Rachel Daly

Forward • Age 35 • #9

Rachel Ann Daly is an English professional footballer who plays predominantly as a striker for Aston Villa in the FA Women's Super League.

Fun Facts about Rachel

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Rachel Daly's football journey began at a very young age. She comes from a football family and would always kick a ball around with other siblings when she was watching her brother and her dad's games for Killinghall Nomads.

She started playing for Killinghall Nomads, being an only girl in a boys' team. She was initially mistaken for a boy due to her short hair.

Her skills started developing faster when she joined Leeds United's girls' centre of excellence: "Everyone in my family was a massive Leeds United fan, so when I was asked to join their girls’ centre of excellence, it was extra special for me because it was the team I grew up watching. I was just so proud to play for them at that age, it was such a big deal and at this stage, I was playing for three different teams and it was all good practise."

She moved to the US for college and despite playing just three years for the St. John's University Red Storm, she set the school's career records for both goals (50) and points (111).

She named Love Island as her favorite TV show.

Her biggest phobia are snakes.

Her pre-match ritual is to have four Weetabix with four sugars.

She has a dog named Dexi.

She has very strong bond with her England teammate Millie Bright, even getting matching tattoos ahead of the 2023 World Cup: "It took us ages to find the right one and we ended up going with a half on our hands because she is the other half of me, my life is not complete without her."