/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Iga F.C. Kunoichi, 2014===
Yallop was loaned by Brisbane Roar to [[Iga Football Club Kunoichi|Iga F.C. Kunoichi]] along with [[Elise Kellond-Knight]] in late May 2014, and returned to Brisbane Roar for the 7th W-League season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thewomensgame.com/2014/04/tameka-butt-and-elise-kellond-knight-sign-with-japanese-side-iga-fc/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140523022728/http://thewomensgame.com/2014/04/tameka-butt-and-elise-kellond-knight-sign-with-japanese-side-iga-fc/|url-status=dead|archive-date=23 May 2014|title=Tameka Butt and Elise Kellond-Knight sign with Japanese side Iga FC|publisher=The Women's Game|date=29 April 2014}}</ref>

===Mallbackens IF, 2016===
In March 2016, Yallop signed for Swedish club [[Mallbackens IF|Mallbackens]].

===Klepp IL, 2017–2018===
In March 2017, Yallop signed for Norwegian club [[Klepp IL|Klepp]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kleppil.no/klepp-elite/spillere/|title=Spillere|publisher=kleppil.no (in Norwegian)|access-date=27 June 2017|archive-date=2 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180702032215/http://kleppil.no/klepp-elite/spillere|url-status=dead}}</ref>

=== Melbourne City, 2018–2019 ===
After spending ten seasons with the Brisbane Roar, Yallop signed with [[Melbourne City FC (W-League)|Melbourne City]] for the [[2018–19 W-League]] season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.w-league.com.au/news/melbourne-city-fcs-w-league-team-takes-shape|title=Two Westfield Matildas headline raft of Melbourne City signings|access-date=6 October 2018|date=24 September 2018|archive-date=30 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180930034024/https://www.w-league.com.au/news/melbourne-city-fcs-w-league-team-takes-shape|url-status=dead}}</ref>

=== Brisbane Roar, 2019–2021===
In October 2019, the Brisbane Roar announced that Yallop would be returning to Brisbane for the [[2019–20 W-League]] season,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-11-04 |title=Tameka Yallop re-signs with Brisbane Roar |url=https://www.matildas.com.au/news/tameka-yallop-re-signs-brisbane-roar |access-date=2022-06-09 |website=Matildas}}</ref> where she scored in their first game of the season. On 5 December, Tameka became the first Brisbane Roar player (including men, women and youth) to score 50 goals for the club.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-11-27 |title=Yallop sets 'precious moment' aside in pursuit of Roar wins |url=https://www.matildas.com.au/news/yallop-sets-precious-westfield-w-league-goal-brisbane-roar |access-date=2022-06-09 |website=Matildas}}</ref>

=== West Ham United, 2021–2022===
In May 2021, Yallop joined English club [[West Ham United F.C. Women|West Ham United]]. Playing 16 games with 1 goal in the [[FAWSL]], 3 games in [[Women's FA Cup]] and 3 games in [[FA Women's League Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/57058123|title=Tameka Yallop: West Ham United sign Australia international midfielder|publisher=[[BBC Sport]]|date=10 May 2021}}</ref> In August 2022, she left the club by mutual consent.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.whufc.com/news/tameka-yallop-departs-west-ham-united|title= Tameka Yallop departs West Ham United |publisher=[[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]]|date=3 August 2022}}</ref>

=== Brann, 2022–2023===
In August 2022, Yallop joined Norwegian club [[SK Brann Kvinner|Brann]] on a one-year contract with a further six months option.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nettavisen.no/sport/brann-forsterker-med-australsk-landslagsspiller/s/12-95-3424297870|title= Brann forsterker med australsk landslagsspiller |trans-title=Brann strengthens with Australian national team player|language=no|newspaper=[[Nettavisen]]|date=3 August 2022}}</ref>

=== Brisbane Roar, 2023–===
In August 2023, Yallop returned to Australia, signing again with [[Brisbane Roar FC (A-League Women)|Brisbane Roar]] on a multi-year contract.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://brisbaneroar.com.au/news/matilda-tameka-yallop-returns-to-the-roar|title=Matilda Tameka Yallop returns to the Roar|website=[[Brisbane Roar FC|Brisbane Roar]]|date=24 August 2023}}</ref>

==International career==
[[File:Tameka Yallop (2019 Women's World Cup).jpg|thumb|200px|right|Yallop during [[2019 FIFA Women's World Cup|2019 Women's World Cup]]]]
Yallop has represented national women's teams at various age levels. She was a member of the [[Australia women's national under-17 soccer team]] (Junior Matildas) at the 2007 AFC Women's U-17 Asian Championships and [[Australia women's national under-20 soccer team]] (Young Matildas) for the 2008 AFC Women's U-20s Women's Asian Championship. Yallop captained the Young Matildas from 2007 to 2009, which included winning the 2008 [[AFF Women's Championship]].

Yallop has been a member of the senior [[Australia women's national soccer team]] (Matildas) since 2007. In her debut game in August against [[Hong Kong women's national football team|Hong Kong]] she scored her maiden goal in the Australian's 1–8 victory in Hong Kong in an [[Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics %E2%80%93 Women%27s qualification#AFC|AFC Olympic Qualifier]].<ref name="Esamie 2007">{{Cite web |url=http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Matildas/2007A.html |title=Matildas 2007 Matches |first=Thomas |last=Esamie |website=ozfootball.net |date= |access-date=28 June 2025 |quote= }}</ref> She was part of the team that won the [[2010 AFC Women's Asian Cup]]. Yallop played for Australia at the [[2011 FIFA Women's World Cup]] and the [[2015 FIFA Women's World Cup]]. Australia lost in the quarter-finals in 2011 and 2015.

In 2016, Yallop was named to her first Olympic Team for [[2016 Summer Olympics|Rio 2016]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tameka Yallop |url=https://www.olympics.com.au/olympians/tameka-yallop/ |access-date=2022-06-10 |website=Australian Olympic Committee}}</ref> Australia lost in the quarter-finals and Yallop did not appear in any games.<ref name="stats"/>

At the [[2017 Tournament of Nations]] Yallop scored the only goal in a 1–0 win over the [[United States women's national soccer team|United States]]. This was the first time Australia had ever defeated the United States. The Matildas won the 2017 Tournament of Nations<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/soccer/2017/07/28/australian-women-beat-us-1-0-in-tournament-of-nations/104066646/|title=Australian women beat U.S. in Tournament of Nations|website=[[USA Today]] |access-date=1 October 2018|date=28 July 2017}}</ref>

At the [[2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup]] Yallop appeared in three games for Australia. The Matildas advanced to the Final where they lost 1–0 to Japan. Australia qualified for the [[2019 FIFA Women's World Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://us.soccerway.com/international/asia/asian-cup--wc-qualifying/2018/s10031/final-stages/|title=WOMEN'S ASIAN CUP|access-date=1 October 2018}}</ref>

Yallop was a member of the [[Matildas]] [[Tokyo 2020 Olympics]] squad. The Matildas qualified for the quarter-finals and beat Great Britain before being eliminated in the semi-final with Sweden. In the playoff for the Bronze medal they were beaten by the USA.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Australian Olympic Team for Tokyo 2021 |url=https://www.theroar.com.au/olympics/australian-olympic-team/ |access-date=2022-03-03 |website=The Roar}}</ref>

On 4 June 2024, Yallop was named in the Matildas team which qualified for the [[Paris 2024 Olympics]], her third Olympic games selection.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.matildas.com.au/news/history-making-matildas-team-selected-paris-olympics|title=History making Matildas team selected for Paris Olympics|publisher=[[Football Australia]]|website=[[Australia women's national soccer team|Matildas]]|date=4 June 2024}}</ref>

==Career statistics==

===International goals===
:''Scores and results list Australia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Butt/Yallop goal.''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! scope="col" |{{Abbr|No.|Number}}
! scope="col" |Date
! scope="col" |Venue
! scope="col" |Opponent
! scope="col" |Score
!Result
! scope="col" |Competition
! class="unsortable" scope="col" |{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
! scope="row" |1
|4 August 2007
|[[Mong Kok Stadium]], Kowloon, Hong Kong
|{{fbw|HKG}}
| align="center" |4–0
| align="center" |8–1
|[[Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification#AFC (Asia)|2008 Olympics qualification]]
|<ref name="Esamie 2007" />
|-
! scope="row" |2
|3 September 2011
|[[Jinan Olympic Sports Center Stadium]], Jinan, China
|{{fbw|THA}}
| align="center" |4–0
| align="center" |5–1
|[[Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification#AFC (Asia)|2008 Olympics qualification]] 
|
|-
! scope="row" |3
|11 September 2011
|[[Shandong Provincial Stadium]], Jinan, China
|{{fbw|KOR}}
| align="center" |2–1
| align="center" |2–1
|[[Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's Asian Qualifiers|2012 Olympics qualification]]
|
|-
! scope="row" |4
|22 November 2012
|[[Bao'an Stadium]], Shenzhen, China
|{{fbw|HKG}}
| align="center" |1–0
| align="center" |4–0
|[[2013 EAFF Women's East Asian Cup#Preliminary round 2|2013 EAFF Women's East Asian Cup preliminary]]
|
|-
! scope="row" |5
|6 July 2013
|[[Stade Jean-Bouin (Angers)|Stade Jean-Bouin]], Angers, France
|{{fbw|FRA}}
| align="center" |1–0
| align="center" |2–0
|[[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
|
|-
! scope="row" |6
|24 November 2013
|[[Wollongong Showground|WIN Stadium]], Wollongong, Australia
|{{fbw|CHN}}
| align="center" |2–0
| align="center" |2–0
|[[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
|
|-
! scope="row" |7
|25 October 2015
|[[Yongchuan Sports Center]], Chongqing, China
|{{fbw|CHN}}
| align="center" |1–0
| align="center" |1–1
|[[2015 Yongchuan International Tournament]]
|
|-
! scope="row" |8
|27 July 2017
|[[CenturyLink Field]], Seattle, United States
|{{fbw|USA}}
| align="center" |1–0
| align="center" |1–0
|[[2017 Tournament of Nations]]
|
|-
! scope="row" |9
|22 November 2017
|[[Melbourne Rectangular Stadium]], Melbourne, Australia
|{{fbw|CHN}}
| align="center" |2–0
| align="center" |3–0
|[[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
|
|-
! scope="row" |10
|26 July 2018
|[[Children's Mercy Park]], Kansas City, United States
|{{fbw|BRA}}
| align="center" |2–0
| align="center" |3–1
|[[2018 Tournament of Nations]]
|
|-
! scope="row" |11
|21 July 2021
|Ajinomoto Stadium, Chofu, Tokyo, Japan
|{{fbw|NZL}}
| align="center" |1–0
| align="center" |2–1
|[[Football at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament – Group G|2020 Olympics Group G]]
|<ref name="Esamie 2021">{{Cite web |url=http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Matildas/2021A.html |title=2021 Australia Women's National Team Results |first=Thomas |last=Esamie |first2=Greg |last2=Stock |website=ozfootball |date=14 November 2022 |access-date=28 June 2025 }}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |12
|21 January 2022
|[[Mumbai Football Arena]], Mumbai, India
|{{fbw|IDN}}
| align="center" |13–0
| align="center" |18–0
|[[2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Francis |first=Kieran |date=21 January 2022 |title=Matildas 18-0 Indonesia: Goals and highlights from Australia's Asian Cup annihilation |url=https://www.sportingnews.com/au/football/news/matildas-vs-indonesia-live-score-updates-and-highlights-from-the-afc-womens-asian-cup-2022/1e6zexdb1006m1fhuz9moiodkb |access-date=2 October 2023 |website=Sporting News}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |13
|1 November 2023
|[[Perth Rectangular Stadium]], Perth, Australia
|{{fbw|TPE}}
| align="center"|3–0
| align="center"|3–0
|[[2024 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-11-01 |title=WATCH: CommBank Matildas overcome determined Chinese Taipei 3-0 {{!}} Matildas |url=https://www.matildas.com.au/news/commbank-matildas-overcome-determined-chinese-taipei-3-0 |access-date=2023-11-01 |website=matildas.com.au}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |14
|7 December 2024 
|[[Kardinia Park (stadium)|Kardina Park]], [[Geelong]], [[Australia]] 
|{{fbw|TPE}} 
|align=center|2–0 
|align=center|6–0 
|[[Exhibition match|Friendly]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.matildas.com.au/news/commbank-matildas-end-2024-6-0-victory-over-chinese-taipei |title=WATCH: CommBank Matildas end 2024 with 6-0 victory over Chinese Taipei {{!}} Matildas |website=matildas.com.au |date=7 December 2024 |access-date=27 June 2025 }}</ref>
|-
|}

==Personal life==
In December 2017, Yallop announced her engagement to her [[Klepp IL]] teammate [[Kirsty Yallop]] on her [[Twitter]] account.<ref>{{cite web|title=Matildas Star Tameka Butt Announces Engagement To Klepp Teammate Kirsty Yallop|url=https://www.sbs.com.au/topics/sexuality/fast-lane/article/2017/12/27/matildas-star-tameka-butt-announces-engagement-klepp-teammate-kirsty-yallop|publisher=SBS|author=Mathew Whitehead|date=27 December 2017}}</ref> The two were married in [[Mangawhai]], New Zealand, on 9 February 2019.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/football/nz-teams/110549517/exfootball-fern-kirsty-yallop-marries-former-australian-player-tameka-butt|title=Ex-Football Fern Kirsty Yallop marries Australian player Tameka Butt|publisher=Stuff|location=New Zealand|date=12 February 2019}}</ref> Following the marriage, they both took on the surname Yallop.<ref>{{cite tweet |user=TheMatildas |number=1113958892713562112 |date=4 April 2019 |title=Today is an extra special occasion for @TamekaButt, with a new surname on the back of her jersey following her marriage to @kirstyyallop11. }}</ref> In 2020, they had a daughter named Harley.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.matildas.com.au/player/tameka-yallop | title=Tameka Yallop &#124; Matildas | date=31 July 2017 }}</ref> In March 2025, the couple announced on [[Instagram]] that they would be having a second child.<ref>https://www.instagram.com/kirsty.yallop/p/DH2lpxXRoHX/?hl=en&img_index=1</ref>

==Honours==
'''Brisbane Roar'''
* [[W-League (Australia)|W-League]] Premiership: [[2008–09 W-League|2008–09]], [[2012–13 W-League|2012–13]], [[2017–18 W-League|2017–18]]
* [[W-League (Australia)|W-League]] Championship: [[2008–09 W-League|2008–09]], [[2010–11 W-League|2010–11]]

'''Australia'''
* [[AFC Women's Asian Cup]]: [[2010 AFC Women's Asian Cup|2010]]
* [[AFF Women's Championship]]: [[2008 AFF Women's Championship|2008]]
* [[AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament|AFC Olympic Qualifying Tournament]]: [[2016 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament|2016]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tameka Yallop|url=https://www.olympics.com.au/olympians/tameka-yallop/|access-date=2021-10-21|website=Australian Olympic Committee}}</ref>
* [[Tournament of Nations]]: [[2017 Tournament of Nations|2017]]
* [[FFA Cup of Nations]]: [[2019 Cup of Nations|2019]]

'''Individual'''
* [[Julie Dolan#Julie Dolan Medal|Julie Dolan Medal]]: [[2013–14 W-League|2013–14]]

==References==
{{reflist}}
* {{Cite web |last=Roar |first=Brisbane |title=Tameka Yallop |url=https://brisbaneroar.com.au/player/tameka-yallop/ |access-date=2024-02-24 |website=Brisbane Roar}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Tameka Yallop}}
* {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130516151115/http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/brisbaneroar/Players/Tameka-Butt/3874 |date=16 May 2013 |title=Tameka Butt at Brisbane Roar}}
* [http://www.bostonbreakerssoccer.com/playerbios/tamekabutt/index_E.html Tameka Butt at Boston Breakers]
* {{Olympics.com profile|tameka-butt|Tameka Butt}}
* {{Olympedia|name=Tameka Butt-Yallop}}
* {{Soccerway|68565|Tameka Yallop}}
* {{AOC|name=Tameka Yallop}}
* [https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/athlete/tameka-yallop_1941498 Tameka Yallop] at the [[Paris 2024 Summer Olympics]]

{{Brisbane Roar FC (A-League Women) squad}}
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{{Julie Dolan Medal}}
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