Rachael Boyle

Rachael Boyle
Personal information
Date of birth	20 December 1991 (age 32)
Place of birth	Aberdeen, Scotland
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Hibernian
Number	23
Senior career*
Years	Team
	Aberdeen
2010–2013	Forfar Farmington
2013–2016	Aberdeen
2016–	Hibernian
International career‡
2007–2008	Scotland U17
2008–2010	Scotland U19
2010–	Scotland
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:37, 11 May 2017 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 05:01, 11 June 2021 (UTC)

Rachael Boyle (née Small; born 20 December 1991) is a Scottish international footballer who currently plays as midfielder for Hibernian in the Scottish Women's Premier League.

Career[edit]

Boyle grew up in Aberdeen and represented Scotland at schools' level in 2005 while a pupil at Northfield Academy.^[1] She later progressed through the national under-17 and under-19 squads, captaining the latter in the 2010 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship finals in Macedonia.^[2] She made her full debut for the Scotland women's team in July 2010 against Poland.^[3]

At club level, Boyle began with her hometown team, Aberdeen Ladies before moving to Forfar Farmington in 2010.^[4] She also attended the Scottish FA's North Regional Football Academy in Aberdeen.^[3]

In July 2013, Boyle returned to Aberdeen after Forfar failed to make the top six at the SWPL mid-season split.^[5]

Boyle joined Hibernian Ladies in July 2016, with her fiancé Martin Boyle playing for the Edinburgh club's men's side at the same time.^[6] After winning the Scottish Women's Cup in 2016^[7] and 2017,^[8] and the SWPL Cup in 2017,^[9] she missed much of the 2018 season due to pregnancy, and gave birth to a daughter in September 2018.^[10] She and Martin Boyle married in June 2019.^[11]

She was recalled to the Scotland squad in November 2019.^[12]

Due to the upheaval it would cause to their daughter, Rachael opted to stay in Edinburgh when Martin left Hibs to play in Saudi Arabia in January 2022.^[13]

Career statistics[edit]

International appearances[edit]

As of the match played on 11 April 2023^[14]

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Scotland	2010	1	0
	2011	8	0
	2012	17	0
	2013	2	0
	2014	—
	2015	—
	2016	—
	2017	1	0
	2018	2	0
	2019	—
	2020	6	0
	2021	6	0
Total		43	0

References[edit]

^ "SSFA U15 Girl Internationalists". Scottish Football Association. 7 March 2012. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
^ "Small walking tall for Scotland". UEFA. 26 May 2010. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
^ ^a ^b "Rachael Small – Women's A Squad". Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
^ "Small contribution brings double boost". Women's Soccer Scene. 1 February 2010. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
^ Campbell, Alan (24 July 2013). "Robison targets level playing field for women". The Herald. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
^ "Dons star defender Rachael Small off to Hibs". Evening Express. 20 July 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
^ "Hibernian Ladies win the Scottish Cup". Hibernian FC. 6 November 2016. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
^ "Hibs hammer Glasgow City to 3–0 win Scottish Cup final". BBC Sport. 18 June 2019. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
^ Southwick, Andrew (21 May 2017). "SWPL Cup: Hibernian cruise to victory over Celtic to retain trophy". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
^ "Rachael Small on the cover of The Hibee". Hibernian FC. 7 March 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
^ "Hibs winger Martin Boyle ties the knot with fellow Easter Road star Rachael Small". Edinburgh Evening News. 18 June 2019. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
^ Cryle, Ryan (25 October 2019). "Boyle joins fellow north-east representatives Corsie and Little in Scotland squad for Euro 2021 qualifier". Evening Express. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
^ "Rachael Boyle staying at Hibs as husband Martin Boyle goes to Saudi Arabia to set family up for life". Edinburgh Evening News. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
^ Rachael Boyle at the Scottish Football Association

External links[edit]

Rachael Boyle at the Scottish Football Association
Rachael Small – UEFA competition record (archive)
R. Small at Soccerway

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[1] "SSFA U15 Girl Internationalists". Scottish Football Association. 7 March 2012. Retrieved 12 May 2012.

[2] "Small walking tall for Scotland". UEFA. 26 May 2010. Retrieved 12 May 2012.

[sfa-3] "Rachael Small – Women's A Squad". Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 12 May 2012.

[4] "Small contribution brings double boost". Women's Soccer Scene. 1 February 2010. Retrieved 12 May 2012.

[5] Campbell, Alan (24 July 2013). "Robison targets level playing field for women". The Herald. Retrieved 26 July 2013.

[6] "Dons star defender Rachael Small off to Hibs". Evening Express. 20 July 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2017.

[7] "Hibernian Ladies win the Scottish Cup". Hibernian FC. 6 November 2016. Retrieved 18 June 2019.

[8] "Hibs hammer Glasgow City to 3–0 win Scottish Cup final". BBC Sport. 18 June 2019. Retrieved 9 March 2018.

[9] Southwick, Andrew (21 May 2017). "SWPL Cup: Hibernian cruise to victory over Celtic to retain trophy". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 June 2019.

[10] "Rachael Small on the cover of The Hibee". Hibernian FC. 7 March 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2019.

[11] "Hibs winger Martin Boyle ties the knot with fellow Easter Road star Rachael Small". Edinburgh Evening News. 18 June 2019. Retrieved 18 June 2019.

[12] Cryle, Ryan (25 October 2019). "Boyle joins fellow north-east representatives Corsie and Little in Scotland squad for Euro 2021 qualifier". Evening Express. Retrieved 6 March 2020.

[13] "Rachael Boyle staying at Hibs as husband Martin Boyle goes to Saudi Arabia to set family up for life". Edinburgh Evening News. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2022.

[14] Rachael Boyle at the Scottish Football Association

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