.jpg) Corsie playing forScotland in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rachel Louise Corsie[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1989-08-17)17 August 1989 (age 35)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Aberdeen, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Central defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Aston Villa | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Stonehaven | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2008 | Aberdeen Ladies | ||
| 2008–2013 | Glasgow City | 47 | (9) |
| 2014 | Notts County | 13 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Seattle Reign | 44 | (3) |
| 2015 | →Glasgow City (loan) | ||
| 2018–2020 | Utah Royals | 43 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | →Canberra United (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2020 | →Birmingham City (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| 2021 | Kansas City Current | 18 | (0) |
| 2022– | Aston Villa | 42 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2007–2008 | Scotland U19 | 16 | (2) |
| 2009– | Scotland | 154 | (20) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 July 2024 | |||
Rachel Louise Corsie (born 17 August 1989) is a Scottish professionalfootballer who plays as adefender forAston Villa W.F.C in theFA Women’s Super League (WSL).[3] She is also the captain of theScotland national team.[4]
She previously played forGlasgow City in theScottish Women's Premier League, EnglishFA WSL clubNotts County andCanberra United in the AustralianW-League. Corsie made her senior national team debut againstFrance in March 2009 and has since amassed over 100 appearances for the national team.
In July 2008 Corsie joinedGlasgow City fromAberdeen Ladies at age 18.[5] In her first season with City she contributed 10 goals as the club won a domestic treble.[6] She also featured in theUEFA Women's Champions League.[2]
In May 2012, Corsie made her 100th league appearance for Glasgow City. Of the milestone, Glasgow City head coachEddie 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."[7]
Corsie left Glasgow City forNotts County in January 2014, to fulfil her ambition of playing in England. She was attracted to playing atMeadow Lane and training full-time.[8] 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.[9][10]
Corsie signed with American sideSeattle Reign FC for the2015 season of theNational Women's Soccer League in January 2015.[11] Of her signing, Reign FC head coachLaura 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."[12]
Corsie was released by Seattle in January 2018.[13]
On 25 September Corsie re-joined Glasgow City on loan from Seattle Reign FC.[14]
On 19 March 2018, Corsie signed withUtah Royals FC.[15] Corsie appeared in all 24 games for Utah in 2018. She was named to the NWSL Team of the Month in July.[16]
Corsie returned to Utah for the2019 NWSL season. She was named to the NWSL team of the Month for May. Corsie would miss several NWSL games due to her participation in the2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.[17] She scored her first goal for the Royals on 19 July, her goal in the 90th minute helped Utah earn a 2–2 draw against thePortland Thorns. She moved with the team to Kansas City and was the captain before transferring to Aston Villa.[citation needed]
Corsie signed withCanberra United for the2018-19 W-League season.[18] Prior to the first game of the season, Corsie was named team captain.[19] Corsie played every minute of the season for Canberra, as they finished the season in 8th place and did not qualify for the playoffs.[20]
On 28 August 2020, Corsie signed on loan for Birmingham City until January 2021.[21] She missed the fall season of theNational Women's Soccer League.
On 27 January 2022, it was revealed that in December, Kansas City Current had released Corsie, who was informed a few days before Christmas by her agent.[22] Aston Villa agreed to sign her.[23][24]
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Corsie captained theScotland U-19 team to the finals of the2008 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship.[25] At the2009 Cyprus Cup, Corsie made her senior debut againstFrance and was selected in all Scotland's games at the tournament.[26]
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.[27] She scored three goals during the2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification. In March 2011, Corsie captained the team to a 2–0 win overEngland at the2011 Cyprus Cup, a first for Scotland in more than 30 years.[28]
Corsie scored four goals for Scotland duringUEFA qualifying for the2015 FIFA Women's World Cup. Scotland finished second in their qualifying group and advanced to theUEFA play-offs where they were eliminated by theNetherlands.
In 2017 Scotland qualified for theEuropean Championships for the first time ever. Corsie was named to the Scotland Team forEuro 2017 and appeared in all three group games for Scotland.[29] On 10 September 2017, Corsie was named the new captain of the Scotland Women's National Team following the retirement ofGemma Fay.[30]
Corsie made her 100th international appearance on 12 June 2018, in a 2019 World Cup qualifier againstPoland.[31] Scotland won their qualifying group and qualified for theWorld Cup for the first time ever.
Corsie made her World Cup debut at the2019 World Cup.[32] She played every minute of Scotland's three group games. Scotland suffered two consecutive 2–1 losses to start the World Cup. In their third group match againstArgentina, Scotland was leading 3–0 in the 70th minute before giving up three unanswered goals. The game would finish in a 3–3 draw eliminating Scotland's chances of advancing to the knockout round.[33]
Following a knee injury, missing out on their most recent games againstHungary andFinland, Corsie picked up a calf injury, leading to her not being picked for the upcomingNations League matches.[34]
Corsie's great-grandfather wasAberdeen FC legendDonald Colman.[26] Corsie remains an Aberdeen FC supporter and models her game on that ofZander Diamond.[35]
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 atHazlehead Academy and then undertook a degree in accountancy and finance atRobert Gordon University.[36][37] Corsie was awarded a women's football scholarship by theSFA.[6]
In 2020 Corsie was in a relationship with Scottish squash playerLisa Aitken.[38]
As of match played 20 September 2024[39]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | UWCL | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Glasgow City | 2011 | Scottish Women's Premier League | 18 | 6 | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 8 | |
| 2012 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 3 | ||||
| 2013 | 10 | 0 | — | 6 | 2 | 16 | 2 | |||||
| Total | 47 | 9 | — | 7 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 66 | 13 | |||
| Notts County | 2014 | Women's Super League | 13 | 0 | — | 6 | 1 | — | 19 | 1 | ||
| Glasgow City (loan) | 2015 | Scottish Women's Premier League | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Seattle Reign | 2015 | National Women's Soccer League | 18 | 2 | — | — | — | 18 | 2 | |||
| 2016 | 12 | 1 | 12 | 1 | ||||||||
| 2017 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||||||||
| Total | 44 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 3 | ||
| Canberra United (loan) | 2018–19 | A-League Women | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 0 |
| Birmingham City (loan) | 2020–21 | Women's Super League | 7 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 1 |
| Kansas City Current (loan) | 2021 | National Women's Soccer League | 18 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 |
| Utah Royals | 2018 | 24 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 19 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 1 | ||
| 2020 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 43 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 1 | ||
| Aston Villa | 2021–22 | Women's Super League | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 0 |
| 2022–23 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 1 | ||
| 2023–24 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 27 | 1 | ||
| 2024–25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 42 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 225 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 33 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 265 | 19 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 2014 | 2 | 0 |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 21 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 13 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 16 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 18 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 10 | 0 | |
| Total | 98 | 0 | |
| Year | Scotland | |
|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | |
| 2009 | 11 | 1 |
| 2010 | 14 | 3 |
| 2011 | 10 | 1 |
| 2012 | 13 | 2 |
| 2013 | 8 | 2 |
| 2014 | 14 | 4 |
| 2015 | 10 | 3 |
| 2016 | 5 | 0 |
| 2017 | 9 | 0 |
| 2018 | 9 | 0 |
| 2019 | 11 | 0 |
| 2020 | 6 | 1 |
| 2021 | 9 | 1 |
| 2022 | 8 | 1 |
| 2023 | 9 | 1 |
| 2024 | 8 | 0 |
| Total | 154 | 20 |
| Key(expand for notes on "international goals" and sorting) | |
|---|---|
| Location | Geographic location of the venue where the competition occurred Sorted by country name first, then by city name |
| Lineup | Start – played entire match onminute (offplayer) – substituted on at theminute indicated, andplayer was substituted off at the same time offminute (onplayer) – substituted off at theminute indicated, andplayer was substituted on at the same time |
| # | NumberOfGoals.goalNumber scored by the player in the match (alternate notation toGoal in match) |
| Min | The minute in the match the goal was scored. For list that include caps, blank indicates played in the match but did not score a goal. |
| Assist/pass | The ball was passed by the player, whichassisted in scoring the goal. This column depends on the availability and source of this information. |
| penalty orpk | Goal scored onpenalty-kick which was awarded due to foul by opponent. (Goals scored in penalty-shoot-out, at the end of a tied match after extra-time, are not included.) |
| Score | The match score after the goal was scored. Sorted by goal difference, then by goal scored by the player's team |
| Result | The final score. Sorted by goal difference in the match, then by goal difference in penalty-shoot-out if it is taken, followed by goal scored by the player's team in the match, then by goal scored in the penalty-shoot-out. For matches with identical final scores, match ending in extra-time without penalty-shoot-out is a tougher match, therefore precede matches that ended in regulation |
| aet | The score at the end ofextra-time; the match was tied at the end of 90' regulation |
| pso | Penalty-shoot-out score shown in parentheses; the match was tied at the end of extra-time |
| Light-purple background color –exhibition or closed door international friendly match | |
| Light-yellow background color – match at an invitational tournament | |
| Light-orange background color – Olympic women's football qualification match | |
| Light-blue background color – FIFA women's world cup qualification match | |
| Orange background color – Olympic women's football tournament | |
| Blue background color – FIFA women's world cup final tournament | |
NOTE: some keys may not apply for a particular football player | |
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