Rachel Ann Daly (born 6 December 1991) is an English professional footballer who plays predominantly as a striker for Aston Villa in the FA Women's Super League.

Playing at all youth levels for England, Daly scored her first senior international goal on her debut in June 2016.

Despite playing just three years for the St. John's University Red Storm from 2012 to 2015,[3] Daly set the school's career records for both goals (50) and points (111).

During her second year, she played and started in all 21 games and set St. John's single-season records in goals (23) and points (50), becoming the program's first-ever player to be named a NSCAA All-American, after earning Second Team honours.

As a senior, she appeared in 20 games, making 19 starts, and finished as the leading scorer on the team with 19 goals and five assists for a total of 18 points.

[30] When Mark Sampson replaced Hope Powell as England coach, he named Daly in his first squad in December 2013.

[32] After not being called up for nearly a year, Daly was included in England's squad for the 2018 SheBelieves Cup by new head coach Phil Neville.

[38] On 19 February 2023, Daly was once again played as a centre-forward in an Arnold Clark Cup match against Italy: in the occasion, she scored a brace that helped England gain a 2–1 win.

[39][40] On 31 May 2023, Daly was named to the squad for the 2023 World Cup in July 2023 and[41] scored the final goal in England's 6–1 defeat of China.

[42] On 10 April 2024, the morning after appearing in England's 2–0 Euro 2025 qualifying win over Republic of Ireland, Daly announced her retirement from international football on her Instagram account.

Daly made 84 appearances for England, scoring 16 times while playing in a variety of positions in attack and defense.

She has previously dated Dash teammate Kristie Mewis[46] and Manchester United WSL player Millie Turner.