Rachael Laws

Rachael Laws (born 5 November 1990) is an English footballer who plays as a goalkeeper, for Liverpool in the Women's Super League.

Rachael Laws
Laws with Liverpool in 2013
Personal information
Full name Rachael Laws
Date of birth (1990-11-05) 5 November 1990
Place of birth Newcastle, England
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Liverpool
Number 1
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2018 Sunderland 36 (0)
2013 → Liverpool (loan) 9 (0)
2018–2020 Reading 5 (0)
2020– Liverpool 31 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1:05, 22 January 2021 (UTC)

Early life

Laws was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, and studied at Gateshead College.[1][2]

Playing career

Club

Laws first played for Liverpool during the 2013 FA WSL season. She played 9 games and helped her side win the title while battling for a place in the first team with Sarah Quantrill.[3] She then signed for Sunderland on 31 December 2013 going on to make 36 appearances in the WSL. Following Sunderland's denial for a place in the 2018–19 FA WSL she joined Reading.[4] She said in an interview with BBC Sport: "Reading is somewhere I want to personally be and thrive hopefully while I am here".[5] On 8 June 2020, Reading announced that Laws had left the club after her contract had expired.[6] On 7 July 2020, it was announced that Laws had joined recently relegated side Liverpool F.C. Women having previously been on loan to the club in 2013.[7]

International career

Laws was called up by Mark Sampson in 2014 for England's World Cup qualification but was an unused substitute in a 10–0 away win against Montenegro.[8]

Honours
Winner (1): 2013
Winner (2): 2014, 2022

References
  1. "Rachael Laws". Liverpool F.C. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  2. "Women's Football Academy". Gateshead College. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  3. "Rachael Laws at Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  4. "Sunderland Ladies demoted two divisions after losing FA appeal". Sunderland Echo. 23 July 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  5. "Reading Women sign goalkeeper Rachael Laws, while Remi Allen signs new deal". BBC Sport. 2 July 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  6. "🙏 Reading FC Women issue thanks as out of contract players depart". www.readingfc.co.uk. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  7. "Liverpool FC Women complete Rachael Laws signing". www.liverpoolfc.com. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  8. "England Women thrash Montenegro 10–0 in qualifier". BBC Sport. 17 September 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
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