Rachel Breton

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Rachel Breton
Personal information
Full name Rachel Margot Breton [1]
Date of birth (1990-08-04) August 4, 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Kearny, New Jersey, U.S.
Height 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Position(s) Striker / Defender
Team information
Current team
Sky Blue FC
Number 28
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2008–2009 Villanova Wildcats
2011 Rutgers Scarlet Knights
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009 New Jersey Wildcats
2013–2015 Sky Blue FC 1 (0)
2015 Amazon Grimstad 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Rachel Margot Breton (born August 4, 1990) is an American soccer striker and defender. She previously played for Sky Blue FC and New Jersey Wildcats.

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Club career

On May 30, 2013, she was called up from the Sky Blue FC's reserve team into the first team. [2] She made her debut on July 6, 2013, against Washington Spirit. [3] She was described as a "terrific overall athlete who is capable of playing anywhere on the field, strong on the ball and has great quickness." [4]

Personal life

Born in Kearny, New Jersey, Breton grew up in Manalapan Township, New Jersey. [5] [4]

Her father and uncle were also football players. [4]

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References

  1. Rachel Breton at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian) OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. "SKY BLUE FC CALL UP TWO RESERVE PLAYERS". nwslsoccer.com. Retrieved July 14, 2013.
  3. "SKY BLUE FC SHUT OUT SPIRIT 1–0". nwslsoccer.com. Archived from the original on May 26, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2013.
  4. 1 2 3 Rachel Breton Archived July 6, 2018, at the Wayback Machine , Villanova Wildcats. Accessed July 5, 2018. "Hometown: Manalapan, N.J.... Born 8/4/90 in Kearny, N.J."
  5. Rachel Breton, Sky Blue FC. Accessed July 5, 2018. "Hometown: Manalapan, New Jersey"