Rachel Daly

ABOUT RACHEL DALY

English international soccer player who was taken with the sixth overall pick of the NWSL Draft in 2016 by the Houston Dash. Since 2022 she has played as a striker for Aston Villa in the FA Women's Super League. She was loaned to West Ham United F.C. in 2020.

She grew up playing with Leeds United and won the League Cup Championship in 2009. She also spent time with the Lincoln Ladies before attending St. John's.

She played for England at the U-17 Women's World Cup and earned her first senior cap in 2016. She finished her college career as St. John's all-time leader in goals.

She was born to Martyn and Louise Daly and has an older brother named Andy. She dated her Houston Dash teammate Kristie Mewis . She then began a relationship with Millie Turner but they later split. She began dating Sarah Mayling in 2023 and they were engaged in November 2024.

She and Janine Beckie were both taken by the Houston Dash in the 2016 draft.