![]() McKenna with Lewes in 2021 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Rebecca McKenna | ||
Date of birth | 13 April 2001 | ||
Place of birth | Bangor, Northern Ireland | ||
Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||
Position(s) | Full-back, Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Birmingham City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Glentoran | 0 | (0) | |
2017–2021 | Linfield | 0 | (0) |
2021–2023 | Lewes | 28 | (0) |
2023–2024 | Charlton Athletic | 11 | (0) |
2024- | Birmingham City | 4 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2018– | Northern Ireland | 21 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 November 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 September 2022 |
Rebecca McKenna (born 13 April 2001) is a Northern Irish footballer who plays as a defender for Birmingham City W.F.C. She has appeared for Lewes in the FA Women's Championship and the Northern Ireland women's national team.
On 6 July 2021 McKenna joined FA Women's Championship team Lewes. [1]
In September 2022 she scored the winning goal for Northern Ireland when they played Luxembourg. McKenna said that she advised any other Northern Irish players to take a spell with a mainland British team if offered. [2] McKenna appeared in every match for Lewes in the 2022–2023 season. She left the club at the end of that season [3] and joined Charlton Athletic on a one-year contract. [4] Upon the expiry of her contract she left Charlton Athletic and joined Birmingham City on a two-year deal. [5]
McKenna has been capped for the Northern Ireland national team, appearing for the team during the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying cycle. [6]
McKenna was part of the squad that was called up to the UEFA Women's Euro 2022. [7]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 25 November 2021 | Petar Miloševski Training Centre, Skopje, North Macedonia | ![]() | 2–0 | 11–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
2. | 2 September 2022 | Stade Émile Mayrisch, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg | ![]() | 2–1 | 2–1 | |