Aston Villa Women announced the impressive signing of Rachel Daly in August 2022.

The recently crowned European Champion joined the club from Houston Dash for an undisclosed fee.

Daly hit the ground running in B6 as she netted twice on her club debut as she helped the side to an opening day 4-3 victory over Manchester.

The striker, who can also operate deeper in attack and at left back, didn't stop scoring during her maiden campaign as she went on to collect the WSL Golden Boot trophy after netting a whopping 22 goals in 22 games.

The 34-year-old continued to find the back of the net during her second season in the claret and blue as she bagged 16 goals in 26 games in all competitions.

Daly, worn the captain's armband throughout the 24/25 campaign in the absence of Rachel Corsie through injury, reached 100 club career goals at the start of the season through a brace away to Brighton & Hove Albion.

The fan favourite also made it 50 goals as a Villan through a goal against Crystal Palace in November 2024.

She went on to score 13 goals across all competitions during last season, in addition to making four assists.

Daly was officially named club captain ahead of the 25/26 campaign and netted her first two WSL goal of the seasons in a 3-0 victory over Liverpool on home soil.

She also joined the WSL 100 appearances club in September 2026 and she reached a landmark of appearances.

Daly retired from international duty back in April 2024 after racking up 84 caps and 16 goals in addition to collecting a UEFA Women's Euro golden medal in 2022 as well as a silver medal at the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.