BirthDecember 201991

Rachael Boyle

Rachael Boyle, Scottish footballer

In context

When
Friday, December 20 199135 years ago
Category
BirthA notable person born on this day. Each links to a person page with their dates and story.
Era
20th century · 1990s
Recorded from
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At a glance

Born 1991-12-20.

Known as: association football player. Citizenship: United Kingdom.

Listed as: human.

Who they were

Rachael Boyle is a Scottish international footballer who currently plays as midfielder for Hibernian in the Scottish Women's Premier League.

Early life

Educated at: Northfield Academy.

Path and career

Career 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,

Career statistics International appearances As of the match played on 11 April 2023 [ 1 ] Appearances and goals by national team and year 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 ^ Rachael Boyle at the Scottish Football Association

Why this date

Rachael Boyle appears on our December 20 calendar for 1991 as a birth entry.

December 20 through the years

Other entries on the same calendar day, in order.

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  9. 2019United States Space Force
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  • September 17EstoniaEstonia, North Korea, South Korea, Latvia, Lithuania, the Marshall Islands and Micronesia join the United Nations.
  • September 17LinuxThe first version of the Linux kernel (0.01) is released to the Internet.
  • September 5Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989The current international treaty defending indigenous peoples, Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989, comes into force.
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When did Rachael Boyle happen?

December 20 1991 — 35 years ago, on a Friday.

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