.jpg) Stott withMelbourne Victory in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rebekah Ashley Stott[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1993-06-17)17 June 1993 (age 32)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Papamoa, New Zealand[2] | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Melbourne City | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2011 | Brisbane Roar | 0 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | Melbourne Victory | 25 | (1) |
| 2013–2015 | SC Sand | 44 | (11) |
| 2015–2017 | Melbourne City | 27 | (2) |
| 2017–2018 | Seattle Reign FC | 22 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | →Melbourne City (loan) | 33 | (1) |
| 2018 | Sky Blue FC | 9 | (0) |
| 2019 | Avaldsnes IL | 22 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Melbourne City | 7 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 7 | (0) |
| 2021 | Bulleen Lions | 1 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Melbourne City | 13 | (0) |
| 2022 | Bulleen Lions | 8 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 5 | (0) |
| 2023– | Melbourne City | 44 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2008–2009 | Australia U17 | 12 | (4) |
| Australia U20 | |||
| 2012– | New Zealand | 108[3] | (4) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 26 June 2025 | |||
Rebekah Ashley Stott (born 17 June 1993) is a New Zealand professionalfootballer who plays as adefender for the AustralianA-League Women clubMelbourne City and theNew Zealand women's national team.[4][5] She previously played for AustralianW-League teamsBrisbane Roar,Melbourne Victory, andMelbourne City[6] as well as GermanBundesliga, teamSC Sand,Sky Blue FC, and theSeattle Reign in theNWSL andBrighton & Hove Albion in theFA Women's Super League.
After previously playing forBrisbane Roar andMelbourne Victory in theW-League, Stott joinedMelbourne City for their inaugural season in 2015. She has played three seasons withMelbourne City winning three straight Championships.[7]
On 17 January 2017, Stott signed with theSeattle Reign in theNational Women's Soccer League.[8] She made 22 appearances for the Reign in 2017.[9]
On 11 January 2018, she was traded along with teammateKatie Johnson toSky Blue FC.[10] Due to injury Stott only made 9 appearances for Sky Blue.[9]
After the2018 NWSL season concluded, Stott signed withAvaldsnes IL in theToppserien.[11]
On 20 November 2019, Stott signed withMelbourne City.[12]
On 2 September 2020, Stott signed a one-year deal withBrighton & Hove Albion who play in theFA Women's Super League[13] however she returned to Australia in February 2021 for medical treatment, cutting her stint short.[14] After four months of treatment, Stott got back on the field, playing a few minutes forBulleen Lions in the AustralianNational Premier Leagues.[15]
In August 2021, Stott returned to theW-League, re-joining Melbourne City.[16]
In July 2022, Stott rejoined Brighton on a two year contract.[17]
On 11 August 2023, Stott rejoined Melbourne City on a two year contract.[18]
Having represented Australia at theU-17 andU-20 age group level, Stott chose to represent the country of her birth at senior level, making her senior début forNew Zealand as a substitute in a 3–1 win overChina on 17 June 2012, her 19th birthday.[19][13]
In July 2012, Stott was named to the New Zealand squad for theLondon Olympics but did not play in any of the tournament games.[20] Stott did play in all of New Zealand's games of the 2013 Valais Cup competition including a historic 1–0 win overBrazil and the 4–0 victory overPeople's Republic of China in the final.
She featured in all of New Zealand's three matches at the2015 FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada.[21]
Stott was named to New Zealand's team for the2016 Summer Olympics, she played every minute of their three games.[22]
Stott was called up to the New Zealand squad for the2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.[23]
On 4 July 2024, Stott was called up to the New Zealand squad for the2024 Summer Olympics.[24]
On 4 March 2021, Stott revealed on Twitter that she was diagnosed with Stage 3Hodgkin's lymphoma while she was in quarantine after returning to New Zealand.[25] The illness cut her time atBrighton & Hove Albion short, and she ended up losing all her hair. She documented her journey on a second Instagram account and stated that she hoped to recover in time for when her country of New Zealand cohosts the2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.[26]On 23 July 2021, Stott announced on her personal website that her cancer was now in remission,[27] and on 30 June 2023, she was named in New Zealand’s squad for the tournament.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 October 2014 | Kalabond Oval,Kokopo, Papua New Guinea |  Papua New Guinea | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2014 OFC Women's Nations Cup |
| 2 | 29 October 2014 | Kalabond Oval, Kokopo, Papua New Guinea |  Cook Islands | 8–0 | 11–0 | 2014 OFC Women's Nations Cup |
| 3 | 15 June 2015 | IG Field,Winnipeg, Canada |  China | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup |
| 4 | 23 January 2016 | PNGFA Academy,Lae, Papua New Guinea | Papua New Guinea | 2–0 | 7–1 | 2016 Olympic qualifying |
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