2010–2013 Forfar Farmington Years Team | Current team Aberdeen Playing position Name Rachael Small | |
Date of birth (1991-12-20) 20 December 1991 (age 24) | ||
Place of birth Aberdeen, Scotland | ||
Rachael Small (born 20 December 1991) is a Scottish international footballer who currently plays as a left sided defender for Hibernian Ladies in the Scottish Women's Premier League.
Career
Small grew up in Aberdeen and represented Scotland at schools' level in 2005 while a pupil at Northfield Academy. 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.
She made her full debut for the Scotland women's team in July 2010 against Poland.
At club level, Small began with her hometown team, Aberdeen Ladies before moving to Forfar Farmington in 2010. She also attended the Scottish FA's North Regional Football Academy in Aberdeen.
In July 2013, Small returned to Aberdeen after Forfar failed to make the top six at the SWPL mid-season split.
Small joined Hibernian Ladies in July 2016, with her fiance Martin Boyle playing for the Edinburgh club's mens side at the same time.