Kayla Rendell

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Kayla Rendell
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Rendell playing for Southampton in 2023
Personal information
Full name Kayla Shea Rendell [1]
Date of birth (2001-06-29) 29 June 2001 (age 22)
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Southampton
Number 1
Youth career
Southampton
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019– Southampton 77 (0)
International career‡
2017–2018 England U17 5 (0)
2018 England U18 1 (0)
2019 England U19 1 (0)
2022– England U23 4 (0)
2024– England 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:30, 4 April 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 April 2024

Kayla Shea Rendell (born 29 June 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Women's Championship club Southampton, and the England under-23 team. A product of the Southampton academy, she has represented England since under-16 youth level.

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Early life

Rendell began playing football at the age of 6 with Merely, in Poole, joined the Dorset Centre of Excellence aged 8, and later played for Merley Cobham Girls. [2] Prior to becoming a full-time footballer, Rendell worked at Screwfix while playing non-league football for Southampton part-time. [3]

Club career

Rendell joined Southampton aged 15, playing in the Region Talent Club under-16s team. [2]

On 27 February 2022, in the 2021–22 FA Cup, she scored a dramatic equalising goal from a corner against Ipswich Town in extra time, [4] [5] which was later awarded as Goal of the Season. [6]

In the 2022–23 season, Rendell was awarded Women's Championship Player of the Month for October 2022, having kept three clean sheets in the month in 1–0 victories. [7] In May 2023, she was nominated for Women's Championship Save of the Season for her fingertip save against Sunderland. [8] [9]

In June 2023, Rendell was awarded Southampton Women's Player of the Season by fans, [10] featuring in all but one of the Saints games, keeping nine clean sheets, and making a total of 89 saves. [8]

On 23 June 2023, she extended her contract with Southampton until 2025. [11]

International career

Rendell has represented England at every youth level from under-16 to under-23. [2]

On 16 March 2018, Rendell was named as part of the England under-17 squad for 2018 U-17 Championship qualification. [12] She made her debut on 28 March 2018 against Switzerland, keeping a clean sheet in the 4–0 win. [13] In May 2018, in the final tournament, Rendell kept clean sheets in victories over Italy and Germany, [14] with England beaten 2–1 by Finland in the World Cup play-off. [15]

On 30 September 2022, Rendell was called up to the England under-23 squad for fixtures against Norway and Sweden, [16] where she would be an unused substitute, in favour of Emily Ramsey. [17]

On 20 February 2023, Rendell made her debut for the England U23 team, as the starting goalkeeper in a 4–1 victory over Belgium. [18] [19] On 30 October 2023, with the under-23s, she made a series of saves to keep a clean sheet against Portugal in a 2–0 win. [20] [21]

In April 2024, Rendell received her first call-up to the senior England team for their Euro 2025 qualifiers. [22]

Honours

Individual

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References

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  4. ↑ Rose, Dan (28 February 2022). "'She trusted herself' – Spacey-Cale's verdict on goalkeeper Rendell's dramatic goal at Ipswich". Southern Daily Echo. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  5. ↑ "Women's Report: Ipswich 1-1 Saints (4-2 pens)". Southampton F.C. 27 February 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  6. 1 2 Benjy Nurick (4 May 2022). "Saints owner Dragan Solak offers thoughts on early days of Sport Republic". Southern Daily Echo. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  7. ↑ House, Alfie (25 November 2022). "Rendell scoops Championship's player of the month award". Southern Daily Echo. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  8. 1 2 Rees-Julian, George (21 June 2023). "Rendell and Rafferty scoop awards in Saints supporters' award". Southern Daily Echo. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  9. ↑ "Southampton FC Women nominated for Championship Goal and Save of the Season". Southampton F.C. 23 May 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  10. 1 2 "Women's Fans' awards announced". Southampton F.C. 20 June 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
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  12. ↑ "Young Lionesses unleashed". www.thefa.com. 28 March 2018. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
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