Rachael Boyle (née Small; born 20 December 1991) is a Scottish international footballer who currently plays as midfielder for Hibernian in the Scottish Women's Premier League.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 20 December 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Aberdeen, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hibernian | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Aberdeen | |||
| 2010–2013 | Forfar Farmington | ||
| 2013–2016 | Aberdeen | ||
| 2016– | Hibernian | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2007–2008 | Scotland U17 | ||
| 2008–2010 | Scotland U19 | ||
| 2010– | Scotland | 43 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:37, 11 May 2017 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 05:01, 11 June 2021 (UTC) | |||
Career
editBoyle 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, Boyle 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, Boyle returned to Aberdeen after Forfar failed to make the top six at the SWPL mid-season split.[5]
Boyle 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] After winning the Scottish Women's Cup in 2016[7] and 2017,[8] and the SWPL Cup in 2017,[9] she missed much of the 2018 season due to pregnancy, and gave birth to a daughter in September 2018.[10] She and Martin Boyle married in June 2019.[11]
She was recalled to the Scotland squad in November 2019.[12]
Due to the upheaval it would cause to their daughter, Rachael opted to stay in Edinburgh when Martin left Hibs to play in Saudi Arabia in January 2022.[13]
Career statistics
editInternational appearances
edit- As of the match played on 11 April 2023[14]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 2010 | 1 | 0 |
| 2011 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 17 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2014 | — | ||
| 2015 | — | ||
| 2016 | — | ||
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2019 | — | ||
| 2020 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 43 | 0 | |
References
edit- ^ "SSFA U15 Girl Internationalists". Scottish Football Association. 7 March 2012. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
- ^ "Small walking tall for Scotland". UEFA. 26 May 2010. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
- ^ a b "Rachael Small – Women's A Squad". Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
- ^ "Small contribution brings double boost". Women's Soccer Scene. 1 February 2010. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
- ^ Campbell, Alan (24 July 2013). "Robison targets level playing field for women". The Herald. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
- ^ "Dons star defender Rachael Small off to Hibs". Evening Express. 20 July 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
- ^ "Hibernian Ladies win the Scottish Cup". Hibernian FC. 6 November 2016. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
- ^ "Hibs hammer Glasgow City to 3–0 win Scottish Cup final". BBC Sport. 18 June 2019. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
- ^ Southwick, Andrew (21 May 2017). "SWPL Cup: Hibernian cruise to victory over Celtic to retain trophy". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
- ^ "Rachael Small on the cover of The Hibee". Hibernian FC. 7 March 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
- ^ "Hibs winger Martin Boyle ties the knot with fellow Easter Road star Rachael Small". Edinburgh Evening News. 18 June 2019. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
- ^ Cryle, Ryan (25 October 2019). "Boyle joins fellow north-east representatives Corsie and Little in Scotland squad for Euro 2021 qualifier". Evening Express. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
- ^ "Rachael Boyle staying at Hibs as husband Martin Boyle goes to Saudi Arabia to set family up for life". Edinburgh Evening News. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- ^ Rachael Boyle at the Scottish Football Association
External links
edit- Rachael Boyle at the Scottish Football Association
- Rachael Small – UEFA competition record (archive)
- R. Small at Soccerway
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