# Rachel Corsie

Rachel Louise Corsie (born 17 August 1989) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Aston Villa W.F.C in the FA Women’s Super League (WSL). She is also 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, Kansas City NWSL 2018–2021

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 19 July, her goal in the 90th minute helped Utah earn a 2–2 draw against the Portland Thorns. She moved with the team to Kansas City and was the captain before transferring to Aston Villa.

#### 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.

#### Loan to Birmingham City

On 28 August 2020, Corsie signed on loan for Birmingham City until January 2021. She missed the fall season of the National Women's Soccer League.

### Aston Villa, 2022–Present

On 27 January 2022, it was revealed that in December, Kansas City Current had released Corsie, who was informed a few days before Christmas by her agent. Aston Villa agreed to sign her.

## 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 10 September 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.
Following a knee injury, missing out on their most recent games against Hungary and Finland, Corsie picked up a calf injury, leading to her not being picked for the upcoming Nations League matches.

## 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.
In 2020 Corsie was in a relationship with Scottish squash player Lisa Aitken.

## Career statistics
### Club

As of match played 20 September 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | League cup | League cup | UWCL | UWCL | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Glasgow City | 2011 | Scottish Women's Premier League | 18 | 6 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 8 |
| Glasgow City | 2012 | Scottish Women's Premier League | 19 | 3 | — | — | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 3 |
| Glasgow City | 2013 | Scottish Women's Premier League | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | 16 | 2 |
| Glasgow City | Total | Total | 47 | 9 | — | — | 7 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 66 | 13 |
| Notts County | 2014 | Women's Super League | 13 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 1 | — | — | 19 | 1 |
| Glasgow City (loan) | 2015 | Scottish Women's Premier League | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Seattle Reign | 2015 | National Women's Soccer League | 18 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 2 |
| Seattle Reign | 2016 | National Women's Soccer League | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 1 |
| Seattle Reign | 2017 | National Women's Soccer League | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 0 |
| Seattle Reign | Total | Total | 44 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 3 |
| Canberra United (loan) | 2018–19 | A-League Women | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 0 |
| Birmingham City (loan) | 2020–21 | Women's Super League | 7 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 1 |
| Kansas City Current (loan) | 2021 | National Women's Soccer League | 18 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 |
| Utah Royals | 2018 | National Women's Soccer League | 24 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 0 |
| Utah Royals | 2019 | National Women's Soccer League | 19 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 1 |
| Utah Royals | 2020 | National Women's Soccer League | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 |
| Utah Royals | 2021 | National Women's Soccer League | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Utah Royals | Total | Total | 43 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 1 |
| Aston Villa | 2021–22 | Women's Super League | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 0 |
| Aston Villa | 2022–23 | Women's Super League | 15 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 1 |
| Aston Villa | 2023–24 | Women's Super League | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 27 | 1 |
| Aston Villa | 2024–25 | Women's Super League | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Aston Villa | Total | Total | 42 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 2 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 225 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 33 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 265 | 19 |

### International

    Statistics accurate as of match played 3 December 2024.
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Scotland | 2014 | 2 | 0 |
| Scotland | 2015 | 4 | 0 |
| Scotland | 2016 | 4 | 0 |
| Scotland | 2017 | 21 | 0 |
| Scotland | 2018 | 6 | 0 |
| Scotland | 2019 | 13 | 0 |
| Scotland | 2020 | 2 | 0 |
| Scotland | 2021 | 2 | 0 |
| Scotland | 2022 | 16 | 0 |
| Scotland | 2023 | 18 | 0 |
| Scotland | 2024 | 10 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 98 | 0 |

### International appearances

    Scotland statistics accurate as of match played 16 July 2024.
| Year | Scotland | Scotland |
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2009 | 11 | 1 |
| 2010 | 14 | 3 |
| 2011 | 10 | 1 |
| 2012 | 13 | 2 |
| 2013 | 8 | 2 |
| 2014 | 14 | 4 |
| 2015 | 10 | 3 |
| 2016 | 5 | 0 |
| 2017 | 9 | 0 |
| 2018 | 9 | 0 |
| 2019 | 11 | 0 |
| 2020 | 6 | 1 |
| 2021 | 9 | 1 |
| 2022 | 8 | 1 |
| 2023 | 9 | 1 |
| 2024 | 8 | 0 |
| Total | 154 | 20 |

### International goals

Key (expand for notes on "international goals" and sorting) :
| Location | Geographic location of the venue where the competition occurred Sorted by country name first, then by city name |
| Lineup | Start – played entire match on minute (off player) – substituted on at the minute indicated, and player was substituted off at the same time off minute (on player) – substituted off at the minute indicated, and player was substituted on at the same time (c) – captain Sorted by minutes played |
| # | NumberOfGoals.goalNumber scored by the player in the match (alternate notation to Goal in match) |
| Min | The minute in the match the goal was scored. For list that include caps, blank indicates played in the match but did not score a goal. |
| Assist/pass | The ball was passed by the player, which assisted in scoring the goal. This column depends on the availability and source of this information. |
| penalty or pk | Goal scored on penalty-kick which was awarded due to foul by opponent. (Goals scored in penalty-shoot-out, at the end of a tied match after extra-time, are not included.) |
| Score | The match score after the goal was scored. Sorted by goal difference, then by goal scored by the player's team |
| Result | The final score. Sorted by goal difference in the match, then by goal difference in penalty-shoot-out if it is taken, followed by goal scored by the player's team in the match, then by goal scored in the penalty-shoot-out. For matches with identical final scores, match ending in extra-time without penalty-shoot-out is a tougher match, therefore precede matches that ended in regulation |
| aet | The score at the end of extra-time; the match was tied at the end of 90' regulation |
| pso | Penalty-shoot-out score shown in parentheses; the match was tied at the end of extra-time |
| | Light-purple background color – exhibition or closed door international friendly match |
| | Light-yellow background color – match at an invitational tournament |
| | Light-orange background color – Olympic women's football qualification match |
| | Light-blue background color – FIFA women's world cup qualification match |
| | Orange background color – Olympic women's football tournament |
| | Blue background color – FIFA women's world cup final tournament |
| NOTE: some keys may not apply for a particular football player ||
| Goal | Date | Location | Opponent | Result | Competition |
| 1. | 15 October 2009 | The Oval, Belfast | Northern Ireland | 5350.03005 3–0 | Friendly |
| 2. | 27 March 2010 | Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi | Georgia | 5350.03005 3–1 | 2011 World Cup qualifying |
| 3. | 19 June 2010 | Georgi Asparuhov Stadium, Sofia | Bulgaria | 5350.03005 5–0 | 2011 World Cup qualifying |
| 4. | 21 August 2010 | Strathclyde Homes Stadium, Dumbarton | Greece | 5350.03005 4–1 | 2011 World Cup qualifying |
| 5. | 21 September 2011 | Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh | Finland | 5350.03005 7–2 | Friendly |
| 6. | 16 June 2012 | Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh | Israel | 5350.03005 8–0 | 2013 UEFA Women's Euro qualifying |
| 7. | 21 June 2012 | Turners Cross, Cork | Republic of Ireland | 5350.03005 1–0 | 2013 UEFA Women'sEuro qualifying |
| 8. | 22 September 2013 | Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn | Faroe Islands | 5350.03005 7–2 | 2015 World Cup qualifying |
| 9. | 26 September 2013 | Fir Park, Motherwell | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5350.03005 7–0 | 2015 World Cup qualifying |
| 10. | 3 August 2014 | Palmerston Park, Dumfries | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5350.03005 1–1 | Friendly |
| 11. | 13 September 2014 | Estádio do Dr. José de Matos, Viana do Castelo | Portugal | 5350.03005 1–1 | Friendly |
| 12. | 13 September 2014 | Fir Park, Motherwell | Faroe Islands | 5650.06005 9–0 | 2015 World Cup qualifying |
| 13. | 13 September 2014 | Fir Park, Motherwell | Faroe Islands | 5650.06005 9–0 | 2015 World Cup qualifying |
| 14. | 23 October 2015 | Fir Park, Motherwell | Belarus | 5350.03005 7–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying |
| 15. | 27 October 2015 | FFM Training Centre, Skopje | North Macedonia | 5650.06005 4–1 | UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying |
| 16. | 27 October 2015 | FFM Training Centre, Skopje | North Macedonia | 5650.06005 4–1 | UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying |
| 17. | 23 October 2020 | Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh | Albania | 5350.03005 3–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying |
| 18. | 22 October 2021 | Hampden Park, Glasgow | Hungary | 5650.06005 2–1 | 2023 World Cup qualifying |
| 19. | 6 September 2022 | Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn | Faroe Islands | 5650.06005 6–0 | 2023 World Cup qualifying |
| 20. | 18 February 2023 | Pinatar Arena, San Pedro del Pinatar | Philippines | 5350.03005 2–1 | 2023 Pinatar Cup |

## Honours
### Glasgow City

* Scottish Women's Premier League: 2008–09, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015
* Scottish Women's Cup: 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015
* Scottish Women's Premier League Cup: 2008–09, 2009, 2012, 2013
Seattle Reign
* NWSL Shield: 2015
Individual
* Kat Lindner Award for Outstanding Academic and Athletic Achievement (SWF Awards): 2019
Scotland
* Pinatar Cup: 2020- winner, 2024- runner up