For example,Micah made Norway's Toppserien team of the year in December despite missing the final six games of the season for Arna-Bjornar through injury.
Adding to that achievement is that Micah,who is"very outgoing and not at all shy",was relatively isolated and uncomfortable in Norway because of pandemic lockdowns.
And while she struggled for W-League games from 2016 to 2019,Micah went and played 84 times for the UCLA Bruins in the US college system,finishing her career there ranked second in saves (248),third in clean sheets (36) and third in wins (62).
Her Matildas high points have also been from left field. She was first picked in a squad from relative obscurity by former coach Alen Stajcic at the 2017 Tournament of Nations in the US,replacing the injured Lydia Williams. Then she made the 2019 World Cup squad off the back of US college form,which is a rarity. Many thought there were others ahead of her for that squad,including the likes of Melbourne Victory keeper Casey Dumont who had an outstanding W-League campaign that season.
"It surprised a lot of people because I hadn't played W-League in four years,"Micah said."Maybe they were saying,'Who's Teagan Micah?'