Rachel Yankey

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Rachel Yankey MBE
Personal information
Date of birth November 1, 1979 (1979-11-01) (age 28)
Place of birth    Flag of England London, England
Height 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Flag of England Arsenal Ladies
Number 11
Youth clubs
1989 – Mill Hill United
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1996 – 2000
2000
2000 – ?
2004 – 2005
2005
2005 – present		 Arsenal Ladies
Lavalle Dynamites - (on loan)
Fulham Ladies
Birmingham Ladies
New Jersey Wildcats
Arsenal Ladies




037 (18)[1]   
National team2
1997 – present Flag of England England 082 (11)[2]

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 20 May 2007.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 22 September 2007.
* Appearances (Goals)

Rachel Yankey MBE (born November 1, 1979 in London) is a female English football player. She plays for the English side Arsenal, and for the England national team. She plays as a Forward, and wears the number 11 for Arsenal and England. She is of Ghanaian decent, from her father's side.

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[edit] Career

Rachel began playing football with a boy's team, before joining Mill Hill United at youth level. Her playing career began at the age of 16, playing for Arsenal, when she spent a short time on loan with Laval Dynamite, a Canadian team, and then moved to Fulham. It was here that she was registered as the first professional female footballer in England. She joined Birmingham City before the 2004/2005 season, and then, after being released from Birmingham, rejoined Arsenal for the 2005/2006 season after a short spell with the New Jersey Wildcats of the W-League in the U.S.. She, along with England team mate Rachel Unitt, played for the Wildcats for the last seven games of the season, and helped them win the W-League championship.

Rachel is arguably the most famous female footballer in England, having modelled the last two new England kits, and appearing on the FA women's homepage header. She is also famous for starring in the BBC's online BBC Sport 'Academy Masterclasses' mini-series, teaching young footballers basic soccer skills.

[edit] Honours

Personal
  • In 2006 was awarded an MBE for services to football in the Queen's New Year honours list [3]
  • Nationwide International Player of the Year ( 2004/2005) season.
Team
  • UEFA Women's Cup (2007) - Rachel was part of the Arsenal team that made history by being the first team outside Germany or Scandinavia to win it.[4]
  • FA Women's Cup - Rachel has won it seven times, five with Arsenal (1998, 1999, 2006, 2007[5], 2008), and twice with Fulham (2002, 2003).
  • FA Women's National Premier League - (Fulham) 2003, (Arsenal) 1997, 2006, 2007, 2008
  • FA Women's Premier League Cup - (Fulham) 2002, 2003, (Arsenal) 1998, 1999, 2007
  • W-League championship (US) - (New Jersey Wildcats) 2005
  • Rachel was in the Arsenal team that were quadruple winners in 2006/2007, winning the UEFA Women's Cup, FA Women's National Premier League, FA Women's Cup and the FA Women's Premier League Cup.[6][7]
  • She was part of Fulham's treble winning team of 2002/03, when they won the FA Women's Cup, the Women's League Cup, and the FA Women's National Premier League.

Rachel has yet to win any honours with the England team.

[edit] Miscellanea

  • She was the only girl in the youth team that she played for.
  • Normally eats a plate of Chicken and Rice on the night before a match.
  • She is currently the most capped player in the England team.
  • When not playing, or practising, Rachel spends a lot of her time at schools teaching football to children.

[edit] Notes and references

  1. ^ 11. Rachel Yankey. Official website. Arsenal F.C.. Retrieved on 2007-04-21.
  2. ^ Rachel Yankey, Arsenal. Official website. The FA. Retrieved on 2007-04-21.
  3. ^ New Year's Honours. BBC.co.uk. Retrieved on November 4, 2006.
  4. ^ Chris Harris (29 April 2007). Match Report. Arsenal Official website. Arsenal. Retrieved on 2007-05-09.
  5. ^ Chris Harris (7 May 2007). Match Report. Arsenal Official website. Arsenal. Retrieved on 2007-05-09.
  6. ^ Stuart Mawhinney (7 May 2007). Arsenal clinch quadruple. FA women's cup. The Football Association. Retrieved on 2007-05-09.
  7. ^ Arsenal Ladies Honours. Arsenal Official website. Arsenal. Retrieved on 2007-05-09.

[edit] External links

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England squad - 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup
1 Brown • 2 A. Scott • 3 Stoney • 4 Chapman • 5 White • 6 Phillip • 7 Carney • 8 Williams • 9 Aluko • 10 K. Smith • 11 Yankey • 12 Asante • 13 Chamberlain • 14 Unitt • 15 S. Smith • 16 J. Scott • 17 Handley • 18 Sanderson • 19 Exley • 20 Johnson • 21 Telford • Coach: Powell
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Arsenal L.F.C. – current squad

1 Byrne • 2 Scott • 3 Tracy • 4 Ludlow • 6 White • 7 Grant • 8 Smith • 9 Sanderson • 10 Fleeting • 11 Yankey • 12 Davison • 13 Spencer • 14 Carney • 15 Flaherty • 16 Little • 17 Chapman • 18 Asante • 19 Minnaar • 20 Wicks • 21 Marsh • 22 Onzia • 23 Phillip • 24 Quantrill • 25 Coombs • 26 Madden • -- Wiltshire • -- Lloyd • -- Ford • -- Carr • -- Goddard • -- Walker • -- Cole • Manager: Akers


Persondata
NAME Yankey, Rachel
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Arsenal and England ladies footballer
DATE OF BIRTH November 1, 1979
PLACE OF BIRTH London, England
DATE OF DEATH Living
PLACE OF DEATH