Rachel Georgia Wehl Lowe (born 19 November 2000) is an Australian soccer player who plays as a forward or midfielder for Sydney FC in A-League Women and internationally for the Australia national team. She previously played for the Western Sydney Wanderers in Australia and UCLA Bruins in US college soccer. She made her debut for Australia in 2018 against China.

Rachel Lowe

Personal information
Full name	Rachel Georgia Wehl Lowe[1]
Date of birth	(2000-11-19) 19 November 2000 (age 21)
Place of birth	Sydney, Australia
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s)	Forward / Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Sydney FC
Number	8
Youth career
	West Pymble FC
	Northern Tigers FC
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019	UCLA Bruins	11	(1)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2019	Western Sydney Wanderers	27	(2)
2020–	Sydney FC	14	(1)
National team‡
	Australia U20	22	(5)
2018–	Australia	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:48, 29 January 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 March 2020 (UTC)

Early life and education

Born in Sydney, Lowe grew up in the Inner West and Northern Sydney. She started her football career with West Pymble FC, playing in a mixed team alongside her twin brother, Edward, before joining Northern Tigers FC in 2011. After three seasons with Tigers, she joined the Football New South Wales Institute (FNSWI) program,[2] where she was coached by notable coaches such as Leah Blayney and Craig Foster. She attended Pymbles Ladies' College. A natural sporting talent, Lowe also played girls cricket at State and National level, and for Gordon District Cricket Club.[3]

Playing career

College career

Lowe committed to UCLA in 2018[4] and joined the Bruins in 2019.[5] On 23 August 2019, she made her collegiate debut in a 3–0 victory against Iowa State, scoring her first goal in the 58th minute.[6] Lowe chose not to return to the Bruins in 2020.[7]

Club career

From 2016 to 2018, Lowe played for the Football New South Wales Institute (FNSWI) program in the NPL NSW, and scored 19 goals in 42 appearances for the side.[8]

Western Sydney Wanderers (2016–2019)

At age 15, Lowe signed with the Western Sydney Wanderers for the 2016–17 season and made her debut in Round 2 against Sydney FC. She made a total of 9 appearances for the club in her first season. In September 2017, she re-signed with the Wanderers.[9] She finished the 2017–18 season with 1 goal in 8 appearances. In September 2018, Lowe re-signed for a third season with the club.[10] She finished the 2018–19 season with 1 goal in 10 appearances.^{[citation needed]}

International career

Lowe was called up to represent Australia at the 2017 AFC U-19 Women's Championship, where she scored in a 5–2 victory against Vietnam, helping her side progress to the semi-finals.[11] She made 5 appearances for Australia U20 at the 2018 AFF Women's Championship, scoring once against Timor-Leste.[12]

In February 2018, Lowe received her first call up to the senior team for the 2018 Algarve Cup in Portugal.[13][14] She made her senior debut on 5 March 2018, coming on as a substitute in a 2–0 victory over China.[15]

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