[2] Born in Curtorim, Goa, Rebello started to play football from a young age with the local boys.
[3] She then played competitive football for her school side on less than satisfactory fields with makeshift goals which she said made her "rough and tough" and thus made it easier for her to become a footballer.
[3] She then joined the Goa Football Association and refereed matches for men in the local leagues.
[4] She has also managed to referee matches at the professional and semi-professional club level in men's football in India by officiating matches in the Federation Cup and Santosh Trophy.
[5] She officiated her first I-League match on 8 March 2014 between Pune and Shillong Lajong.