![]() Rayner with Sheffield United in 2024 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Rebecca Rayner | ||
Date of birth | 7 November 1999 | ||
Place of birth | Cleckheaton, England | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Brighton & Hove Albion | ||
Youth career | |||
2008–2016 | Leeds United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2018 | Doncaster Belles | 24 | (8) |
2018–2019 | Sheffield United | 17 | (4) |
2019–2020 | Nottingham Forest | ||
2020–2024 | Sheffield United | 64 | (7) |
2024– | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2018 | England U19 | 6 | (1) |
2019 | England U21 | 4 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 August 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 July 2024 |
Rebecca Rayner (born 7 November 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Women's Super League club Brighton & Hove Albion.
Rayner started playing football at Bradford Park Avenue at the age of 4, joining her brother. After attending a Leeds Legends sport camp she then played for Leeds United from the age of 8 until she was 16 years old. [1]
At the age of 16 Rayner joined Doncaster Belles in 2016. She won the FA WSL 2 league with Doncaster Belles in the 2018 season.
On 30 June 2018, Rayner signed for Sheffield United.
In August 2019 she signed for Nottingham Forest.
In January 2021, Rayner rejoined Sheffield United. [2] [3]
Rayner signed for Brighton & Hove Albion on 12 July 2024. [4]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Doncaster Belles | 2016 | WSL 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
2017–18 | WSL 2 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 10 | |
Total | 24 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 10 | ||
Sheffield United | 2018–19 | Women's Championship | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 4 |
Nottingham Forest | 2019–20 | FA Women's National League | ||||||||
Sheffield United | 2020–21 | Women's Championship | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
2021–22 | Women's Championship | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 2 | |
2022–23 | Women's Championship | 22 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 4 | |
2023–24 | Women's Championship | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 2 | |
Total | 64 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 76 | 9 | ||
Sheffield United combined total | 81 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 97 | 13 | ||
Brighton & Hove Albion | 2024–25 | WSL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career total | 105 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 125 | 22 |
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