Rebecca Lake (footballer)

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Rebecca Lake
Personal information
Full name Rebecca Emily Lake
Date of birth (1999-05-13) 13 May 1999 (age 26)
Place of birth Christchurch, New Zealand
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Vancouver Rise FC
Number 23
Youth career
Waimakariri United AFC
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2022 Canterbury United Pride
2014–2022Coastal Spirit (dual registration)
–2022 University of Canterbury (futsal)
–2022 Canterbury United Pride (futsal)
2023 Northern Tigers FC 18 (0)
2023–2025 Wellington Phoenix 19 (0)
2025Cashmere Technical (loan)
2025– Vancouver Rise 1 (0)
2025–Vancouver Rise FC Academy 0 (0)
International career
2016 New Zealand U17 7 (0)
2017 New Zealand U19 4 (0)
2022 New Zealand (University) (futsal)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 September 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 31 December 2022

Rebecca Emily Lake (born 13 May 1999) is a New Zealand footballer who plays for Vancouver Rise FC in the Northern Super League.

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Early life

Lake played youth football with Waimakariri United AFC. [1]

Club career

From 2014 to 2022, Lake played with Canterbury United Pride in the New Zealand Women's National League, captaining the side for three seasons, and completing a three-peat league championship in 2020. [1] She also played with Coastal Spirit FC during this time. [2]

In 2023, she joined Australian club Northern Tigers FC in the second tier NPL New South Wales. [3]

In July 2023, she signed with New Zealand club Wellington Phoenix, who played in the A-League Women, the first tier of football in Australia. [4] [5] During her first season, she was named the team's vice captain. [6] In March 2024, after appearing in 17 of the club's first 18 matches, she suffered a season-ending injury, due to a high ankle sprain. [7] After the season, she re-signed with the club for the 2024–25 season. [8] However, after only two matches into the new season, she suffered another season-ending injury, after rupturing ligaments in her left foot. [9] [10] In July 2025, she briefly joined Cashmere Technical in New Zealand. [11] In September 2025, she departed the Wellington Phoenix. [12]

In September 2025, she joined Canadian Northern Super League club Vancouver Rise FC. [1] [13]

International career

Lake debuted with the New Zealand U17 at the 2016 OFC U-17 Women's Championship, later playing with the team at the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. [14] She later was called up for the 2017 OFC U-19 Women's Championship and the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. [15]

In 2019, Lake was called up to the New Zealand futsal team for a friendly competition, Gold Coast International Futsal Challenge, where they played other teams representing governing bodies in Australia. [16] Lake scored 4 goals, as the team finished champions. [17]

In 2022, Lake captained the New Zealand women's University futsal team competing at the World University Futsal Championships, finishing in fourth place. [18] [19]

In January 2023, she was called up to the New Zealand senior team for the first time. [20]

Honours

Coastal Spirit

Canterbury United Pride

Canterbury United Pride Futsal

University of Canterbury Futsal

Cashmere Technical

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Vancouver Rise FC sign New Zealand defender Rebecca Lake". Vancouver Rise FC . 11 September 2025.
  2. Smith, Tony (6 September 2019). "Coastal Spirit stalwarts keen to win second national women's football club title". Stuff .
  3. "Northern Tigers focused to go one better this season". NPL New South Wales . 2 March 2023.
  4. "Canterbury skipper Rebecca Lake signs with Phoenix women's A-League squad". Friends of Football NZ. 29 July 2023.
  5. "Canterbury defender joins the Nix". Wellington Phoenix FC . 18 July 2023.
  6. "Wellington Phoenix vice-captain to miss the remainder of the Liberty A-League season". A-League. 13 March 2024.
  7. "Injury sidelines Phoenix defender Rebecca Lake for rest of A-League season". Friends of Football NZ. 13 March 2024.
  8. "Wellington Phoenix sign new deal with women's vice captain Rebecca Lake". Friends of Football NZ. 31 May 2024.
  9. "Phoenix defender Rebecca Lake 'pretty gutted' to miss rest of A-League season". Friends of Football NZ. 19 November 2024.
  10. Rollo, Phillip (18 November 2024). "Wellington Phoenix lose Rebecca Lake to season-ending injury; captain Annalie Longo cleared". The Post .
  11. "Centre back Rebecca Lake leaves Phoenix after two injury-disrupted seasons". Friends of Football NZ. 5 September 2025.
  12. "Lake moves on after two seasons". Wellington Phoenix FC . 5 September 2025.
  13. Burns, Anna (11 September 2025). "Vancouver Rise FC signs Kiwi defender Rebecca Lake". Chilliwack Progress .
  14. "Rebecca Lake makes NZ under-17 girls football squade". Stuff . 29 February 2016.
  15. "New Zealand names experienced squad for World Cup". Oceania Football Confederation . 18 July 2018.
  16. "Futsal Ferns return to the court". New Zealand Football . 17 January 2019.
  17. "Futsal Ferns lift trophy in Australia". New Zealand Football . 23 January 2019.
  18. "Taking sport into account with studies and a new career". University of Canterbury . 23 August 2022.
  19. Casson, Mark (6 August 2023). "Getting to know Rebecca Lake". Wellington Phoenix FC .
  20. "Ferns newcomers will relish chance to play against world champions". Friends of Football NZ. 13 January 2023.
  21. "ANNUAL REPORT 2017" . Retrieved 14 September 2025.
  22. 1 2 "ANNUAL REPORT 2019" . Retrieved 14 September 2025.
  23. 1 2 "ANNUAL REPORT 2020" . Retrieved 14 September 2025.
  24. "ANNUAL REPORT 2021" . Retrieved 14 September 2025.
  25. "ANNUAL REPORT 2022" . Retrieved 14 September 2025.