| Rachel Cuschieri | |
| Birth Date: | 1992 4, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Pietà, Malta |
| Height: | 1.58m (05.18feet) |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Sampdoria |
| Clubnumber: | 8 |
| Clubs1: | Birkirkara |
| Years2: | 2014–2017 |
| Clubs2: | Apollon Limassol |
| Years3: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs3: | RSC Anderlecht |
| Years4: | 2018–2020 |
| Clubs4: | PSV |
| Caps4: | 13 |
| Goals4: | 2 |
| Years5: | 2020–2022 |
| Clubs5: | Lazio |
| Caps5: | 42 |
| Goals5: | 4 |
| Years6: | 2022– |
| Clubs6: | Sampdoria |
| Caps6: | 1 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2009– |
| Nationalteam1: | Malta |
| Nationalcaps1: | 65 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 11 |
| Pcupdate: | 28 August 2022 |
Rachel Cuschieri (born 26 April 1992) is a Maltese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Italian Serie A club UC Sampdoria and the Malta women's national team. She first played in the Champions League in 2010.
Rachel began playing football at the age of five with San Gwann Football Nursery. She trained up to the age of 13 with the boys' team being the only girl within such age group. San Gwann Football Nursery does not have a ladies football team and her development could not progress any further due to restrictions in place within the Maltese footballing authorities that, although she was still a minor she could not play competitive games. Birkirkara became aware of her potential and signed her.
Within a few months of joining B'kara Football Club, Rachel was playing with the Birkirkara first team at the age of 13.
During the summer of 2014, she became the first Maltese female professional footballer to play outside Malta, when she signed for Cypriot side Apollon Limassol.[1]
Cuschieri was selected for the Malta women's national football team and made her debut against Switzerland at the age of 14, which at the time was a record.
During the 2013 European Championship qualifying's preliminary stage, Cuschieri scored against Armenia.[2] She is currently the leading all-time scorer for and the youngest-ever goal scorer.
| No. | Date | Venue | Score | Result | Competition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 8 March 2011 | 1–0 | 1–1 | UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying | ||
| 2. | 4 April 2015 | Victor Tedesco Stadium, Ħamrun, Malta | 1–1 | 5–3 | UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying | |
| 3. | 2–1 | |||||
| 4. | 11 April 2017 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification | ||
| 5. | 5 March 2020 | Centenary Stadium, Ta'Qali, Malta | 1–0 | 2–1 | ||
| 6. | 27 October 2023 | 5–0 | 5–0 | 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League | ||