Rianna Dean (born 21 October 1998) is an English professional

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who plays as a

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for

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in the

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Club career

Arsenal

Dean came through the academy at

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, scoring 37 goals in 20 games in the 2016/17 season with the Development Squad before confirming she was to leave at the end of the campaign in order to seek first team football. She made one senior appearance for the club, making her professional debut on 29 July 2015 in a

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Group Stage victory over

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. Arsenal would go on to lift the trophy.

Millwall Lionesses

In July 2017, Dean joined

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on a one-year contract. She led the team in goals, scoring 10 across all competitions.

Tottenham Hotspur

Upon the conclusion of her year at Millwall, Dean moved to

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for the 2018–19 season. After scoring six goals in three games, including a

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against her former club, Millwall, Dean was voted

October Player of the Month. She finished the season as the Championship's joint second highest scorer behind only Jessica Sigsworth of

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as Tottenham won promotion to the

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. Dean was one of 11 players retained by the club ahead of their debut season as a top flight professional team. She was released at the end of the

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season having not scored during her final campaign with the team.

Liverpool

On 9 July 2021, Dean signed for

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in the

. Having moved to Merseyside, she scored twice in her opening three games. However, in September 2021, she aggravated the tendon under her foot, an injury that ruled her out for the entire season.

Crystal Palace

Dean was released by Liverpool at the end of the 2021–22 season and subsequently joined

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. Her debut for Palace was delayed by the continuing long-term injury, but she returned to scoring form approximately eighteen months after her last competitive goals for Liverpool, with a strike against Birmingham.

Southampton

Following her release by Crystal Palace at the end of the 2022–23 season, it was announced in July 2023 that Dean had signed to play for

ahead of their second season in the

International career

Dean has been capped by

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at various youth levels. In 2015, she represented England at the

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. In 2017, she scored twice during a

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win over the Czech Republic. In 2019, she was called up by

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to the U21 squad for the La Manga Tournament.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Arsenal *

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Liverpool FC *

: 2021–22

References

External links

Tottenham Hotspur player profile

Rianna Dean
on Soccerway {{DEFAULTSORT:Dean, Rianna 1998 births Living people English women's footballers Arsenal W.F.C. players Millwall Lionesses L.F.C. players Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Women players Liverpool F.C. Women players Crystal Palace F.C. (Women) players Southampton F.C. Women players Women's Super League players Women's Championship (England) players Women's association football forwards England women's youth international footballers England women's under-21 international footballers Footballers from the London Borough of Hillingdon People from Uxbridge