Jamilla Sofia Rankin (born 9 May 2003) is an Australian

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player who plays for

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in the

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. She has previously played for

Brisbane Roar Brisbane Roar Football Club is a professional soccer club based in Brisbane, Queensland. competing in Australia's premier men's competition, A-League Men, which is the top tier Australia's football pyramid. When Queensland Lions F.C. were ...

and

Melbourne Victory Melbourne Victory Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in Melbourne, Victoria. Competing in the country's premier men's competition, the A-League Men, under licence from Australian Professional Leagues (APL), Victory ...

in the

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Early life

Rankin grew up in Northern

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and played for

/ QAS NTC and later has also played for FNSW Institute in

. While attending Rosebank Public School, she competed in athletics as well as soccer. As a junior she played for Eureka FC

Club career

In March 2020, Rankin made her W-League debut for

in a 3–1 loss to Melbourne City, starting the match and playing the full 90 minutes. In 2021, Rankin received a young football of the year nomination for February, due to her successful season in the

2020–21 W-League The 2020–21 W-League season was the thirteenth season of the W-League, the Australian national women's association football competition. The season started on 29 December 2020 and ended with the Grand final on 11 April 2021. Clubs Stadi ...

. In August 2021, Rankin re-signed with Brisbane Roar. Her performances in her first two seasons in the W-League earned her favourable comparisons with fellow Australian defenders

Steph Catley Stephanie-Elise Catley (born 26 January 1994) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Women's Super League club Arsenal and the Australia national team. She can play in many positions in defence, such as left- ...

and

Ellie Carpenter Ellie Madison Carpenter (born 28 April 2000) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a defender for French Première Ligue club Lyon and the Australia national team. She previously played for Western Sydney Wanderers, Canbe ...

. In August 2023, Rankin joined

. In August 2024, Rankin moved overseas, signing with German club

on a three-year deal.

International career

Rankin was a part of the Junior Matildas team during the

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qualification and final tournament. She featured during two matches of

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as well as featuring in four games in the

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, playing 360 minutes, starting each game she played in. On 21 November 2020, Rankin was called up for the first ever Women's Talent Identification Camp which was held in

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from 22 – 26 of November 2020.

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* 2003 births Living people Brisbane Roar FC (women) players Melbourne Victory FC (women) players TSG 1899 Hoffenheim (women) players Australian women's soccer players 21st-century Australian sportswomen Frauen-Bundesliga players Women's association football players not categorized by position Sportspeople from Lismore, New South Wales Sportswomen from New South Wales Soccer players from New South Wales Expatriate women's footballers in Germany Australian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Australian expatriate women's soccer players Women's association football fullbacks {{Australia-women-footy-bio-stub