Rachael Small

Rachael Small
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-12-20) 20 December 1991
Place of birth Aberdeen, Scotland
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
 Hibernian
Number 23
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Aberdeen
2010–2013 Forfar Farmington
2013–2016 Aberdeen
2016– Hibernian
National team‡
Scotland Under-17
Scotland Under-19
2010– Scotland 28 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:37, 11 May 2017 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20:50, 26 July 2013 (UTC)

Rachael Small (born 20 December 1991) is a Scottish international footballer who currently plays as a left sided defender for Hibernian in the Scottish Women's Premier League.

Career

Small grew up in Aberdeen and represented Scotland at schools' level in 2005 while a pupil at Northfield Academy.[1] She later progressed through the national under-17 and under-19 squads, captaining the latter in the 2010 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship finals in Macedonia.[2]

She made her full debut for the Scotland women's team in July 2010 against Poland.[3]

At club level, Small began with her hometown team, Aberdeen Ladies before moving to Forfar Farmington in 2010.[4] She also attended the Scottish FA's North Regional Football Academy in Aberdeen.[3]

In July 2013, Small returned to Aberdeen after Forfar failed to make the top six at the SWPL mid-season split.[5]

Small joined Hibernian Ladies in July 2016, with her fiancé Martin Boyle playing for the Edinburgh club's men's side at the same time.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "SSFA U15 Girl Internationalists". Scottish Football Association. 7 March 2012. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
  2. ↑ "Small walking tall for Scotland". UEFA. 26 May 2010. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
  3. 1 2 "Rachael Small - Women's A Squad". Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
  4. ↑ "Small contribution brings double boost". Women's Soccer Scene. 1 February 2010. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
  5. ↑ Campbell, Alan (24 July 2013). "Robison targets level playing field for women". The Herald. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
  6. ↑ "Dons star defender Rachael Small off to Hibs". Evening Express. 20 July 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
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