Rachel Yankey
Rachel Aba Yankey, OBE (born 1 November 1979) is an English former footballer who played for the England national team. She played as a left winger or forward. She left Arsenal after 13 years in December 2016 at the end of her contract. She is ranked among the Arsenal Ladies Legends.
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Yankey in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rachel Aba Yankey | ||
| Date of birth | 1 November 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | London, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger, Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1989–1996 | Mill Hill United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–2000 | Arsenal Ladies | 47 | (8) |
| 2000 | → Laval Dynamites (loan) | 25 | (10) |
| 2000–2004 | Fulham Ladies | 15 | (6) |
| 2004–2005 | Birmingham Ladies | 13 | (7) |
| 2005 | New Jersey Wildcats | 29 | (5) |
| 2005–2016 | Arsenal Ladies | 151 | (43) |
| 2016 | → Notts County Ladies (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1997–2013 | England | 129 | (19) |
| 2012 | Great Britain | 5 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2019 | London Bees | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Since making her debut in 1997, Yankey appeared on 129 occasions for England and at the time became the most capped player ever to play for England, ahead of male goalkeeper Peter Shilton with 125 (though this record has since been beaten by several female players). She was the second English female player, after Gillian Coultard, to make a century of international appearances. Yankey was part of the Great Britain squad for the 2012 London Olympics.
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