Rachel Daly
Rachel Ann Daly (born 6 December 1991) is an English professional footballer who plays for Aston Villa in the FA Women's Super League and the England national team. Since 2019, she has played in defence, midfield, and attack. Daly started her senior career at Leeds United winning the Premier League Cup in 2010, later playing for Houston Dash and winning the NWSL Challenge Cup in 2020, as well as the Golden Boot and MVP awards for the competition.
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Daly with England in 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Rachel Ann Daly | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 6 December 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Harrogate, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.67 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Striker, Left wing-back | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Aston Villa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Leeds United | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2015 | St. John's Red Storm | 60 | (50) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2010 | Leeds United | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Lincoln Ladies | 24 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Los Angeles Strikers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | LA Blues | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | SoCal FC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2022 | Houston Dash | 101 | (37) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020 | → West Ham United (loan) | 9 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Aston Villa | 34 | (28) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2008 | England U17 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | England U23 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016– | England | 81 | (14) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021– | Great Britain | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:00, 28 January 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:05, 1 December 2023 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In her first season with Aston Villa, Daly became the WSL Golden Boot winner, PFA Women's Players' Player of the Year, Player of the Season, was featured in the Team of the Year, and twice won the Player of the Month award for the 2022-2023 season. She holds the joint record for most goals in a WSL season alongside Arsenal's Vivianne Miedema with 22 goals.
Playing at all youth levels for England, Daly scored her first goal in her debut in 2016 against Serbia. She is a twice Arnold Clark Cup winner, Euro 2022 winner and 2023 World Cup runner-up, scoring her first World Cup goal in August 2023, after moving from left-back to forward.