Rachel Williams (footballer)

Rachel Louise Williams was born on 10 January 1988 and is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward. She joined Leicester City Women at twelve, then played for Doncaster Rovers Belles, Birmingham City, Chelsea Ladies and Notts County Ladies, and was converted at Birmingham from an attacking midfielder to a striker. She made her senior England debut in July 2009, was voted 2011 Players' Player of the Year at The FA Women's Football Awards, scored an injury-time equaliser in the 2012 FA Women's Cup final that Birmingham won on penalties, and was selected in the Great Britain squad for the 2012 London Olympics. In July 2022 she signed for Manchester United, for whom she scored 21 goals in 90 appearances, including one in the 2024 Women's FA Cup final.