Rebekah Ashley Stott (born 17 June 1993) is a New Zealand professional

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who plays as a defender for the Australian

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club Melbourne City and the New Zealand women's national team. She previously played for Australian W-League teams

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, and Melbourne City as well as German

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, team

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, and the

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in the

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and

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in the

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Club career

After previously playing for

and

in the W-League, Stott joined Melbourne City for their inaugural season in 2015. She has played three seasons with Melbourne City winning three straight Championships. On 17 January 2017, Stott signed with the

in the

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. She made 22 appearances for the Reign in 2017. On 11 January 2018, she was traded along with teammate Katie Johnson to

. Due to injury Stott only made 9 appearances for Sky Blue. After the

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concluded, Stott signed with

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in the

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. On 20 November 2019, Stott signed with Melbourne City. On 2 September 2020, Stott signed a one-year deal with

who play in the

however she returned to Australia in February 2021 for medical treatment, cutting her stint short. After four months of treatment, Stott got back on the field, playing a few minutes for Bulleen Lions in the Australian

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. In August 2021, Stott returned to the W-League, re-joining Melbourne City. In July 2022, Stott rejoined Brighton on a two year contract. On 11 August 2023, Stott rejoined Melbourne City on a two year contract.

International career

Having represented Australia at the U-17 and U-20 age group level, Stott chose to represent the country of her birth at senior level, making her senior début for

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as a substitute in a 3–1 win over

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on 17 June 2012, her 19th birthday. In July 2012, Stott was named to the New Zealand squad for the London Olympics but did not play in any of the tournament games. Stott did play in all of New Zealand's games of the 2013 Valais Cup competition including a historic 1–0 win over

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and the 4–0 victory over

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in the final. She featured in all of New Zealand's three matches at the

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in Canada. Stott was named to New Zealand's team for the

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, she played every minute of their three games. Stott was called up to the New Zealand squad for the

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. On 4 July 2024, Stott was called up to the New Zealand squad for the

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Personal life

On 4 March 2021, Stott revealed on Twitter that she was diagnosed with Stage 3

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while she was in quarantine after returning to New Zealand. The illness cut her time at

short, and she ended up losing all her hair. She documented her journey on a second Instagram account and stated that she hoped to recover in time for when her country of New Zealand cohosts the

. On 23 July 2021, Stott announced on her personal website that her cancer was now in remission, and on 30 June 2023, she was named in New Zealand’s squad for the tournament.

Career statistics

International

:''Scores and results list New Zealand's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Stott goal.''

Honours

Brisbane Roar * W-League Championship:

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SC Sand * 2. Bundesliga (south): 2013–14 Melbourne City * W-League Championship: 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2019–20 * W-League Premiership: 2015–16, 2019–20 Australia U16 *

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New Zealand *

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Individual * IFFHS OFC Woman Team of the Decade 2011–2020 * W-League Team of the Season

References

External links

*
Seattle Reign FC player profile

Profile
at NZF *
Rebekah Stott's personal website
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