Rachel Corsie

Rachel Corsie
Personal information
Full nameRachel Louise Corsie[1]
Date of birth17 August 1989[1]
Place of birthAberdeen, Scotland
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Playing positionCentral defender
Club information
Current team
Seattle Reign FC
Youth career
Stonehaven
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2006–2008Aberdeen Ladies
2008–2013Glasgow City
2014Notts County13(0)
2015-Seattle Reign FC0(0)
National team‡
2009–Scotland[2]70(13)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 02:03, 2 February 2015 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 02:03, 2 February 2015 (UTC)

Rachel Louise Corsie (born 17 August 1989) is a Scottish football defender. She plays for the Seattle Reign FC in the National Women's Soccer League and previously played for English FA WSL club Notts County and Glasgow City of the Scottish Women's Premier League. Corsie made her senior Scotland debut against France in March 2009 and has since amassed over fifty appearances for the national team.

Club career

Glasgow City, 2008–2014

In July 2008 Corsie joined Glasgow City from Aberdeen Ladies at age 18.[3] In her first season with City she contributed 10 goals as the club won a domestic treble.[4] She also featured in the UEFA Women's Champions League.[1]

In May 2012, Corsie made her 100th league appearance for Glasgow City. Of the milestone, Glasgow City head coach Eddie Wolecki Black said, "I think it shows remarkable consistently she has managed to rack up 100 starts for the club in such a short period of time. People tend to forget that Rachel is still only 22 years of age and is continuing to develop as a player."[5]

Notts County, 2014

Corsie left Glasgow City for Notts County in January 2014, to fulfil her ambition of playing in England. She was attracted to playing at Meadow Lane and training full-time.[6] In January 2015 it was announced by Notts County Ladies that Corsie had chosen not to continue with the club for their forthcoming season. After a successful year at Notts where she was captain throughout the season, she had also been awarded Supporters Player Of The Season and joint Managers Player Of The Season. Many fans rated Corsie as the best Centre Back of the 2014 season.[7][8]

Seattle Reign FC, 2015

Corsie signed with American side Seattle Reign FC for the 2015 season of the National Women's Soccer League in January 2015.[9] Of her signing, Reign FC head coach Laura Harvey said, "Rachel is a terrific player who will bring depth and experience to our backline. She will make the entire defensive unit stronger by providing us flexibility we lacked last season. We are excited to have her with the club and know she will make an impact."[10]

International career

Corsie (L) chases Sweden's Hanna Folkesson

Corsie captained the Scotland U-19 team to the finals of the 2008 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship.[11] At the 2009 Cyprus Cup, Corsie made her senior debut against France and was selected in all Scotland's games at the tournament.[12]

As of January 2015, Corsie has earned over 70 caps for the senior national team and has scored 13 goals playing primarily in the central defender position.[13] She scored three goals during the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA). In March 2011, Corsie captained the team to a 2–0 win over over England at the 2011 Cyprus Cup, a first for Scotland in more than 30 years.[14]

International goals

Results list Scotland's goal tally first.[2]
# Date Venue Opponent Result Competition Scored
1 15 Oct 2009 The Oval, Belfast  Northern Ireland 3–0 Friendly 1
2 27 Mar 2010 Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi  Georgia 3–1 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qual. 1
3 19 Jun 2010 Georgi Asparuhov Stadium, Sofia  Bulgaria 5–0 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qual. 1
4 21 Aug 2010 Strathclyde Homes Stadium, Dumbarton  Greece 4–1 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qual. 1
5 21 Sep 2011 Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh  Finland 7–2 Friendly 1
6 16 Jun 2012 Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh  Israel 8–0 2013 UEFA Women's Championship qual. 1
7 21 Jun 2012 Turners Cross, Cork  Republic of Ireland 1–0 2013 UEFA Women's Championship qual. 1
8 22 Sep 2013 Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn  Faroe Islands 7–2 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qual. 1
9 26 Sep 2013 Fir Park, Motherwell  Bosnia and Herzegovina 7–0 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qual. 1
10 3 Aug 2014 Palmerston Park, Dumfries  Wales 1–1 Friendly 1
11 20 Aug 2014 Estádio do Dr. José de Matos, Viana do Castelo  Portugal 1–1 Friendly 1
13 13 Sep 2014 Fir Park, Motherwell  Faroe Islands 9–0 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qual. 2

Personal life

Aberdeen legend Donald Colman was Corsie's great-grandfather.[12] Corsie remains an Aberdeen FC supporter, and models her game on that of Zander Diamond.[15] Corsie works in professional services at Ernst & Young as an Assurance Associate where her flexible working scheme enables her to do accountancy and football side by side. She studied at Hazlehead Academy and then undertook a degree in accountancy and finance at Robert Gordon University.[16] Corsie was awarded a women's football scholarship by the SFA.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Rachel Corsie". UEFA. Retrieved 2011-02-20.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Rachel Corsie - Women's A Squad". The Scottish FA. Retrieved 2011-02-20.
  3. ↑ "Scotland defender Rachel Corsie joins Notts County from Glasgow City". Sky Sports. 15 January 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Rachel Corsie". University of Stirling. Retrieved 2011-02-20.
  5. ↑ Montgomery, Laura (7 May 2012). "Glasgow City captain Rachel Corsie reaches 100 league games milestone". Scotzine. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
  6. ↑ Dewar, Heather (15 January 2014). "Scotland defender Rachel Corsie signs for Notts County". BBC. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
  7. ↑ "Four Leave Meadow Lane". Notts County F.C. 15 January 2015. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
  8. ↑ "Clarke & Corsie win Manager's POTY". Notts County F.C. 24 October 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
  9. ↑ "Reign Sign Scotland International Defender Rachel Corsie". Sounder at Heart. 29 January 2015. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  10. ↑ Blakley, Chris (29 January 2015). "Seattle Reign FC Sign Defender Rachel Corsie". Playing for 90. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  11. ↑ "UEFA Women's Under 19 Championship". Scotland's Oracle. 2008-07-10. Retrieved 2011-02-20.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Ross McTavish (2009-04-08). "Rachel proud to follow family tradition". Evening Express. Retrieved 2011-02-20.
  13. ↑ "Reign FC Sign Scottish International Rachel Corsie". National Women's Soccer League. January 29, 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  14. ↑ "Rachel Corsie". Scottish FA. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  15. ↑ "In the spotlight". Glasgow City Football Club. Retrieved 2011-02-20.
  16. ↑ "At the top of her game: RGU's Rachel joins Scotland's premier women's football team". Aberdeen and Grampian Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved 2011-02-20.

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