Rachel Corsie


Rachel Louise Corsie is a Scottish footballer who plays as a defender for the Utah Royals in the National Women's Soccer League and is the captain of the Scotland national team.
She previously played for Glasgow City in the Scottish Women's Premier League, English FA WSL club Notts County and Canberra United in the Australian W-League. Corsie made her senior national team debut against France in March 2009 and has since amassed over 100 appearances for the national team.

Club career

Glasgow City, 2008–2014

In July 2008 Corsie joined Glasgow City from Aberdeen Ladies at age 18. In her first season with City she contributed 10 goals as the club won a domestic treble. She also featured in the UEFA Women's Champions League.
In May 2012, Corsie made her 100th league appearance for Glasgow City. Of the milestone, Glasgow City head coach Eddie Wolecki Black said, "I think it shows remarkable consistently she has managed to rack up 100 starts for the club in such a short period of time. People tend to forget that Rachel is still only 22 years of age and is continuing to develop as a player."

Notts County, 2014

Corsie left Glasgow City for Notts County in January 2014, to fulfil her ambition of playing in England. She was attracted to playing at Meadow Lane and training full-time. In January 2015 it was announced by Notts County Ladies that Corsie had chosen not to continue with the club for their forthcoming season. After a successful year at Notts where she was captain throughout the season, she had also been awarded Supporters Player of the Season and joint Managers Player of the Season. Many fans rated Corsie as the best Centre Back of the 2014 season.

Seattle Reign FC, 2015–2017

Corsie signed with American side Seattle Reign FC for the 2015 season of the National Women's Soccer League in January 2015. Of her signing, Reign FC head coach Laura Harvey said, "Rachel is a terrific player who will bring depth and experience to our backline. She will make the entire defensive unit stronger by providing us flexibility we lacked last season. We are excited to have her with the club and know she will make an impact."
Corsie was released by Seattle in January 2018.

Loan to Glasgow City, 2015

On 25 September Corsie re-joined Glasgow City on loan from Seattle Reign FC.

Utah Royals FC, 2018–present

On 19 March 2018, Corsie signed with Utah Royals FC. Corsie appeared in all 24 games for Utah in 2018. She was named to the NWSL Team of the Month in July.
Corsie returned to Utah for the 2019 NWSL season. She was named to the NWSL team of the Month for May. Corsie would miss several NWSL games due to her participation in the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup. She scored her first goal for the Royals on July 19, her goal in the 90th minute helped Utah earn a 2–2 draw against the Portland Thorns.

Loan to Canberra United

Corsie signed with Canberra United for the 2018-19 W-League season. Prior to the first game of the season, Corsie was named team captain. Corsie played every minute of the season for Canberra, as they finished the season in 8th place and did not qualify for the playoffs.

International career

Corsie captained the Scotland U-19 team to the finals of the 2008 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship. At the 2009 Cyprus Cup, Corsie made her senior debut against France and was selected in all Scotland's games at the tournament.
As of January 2015, Corsie has earned over 70 caps for the senior national team and has scored 13 goals playing primarily in the central defender position. She scored three goals during the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification. In March 2011, Corsie captained the team to a 2–0 win over England at the 2011 Cyprus Cup, a first for Scotland in more than 30 years.
Corsie scored four goals for Scotland during UEFA qualifying for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup. Scotland finished second in their qualifying group and advanced to the UEFA play-offs where they were eliminated by the Netherlands.
In 2017 Scotland qualified for the European Championships for the first time ever. Corsie was named to the Scotland Team for Euro 2017 and appeared in all three group games for Scotland. On September 10, 2017, Corsie was named the new captain of the Scotland Women's National Team following the retirement of Gemma Fay.
Corsie made her 100th international appearance on 12 June 2018, in a 2019 World Cup qualifier against Poland. Scotland won their qualifying group and qualified for the World Cup for the first time ever.
Corsie made her World Cup debut at the 2019 World Cup. She played every minute of Scotland's three group games. Scotland suffered two consecutive 2-1 losses to start the World Cup. In their third group match against Argentina, Scotland was leading 3-0 in the 70th minute before giving up three unanswered goals. The game would finish in a 3-3 draw eliminating Scotland's chances of advancing to the knockout round.

International goals


Goal		DateLocationOpponentResultCompetition
1.15 October 2009The Oval, BelfastFriendly
2.27 March 2010Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi2011 World Cup qualifying
3.19 June 2010Georgi Asparuhov Stadium, Sofia2011 World Cup qualifying
4.21 August 2010Strathclyde Homes Stadium, Dumbarton2011 World Cup qualifying
5.21 September 2011Tynecastle Stadium, EdinburghFriendly
6.16 June 2012Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh2013 UEFA Women's Euro qualifying
7.21 June 2012Turners Cross, Cork2013 UEFA Women'sEuro qualifying
8.22 September 2013Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn2015 World Cup qualifying
9.26 September 2013Fir Park, Motherwell2015 World Cup qualifying
10.3 August 2014Palmerston Park, DumfriesFriendly
11.13 September 2014Estádio do Dr. José de Matos, Viana do CasteloFriendly
12.13 September 2014Fir Park, Motherwell
2015 World Cup qualifying
13.13 September 2014Fir Park, Motherwell
2015 World Cup qualifying
14.23 October 2015Fir Park, MotherwellUEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying
15.27 October 2015FFM Training Centre, Skopje
UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying
16.27 October 2015FFM Training Centre, Skopje
UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying

Personal life

Corsie's great-grandfather was Aberdeen FC legend Donald Colman. Corsie remains an Aberdeen FC supporter and models her game on that of Zander Diamond.
Corsie works in professional services at Ernst & Young as an Assurance Associate where her flexible working scheme enables her to do accountancy and football side by side. She studied at Hazlehead Academy and then undertook a degree in accountancy and finance at Robert Gordon University. Corsie was awarded a women's football scholarship by the SFA.
Corsie is in a relationship with Scottish squash player Lisa Aitken.

Honours

Club

;Glasgow City
Seattle Reign