Rebecca McKenna

Rebecca McKenna (born 13 April 2001) is a Northern Irish footballer who plays as a defender for Charlton Athletic W.F.C. She has appeared for Lewes in the FA Women's Championship and the Northern Ireland women's national team.

Rebecca McKenna
Personal information
Full name Rebecca McKenna
Date of birth (2001-04-13) 13 April 2001
Place of birth Bangor, Northern Ireland
Height 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Full-back, Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Glentoran 0 (0)
2017–2021 Linfield 0 (0)
2021–2023 Lewes 28 (0)
2023- Charlton Athletic 0 (0)
International career‡
Northern Ireland 21 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 01:05, 25 November 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:28, 2 September 2022 (UTC)

Career

McKenna has been capped for the Northern Ireland national team, appearing for the team during the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying cycle.[1]

On 6 July 2021 McKenna joined FA Women's Championship team Lewes.[2]

In September 2022 she scored the winning goal for Northern Ireland when they played Luxembourg. McKenna said that she advised any other Northern Irish players to take a spell with a mainland British team if offered.[3] McKenna appeared in every match for Lewes in the 2022–2023 season. She left the club at the end of that season[4] and joined Charlton Athletic on a one year contract.[5]

International goals
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.25 November 2021Petar Miloševski Training Centre, Skopje, North Macedonia North Macedonia2–011–02023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
2.2 September 2022Stade Émile Mayrisch, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg Luxembourg2–12–1

References
  1. "Women World Cup Qualifiers Europe 2017/2018 » Teams (Northern Ireland)". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  2. Bunting, Josh (6 July 2021). "Rebecca McKenna makes move from Linfield to Lewes". Her Football Hub. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  3. "'Grasp' cross-channel opportunities urges McKenna". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  4. "Northern Ireland international defender McKenna to leave Lewes". FAWSL Full-Time. 28 June 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  5. "Charlton Athletic sign former Lewes defender McKenna". FAWSL Full-Time. 31 July 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2023.


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