Racheal Quigley Explained

Racheal Quigley
Fullname:Racheal Nicole Quigley
Birth Date:1991 1, df=y
Birth Place:Adelaide, Australia
Position:Striker
Clubs1:Ingle Farm Junior Soccer Club
Clubs2:Para Hills Knights
Years4:2008–2013
Caps4:47
Goals4:11
Years5:2013
Clubs5:Kansas City Shock
Caps5:10
Goals5:4
Years6:2013–2014
Caps6:11
Goals6:1
Years7:2014–2015
Clubs7:Boroondara Eagles
Caps7:16
Goals7:12
Years8:2014–2015
Clubs8:Melbourne Victory
Caps8:11
Goals8:8
Years9:2015
Clubs9:Bulleen Lions
Caps9:2
Goals9:1
Years10:2015
Clubs10:Melbourne City
Caps10:1
Goals10:0
Years11:2016
Clubs11:Hwacheon KSPO
Caps11:24
Goals11:13
Years12:2016–2017
Caps12:8
Goals12:5
Years13:2018
Clubs13:Metro United
Caps13:22
Goals13:15
Years14:2020
Clubs14:Salisbury Inter
Caps14:10
Goals14:6
Years15:2022–
Clubs15:West Adelaide
Caps15:19
Goals15:29
Pcupdate:23 September 2022

Racheal Nicole Quigley (born 16 January 1991) is an Australian football (soccer) player who plays for West Adelaide in the Women's National Premier Leagues South Australia.

Club career

Adelaide United

After an impressive second season with Adelaide which saw Quigley score 5 goals in 10 games she was named Adelaide United's 2009–10 W-League Most Valuable Player.[1]

Quigley scored the goal of the year in the 2011–2012 season of the Australian W-League with an over head scissor kick.[2]

Kansas City Shock

Quigley was an inaugural player for the 2013 season of Kansas City Shock in the WPSL.[3]

Boroondara Eagles

Quigley joined Boroondara Eagles in the Victorian Women's Premier League for the 2014 winter season alongside teammate Alexandra Gummer.[4] She made her debut in the first round of the season, drawing with Bundoora United 0–0.[5] She scored her debut goal in a 4–2 loss to South Melbourne[6] and a week later scored a hat-trick to give Boroondara Eagles their first win of the season, defeating Ashburton 4–1.[7]

Melbourne Victory

Quigley joined Melbourne Victory ahead of the 2014 season.[8]

Bulleen Lions

In March 2015, Quigley joined Bulleen Lions in the Victorian Women's Premier League.[9] They were runners-up in the women's statewide knockout cup, with Quigley scoring in the 5–3 loss to Boroondara Eagles in the final.[10]

Melbourne City

Quigley made a guest appearance for Melbourne City on 25 October 2015, helping Melbourne City beat Melbourne Victory 2–1 in the Melbourne Derby.[11] [12] [13]

Hwacheon KSPO

In February 2016, Quigley joined Hwacheon KSPO in the South Korean WK League after an agent saw football footage of her on YouTube.[14] In her debut game she started on the bench and came on in the second half to score the winning goal, giving Hwacheon KSPO a 2–1 victory against Suwon FMC.[15] [16]

Return to Adelaide United

On 20 September 2016, Quigley confirmed during an interview with The Women's Game that she will be returning to Australia to play for Adelaide United in the 2016–17 season.[17]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Galekovic cleans up at Awards Night. Adelaide United. 19 March 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110328061300/http://www.adelaideunited.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=33109. 28 March 2011. dmy-all.
  2. Web site: Racheal Quigley wins WWL Goal of the Year Award. Football Federation SA. 11 April 2012.
  3. Web site: The Kansas City Shock Sign Fifth Player. KC Sports Journalism. Nick. Hartman. 4 March 2013.
  4. Web site: Gummer hoping to soar with Eagles. Sean. Ellicott. The Corner Flag. 27 March 2014.
  5. Web site: WPL Round 1 Team of the Week. Tomasz. Ng. The Corner Flag. 2 April 2014.
  6. Web site: Late goals perch Eagles. Jordan. Lim. The Corner Flag. 5 April 2014.
  7. Web site: Quigley fires Eagles to maiden win. Jason. Turner. Football Federation Victoria. 14 April 2014.
  8. Web site: Victory re-sign De Vanna. Jordan. Lim. The Corner Flag. 3 September 2014.
  9. Web site: Quigley becomes a Lioness. Jordan. Lim. The Corner Flag. 31 March 2015.
  10. News: Boroondara Eagles soar from State Leagues to top of the heap with Cup final win over FC Bulleen Lions. Progress Leader. The Herald and Weekly Times. 3 August 2015.
  11. Web site: W-League: Melbourne City FC 2-1 Melbourne Victory. Melbourne City. 25 October 2015.
  12. Web site: City triumphs in first ever W-League Melbourne Derby. The Corner Flag. Mark. Gojszyk. 25 October 2015.
  13. Web site: Preview: Seven's heaven for returning City superstars. The Corner Flag. Jordan. Lim. 30 October 2015.
  14. Web site: Korea calling. Cheryl. Downes. Ann. Odong. The Women's Game. 13 April 2016.
  15. Web site: Korea Republic WK League Match Results 14th March 2016. Women's Soccer United. 14 March 2016.
  16. Web site: WK-League Round One Recap. Hal. Kaiser. Keeper Notes. 18 March 2016.
  17. Web site: Racheal Quigley lights up Korea and confirms return to Adelaide United. Cheryl. Downes. The Women's Game. 20 September 2016.