Rebecca McKenna

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Rebecca McKenna
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McKenna with Lewes in 2021
Personal information
Full name Rebecca McKenna
Date of birth (2001-04-13) 13 April 2001 (age 23)
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*
YearsTeamApps(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.

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Career

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]

International career

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]

International goals

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.25 November 2021 Petar Miloševski Training Centre, Skopje, North Macedonia Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia 2–011–0 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
2.2 September 2022 Stade Émile Mayrisch, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 2–12–1

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References

  1. ↑ Bunting, Josh (6 July 2021). "Rebecca McKenna makes move from Linfield to Lewes". Her Football Hub. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  2. ↑ "'Grasp' cross-channel opportunities urges McKenna". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  3. ↑ "Northern Ireland international defender McKenna to leave Lewes". FAWSL Full-Time. 28 June 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  4. ↑ "Charlton Athletic sign former Lewes defender McKenna". FAWSL Full-Time. 31 July 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  5. ↑ "Birmingham sign Northern Ireland defender McKenna". BBC. 1 July 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  6. ↑ "Women World Cup Qualifiers Europe 2017/2018 » Teams (Northern Ireland)". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  7. ↑ "Northern Ireland UEFA Women's Euro squad announced". Irish FA. 27 June 2022.


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