Rachel Margot Breton (born August 4, 1990) is an American

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and defender. She previously played for

Sky Blue FC NJ/NY Gotham FC is a professional women's soccer team based in Harrison, New Jersey. Founded in 2006 as Jersey Sky Blue, the team was known as Sky Blue FC from 2008 until 2020. A founding member of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) in 2013 ...

and

New Jersey Wildcats The New Jersey Wildcats is an American women’s soccer team, founded by Vincent Baldino in 1996. The team was a member of the United Soccer Leagues W-League, the second tier of women’s soccer in the United States and Canada. The team played ...

Club career

On May 30, 2013, she was called up from the

's reserve team into the first team. She made her debut on July 6, 2013, against

Washington Spirit The Washington Spirit is an American professional soccer club based in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area that participates in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). It is a continuation of the D.C. United Women of the W-League and cont ...

. She was described as a "terrific overall athlete who is capable of playing anywhere on the field, strong on the ball and has great quickness."

Personal life

Born in

Kearny, New Jersey Kearny ( ) is a town in the western part of Hudson County, New Jersey, United States and a suburb of Newark. As of the 2010 United States Census, the town's population was 40,684,Manalapan Township, New Jersey Manalapan Township (, ) is a township in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. The township is centrally located within the Raritan Valley region and is a part of the New York Metropolitan Area. As of the 2010 United States Census, the t ...

.Rachel Breton

. Accessed July 5, 2018. "Hometown: Manalapan, New Jersey"Rachel Breton

Villanova Wildcats The Villanova Wildcats are the athletic teams of Villanova University. They compete in the Big East (NCAA Division I) for every sport; except football and rowing where they compete in the Colonial Athletic Association (Football Championship Sub ...

. Accessed July 5, 2018. "Hometown: Manalapan, N.J.... Born 8/4/90 in Kearny, N.J." Her father and uncle were also football players.

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* 1990 births Living people NJ/NY Gotham FC players Villanova Wildcats women's soccer players Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's soccer players National Women's Soccer League players American women's soccer players New Jersey Wildcats players People from Kearny, New Jersey People from Manalapan Township, New Jersey Soccer players from New Jersey Sportspeople from Monmouth County, New Jersey Women's association football defenders Women's association football forwards Amazon Grimstad players Toppserien players American expatriate women's soccer players American expatriate sportspeople in Norway Expatriate women's footballers in Norway {{US-women-footy-bio-stub