Deena Rahman

Deena Abdel Rahman (; born 23 February 1983) is a football coach and midfielder. She has represented the England women's national under-19 football team and the Bahrain women's national football team. At club level she was formerly a professional with Fulham.

Club career Rahman began playing football with Fulham at seven years old, initially as the only girl in the club's boys' youth system. When the women's and girls' section was reinstated shortly afterwards, she transferred to the female youth teams.

She scored in a 7–1 win over Birmingham City in the 2001–02 final of the FA Women's Premier League Cup. Fulham signed a number of strong and experienced players which meant Rahman was not always first choice.

International career At 15 years old Rahman was called-up to the England women's national under-18 football team. She made her debut against the Netherlands in 1998 and went on to win 18 caps, playing in two editions of the UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship.

International goals No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 3 October 2011 Zayed Bin Sultan Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 9–0 12–0 2011 WAFF Women's Championship 2. 26 May 2013 Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain 1–0 4–1 2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification 3. 3–1 4. 7 April 2017 Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe, Tajikistan 1–1 1–1 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification 5. 12 April 2017 1–0 4–0

Personal life Rahman was born in Fulham to an Egyptian father, Maher, and an English mother, Dawn. She was among the first female members of the Professional Footballers Association (PFA) and studied a Sports Science degree with their assistance.

In 2012 Rahman married Paul Shipwright. They have run a football coaching business, Tekkers Academy, in Bahrain since 2015. Rahman holds five Guinness World Records as a result of her charity work.

Honours

Fulham FA Women's Premier League National Division: 2002–03 FA Women's Premier League Southern Division: 2001–02 South East Combination Women's Football League: 2000–01 FA Women's Cup: 2001–02, 2002–03 FA Women's Premier League Cup: 2001–02, 2002–03