Rachel Buehler

Rachel Buehler

Buehler with the Gold Pride in September 2010
Personal information
Full name	Rachel Marie Buehler
Date of birth	26 August 1985 (1985-08-26)
Place of birth	Del Mar, California, United States
Height	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Boston Breakers
Youth career
2003–2007	Stanford Cardinal
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2006–2008	San Diego WFC SeaLions
2009–2010	FC Gold Pride	39	(2)
2011	Boston Breakers	10	(1)
2012–	Atlanta Beat
National team‡
	United States U19	30	(3)
	United States U21	17
	United States U23
2008–	United States	72	(3)
Honours Women's football Competitor for the United States Olympic Games Gold 2008 Beijing Team competition
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of June 29, 2011. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of February 18, 2012

Rachel Marie Buehler (born 26 August 1985, in Del Mar, California) is an American soccer defender currently playing for the United States women's national soccer team.

College career

Buehler attended Stanford University, where she was named by the NCAA Honors Committee as a recipient of the NCAA Top VIII Award, and completed her senior year in 2007, majoring in human biology/pre-medicine. A three-year captain for the Cardinal, Buehler was an All-Pac-10 Conference First-Team selection, an NSCAA First-Team All-American Scholar Athlete, and was chosen as the ESPN Academic All-American of the Year. As a redshirt junior in 2006, she was one of two players in the conference to be selected in the All-Pac-10 First Team and the Pac-10 All-Academic First Team.

Professional career

On September 16, 2008 Buehler was one of three members of the 2008 Beijing Gold Medal team allocated to the brand new Santa Clara, California club FC Gold Pride, along with Nicole Barnhart and Leslie Osborne. FC Gold Pride, coached by former San Jose Clash midfielder Albertin Montoya, was the seventh and final club named in 2008 to compete in the first season of Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) the following year.

International career

Buehler has played on several U.S. national youth teams, including U-16 and U-17, and was a member of the first place 2002 FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship in Canada and the third place team at the 2004 FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship in Thailand. She joined the National Team training camp in July 2006 and debuted for the full team in March 2008 at the Algarve Cup in Portugal. Buehler was named to the 2008 U.S. Olympic Women's Soccer Team on June 23, 2008. She appeared in two matches, chipping in with one assist. She was also chosen for the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup squad and she scored on the USA's opening game against North Korea. On July 10 in the Quarterfinals Buehler received a controversial red card for pulling on Brazilian striker Marta which resulted in a Brazilian penalty kick.

Career statistics

Club career

Team	Season	League	Domestic League					Domestic Playoffs					Total
			Apps	Starts	Minutes	Goals	Assists	Apps	Starts	Minutes	Goals	Assists	Apps	Starts	Minutes	Goals	Assists
FC Gold Pride	2009	WPS	19	11	1088	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	19	11	1088	1	1
		Total	19	11	1088	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	19	11	1088	1	1
Career Total		-	19	11	1088	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	19	11	1088	1	1

International career

Nation	Year	International Appearances
		Apps	Starts	Minutes	Goals	Assists
United States	2008	23	8	1217	0	1
	2009	7	4	457	0	0
Career Total	2	30	12	1674	0	1

External links

• Rachel Buehler – FIFA competition record
• US Soccer player profile
• FC Gold Pride player profile