DALY Rachel

Great Britain
Football
6 Dec 1991
29
Female
1.67/5'5''
HARROGATE
 
Great Britain
HARROGATE
 
Great Britain

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
FBL Football Women
GBR
Great Britain
 7

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Sapporo Dome
Women's Group E
#02
GBR
Great Britain
2
CHI
Chile
0
Finished
Sapporo Dome
Women's Group E
#07
JPN
Japan
0
GBR
Great Britain
1
Finished
Ibaraki Kashima Stadium
Women's Group E
#14
CAN
Canada
1
GBR
Great Britain
1
Finished
Ibaraki Kashima Stadium
Women's Quarter-final
#19
GBR
Great Britain
3
AUS
Australia
4
AET
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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FIFA Women's World Cup
RankEventYearLocation
4Senior2019France
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Athlete, Business Owner
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Business, Sport Management - St John's College, Annapolis, MD, USA
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English
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Houston Dash [United States of America] since 2016
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James Clarkson [club], USA; Hege Riise [national], NOR
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Forward (houstondynamo.com, 07 Jan 2020)
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2016 for Great Britain Against Serbia (thefa.com, 07 Jun 2019)
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In May 2017 she collapsed during a match in the National Women's Soccer League and was treated in hospital for heat exhaustion. (stuff.co.nz, 28 May 2017)
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National Women's Soccer League [USA] (houstondynamo.com, 07 Jan 2020)
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She was introduced to the sport by her family. "I just wanted to be like my brother. He played long before I did and my dad played every weekend so I'd spend all my weekends going to their games, kicking the ball about at half-time, trying to show off like I was the best player ever. It started from there, I knew straight away what I wanted to do." (thesefootballtimes.co, 06 May 2019)
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She was named Most Valuable Player [MVP] of the 2020 National Women's Soccer League [NWSL] Challenge Cup in Salt Lake City, UT, United States of America. (bbc.co.uk, 27 Jul 2020)

In 2018 she received the Golden Boot award from Houston Dash as the club's top scorer in the National Women's Soccer League. (houstondynamo.com, 19 May 2019)

General Interest

General
BUSINESS OWNER
In December 2020 she and fellow English footballer Millie Bright started a business called 'DalyBrightness'. "We want to give back and make a difference. We've recently just released our very own DB clothing line and [have] previously done charity work which we want to continue. Our aim is solely to make a difference in the world and give people an insight into our lives as people not footballers." (Millie Bright LinkedIn profile, 01 Dec 2020; Instagram page, 19 May 2021)

ON LOAN
She joined English Women's Super League club West Ham United on loan from her parent club Houston Dash ahead of the 2020/21 season. The loan deal expired in January 2021. (bbc.co.uk, 04 Sep 2020; West Ham United Women Instagram profile, 11 Jan 2021)

TURNING POINT
She represented England at the 2008 U17 World Cup in New Zealand, but did not receive a further call-up to the national team for a number of years following the tournament and even considered quitting the sport. "That World Cup was a bit of a turning point, it wasn't very good for me. I didn't get called up after that for a while and I almost wanted to give up. It was a turning point, I wanted to quit. I went home, I was in tears, didn't know whether I was coming or going. It was all I ever focused on and it felt like it was being taken away from me. It upset me for a long time, I felt like I had no purpose anymore. I shook out of that mood after a few weeks. I had time to process and I just thought, 'I'm not giving up just because one person says I won't make it'. That was my turning point. I knew then this was going to be my career so that World Cup did end up being a turning point." (thesefootballtimes.co, 06 May 2019; yorkshirepost.co.uk, 04 Oct 2019; yorkshirepost.co.uk, 24 May 2019)

Legend
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
AET:
After Extra Time
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