| Rachael Boyle | |
| Birth Date: | 1991 12, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Aberdeen, Scotland |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Hibernian |
| Clubnumber: | 23 |
| Clubs1: | Aberdeen |
| Years2: | 2010–2013 |
| Clubs2: | Forfar Farmington |
| Years3: | 2013–2016 |
| Clubs3: | Aberdeen |
| Years4: | 2016– |
| Clubs4: | Hibernian |
| Pcupdate: | 10:37, 11 May 2017 (UTC) |
| Nationalyears1: | 2007–2008 |
| Nationalteam1: | Scotland U17 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2008–2010 |
| Nationalteam2: | Scotland U19 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2010– |
| Nationalteam3: | Scotland |
| Nationalcaps3: | 43 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Ntupdate: | 05:01, 11 June 2021 (UTC) |
Rachael Boyle (née Small; born 20 December 1991) is a Scottish international footballer who currently plays as midfielder for Hibernian in the Scottish Women's Premier League.
Boyle grew up in Aberdeen and represented Scotland at schools' level in 2005 while a pupil at Northfield Academy.[1] She later progressed through the national under-17 and under-19 squads, captaining the latter in the 2010 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship finals in Macedonia.[2] She made her full debut for the Scotland women's team in July 2010 against Poland.[3]
At club level, Boyle began with her hometown team, Aberdeen Ladies before moving to Forfar Farmington in 2010.[4] She also attended the Scottish FA's North Regional Football Academy in Aberdeen.[3]
In July 2013, Boyle returned to Aberdeen after Forfar failed to make the top six at the SWPL mid-season split.[5]
Boyle joined Hibernian Ladies in July 2016, with her fiancé Martin Boyle playing for the Edinburgh club's men's side at the same time.[6] After winning the Scottish Women's Cup in 2016[7] and 2017,[8] and the SWPL Cup in 2017,[9] she missed much of the 2018 season due to pregnancy, and gave birth to a daughter in September 2018.[10] She and Martin Boyle married in June 2019.[11]
She was recalled to the Scotland squad in November 2019.[12]
Due to the upheaval it would cause to their daughter, Rachael opted to stay in Edinburgh when Martin left Hibs to play in Saudi Arabia in January 2022.[13]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 2010 | 1 | 0 |
| 2011 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 17 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2014 | - | ||
| 2015 | - | ||
| 2016 | - | ||
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2019 | - | ||
| 2020 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 43 | 0 | |