Rebecca Rayner is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Women's Super League club Brighton & Hove Albion.
Her nickname is 'Bex'.
She started playing football at the age of 4 with a boys' team, often being the only girl in boys' squads.
She was with Leeds academy from the age of 8 to 16.
She looked up to Sue Smith growing up, seeing her on the pitch during training at Leeds.
She also played a lot of football on the street with older boys which helped her develop technically.
She loves pizza, especially as a treat after a good game.
As a part-time job she would go to schools to teach sport and trying to inspire young kids.
Her role models growing up were Rooney and Ronaldo because she used to go watch Manchester United's games as a kid.
Besides football, she enjoys listening to music, going to gigs, podcasts, and spending time with friends and family.
She also played cricket as a kid.
Her dream is to play for the England senior national team.
She used to do football freestyle, even has a YouTube channel where she showed her skills.
FA Women's Championship | 1× |
Year | Club | AP | GL |
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2024
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present
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Brighton | ||
2020
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2024
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Sheffield United | 76 | 9 |
2019
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2020
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Nottingham Forest | ||
2018
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2019
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Sheffield United | 21 | 4 |
2016
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2018
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Doncaster Belles | 28 | 10 |
International Stats | |||
2019
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England U21 | 4 | 0 |
2018
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England U19 | 6 | 1 |