Please answer the following question: Facts: - nationalyears: 1997 -- 2012 - youthclubs: mill hill united - ntupdate: 16:00 , 15 july 2013 -lrb- utc -rrb- - birth date: 1 november 1979 - clubs: mill fulham ladies birmingham ladies new jersey wildcats arsenal ladies hill united laval dynamites -lrb- loan -rrb- - nationalcaps: 129 5 - currentclub: arsenal ladies - caption: rachel yankey at the london 2012 summer olympic games - height: 5 4 - nationalgoals: 19 0 - name: rachel yankey - nationalteam: england great britain - birth place: london , england - position: winger , forward - fullname: rachel aba yankey - image size: 200px - years: 1989 2005 2005 -- -- 2000 2000 -- 2004 2004 -- 2005 - clubnumber: 11 - youthyears: 1989 -- - pcupdate: 20 may 2007 - image: rachel yankey 2012.jpg - goals: 6 Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of rachel yankey .
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rachel aba yankey , obe -lrb- born 1 november 1979 -rrb- is an english footballer who plays for the english fa wsl club arsenal , and for the england national team .she plays as a left winger or forward , and wears the number 11 for both arsenal and england .she is of ghanaian descent , from her father 's side .since making her debut in 1997 , yankey has appeared on 129 occasions for england and became the most capped player ever to play for england , ahead of male goalkeeper peter shilton with 125 .she was the second english female player , after gillian coultard , to make a century of international appearances .yankey was part of the great britain squad for the 2012 london olympics .