![]() McKenna with
Lewes in 2021 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Rebecca McKenna | ||
Date of birth | 13 April 2001 | ||
Place of birth | Bangor, Northern Ireland | ||
Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||
Position(s) | Full-back, Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Charlton Athletic | ||
Number | 2 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
Glentoran | 0 | (0) | |
2017–2021 | Linfield | 0 | (0) |
2021–2023 | Lewes | 28 | (0) |
2023– | Charlton Athletic | 11 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2018– | Northern Ireland | 21 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 November 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 September 2022 |
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.
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]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 25 November 2021 | Petar Miloševski Training Centre, Skopje, North Macedonia | ![]() |
2–0 | 11–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
2. | 2 September 2022 | Stade Émile Mayrisch, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg | ![]() |
2–1 | 2–1 |