Rachel Cuschieri
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Rachel Cuschieri | ||
Date of birth | 26 April 1992 | ||
Place of birth | Malta | ||
Height | 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Lazio | ||
Number | 8 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Birkirkara | |||
2014–2017 | Apollon Limassol | ||
2017–2018 | RSC Anderlecht | ||
2018–2020 | PSV | 13 | (2) |
2020– | Lazio | 0 | (0) |
National team | |||
Malta | 65 | (11) | |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Rachel Cuschieri (born 26 April 1992) is a Maltese football midfielder, currently playing for Lazio in the Italian Serie B. She first played in the Champions League in 2010.
Early life[]
Rachel began playing football at the age of five with San Gwann Football Nursery. She trained up to the age of 13 with the boys' team being the only girl within such age group. San Gwann Football Nursery does not have a ladies football team and her development could not progress any further due to restrictions in place within the Maltese footballing authorities that, although she was still a minor she could not play competitive games. Birkirkara became aware of her potential and signed her.[citation needed]
Playing career[]
Club[]
Within a few months of joining B'kara Football Club, Rachel was playing with the Birkirkara first team at the age of 13.[citation needed]
During the summer of 2014, she became the first Maltese female professional footballer to play outside Malta, when she signed for Cypriot side Apollon Limassol.[1]
International[]
Cuschieri was selected for the Malta women's national football team and made her debut against Switzerland at the age of 14, which at the time was a record.[citation needed]
During the 2013 European Championship qualifying's preliminary stage, Cuschieri scored against Armenia.[2] She is currently the leading all-time scorer for and the youngest-ever goal scorer.[citation needed]
References[]
- ^ "RACHEL CUSCHIERI IN HISTORIC FIRST". Malta Football Association. 26 July 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
- ^ Profile in UEFA's website
External links[]
- Rachel Cuschieri – UEFA competition record (archive)
- 1992 births
- Living people
- Maltese women's footballers
- Malta women's international footballers
- RSC Anderlecht (women) players
- Apollon Ladies F.C. players
- PSV (women) players
- S.S. Lazio Women 2015 players
- Expatriate women's footballers in Cyprus
- Expatriate women's footballers in Belgium
- Maltese expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Maltese expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus
- Maltese expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Maltese expatriate footballers
- Women's association football midfielders
- Super League Vrouwenvoetbal players
- Eredivisie (women) players
- Expatriate women's footballers in the Netherlands
- Expatriate women's footballers in Italy
- LGBT people from Malta
- LGBT association football players
- Maltese women's football biography stubs