Rachel Williams (footballer)

Rachel Williams

Williams playing for Manchester United in 2023
Personal information
Full name	Rachel Louise Williams[1]
Date of birth	(1988-01-10) 10 January 1988 (age 36)[2]
Place of birth	Leicester, England
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[2]
Position(s)	Midfielder / Forward
Team information
Current team	Manchester United
Number	28
Youth career
	Linden Old Girls
	Leicester City
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2008	Leicester City
2008–2010	Doncaster Rovers Belles
2010	Leicester City
2011–2013	Birmingham City	35	(21)
2014	Chelsea	8	(2)
2015–2017	Notts County Ladies	28	(9)
2017–2020	Birmingham City	30	(5)
2020–2022	Tottenham Hotspur	34	(4)
2022–	Manchester United	43	(9)
International career‡
2010–2011	England U23
2009–2017	England	13	(4)
2012	Great Britain	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 March 2017

Rachel Louise Williams (born 10 January 1988) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Manchester United of the English Women's Super League.

Before rejoining Birmingham City in May 2017, Williams spent 2 years at Notts County Ladies, one year at Chelsea Ladies and three years at her first spell at Birmingham City, where she was converted from an attacking midfielder to a striker. Williams made her senior England debut in July 2009 but had to wait two years for her next appearance, missing out on selection for Women's Euro 2009 and the 2011 Women's World Cup. She was selected in the Great Britain squad for the 2012 London Olympics.