Rachael Boyle (née Small; born 20 December 1991) is a Scottish international footballer who currently plays as midfielder for Hibernian in the Scottish Women's Premier League.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1991-12-20) 20 December 1991 (age 30) | ||
Place of birth | Aberdeen, Scotland | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Hibernian | ||
Number | 23 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Aberdeen | |||
2010–2013 | Forfar Farmington | ||
2013–2016 | Aberdeen | ||
2016– | Hibernian | ||
National team‡ | |||
2007–2008 | Scotland U17 | ||
2008–2010 | Scotland U19 | ||
2010– | Scotland | 43 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:37, 11 May 2017 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 05:01, 11 June 2021 (UTC) |
Boyle grew up in Aberdeen and represented Scotland at schools' level in 2005 while a pupil at Northfield Academy.[1] She later progressed through the national under-17 and under-19 squads, captaining the latter in the 2010 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship finals in Macedonia.[2] She made her full debut for the Scotland women's team in July 2010 against Poland.[3]
At club level, Boyle began with her hometown team, Aberdeen Ladies before moving to Forfar Farmington in 2010.[4] She also attended the Scottish FA's North Regional Football Academy in Aberdeen.[3]
In July 2013, Boyle returned to Aberdeen after Forfar failed to make the top six at the SWPL mid-season split.[5]
Boyle joined Hibernian Ladies in July 2016, with her fiancé Martin Boyle playing for the Edinburgh club's men's side at the same time.[6] After winning the Scottish Women's Cup in 2016[7] and 2017,[8] and the SWPL Cup in 2017,[9] she missed much of the 2018 season due to pregnancy, and gave birth to a daughter in September 2018.[10] She and Martin Boyle married in June 2019.[11]
She was recalled to the Scotland squad in November 2019.[12]
Due to the upheaval it would cause to their daughter, Rachael opted to stay in Edinburgh when Martin left Hibs to play in Saudi Arabia in January 2022.[13]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Scotland | 2010 | 1 | 0 |
2011 | 8 | 0 | |
2012 | 17 | 0 | |
2013 | 2 | 0 | |
2017 | 1 | 0 | |
2018 | 2 | 0 | |
2020 | 6 | 0 | |
Total | 37 | 0 | |
Hibernian W.F.C. – current squad | |
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