Rebecca Lake

Rebecca Emily Lake (born 13 May 1999) is a New Zealand footballer who plays as a center-back for V-Women's League team Thái Nguyên T&T.

Early life Lake played youth football with Waimakariri United AFC.

In 2023, she joined Australian club Northern Tigers FC in the second tier NPL New South Wales.

In July 2023, she signed with New Zealand club Wellington Phoenix, who played in the A-League Women, the first tier of football in Australia. During her first season, she was named the team's vice captain. In March 2024, after appearing in 17 of the club's first 18 matches, she suffered a season-ending injury, due to a high ankle sprain. After the season, she re-signed with the club for the 2024–25 season. However, after only two matches into the new season, she suffered another season-ending injury, after rupturing ligaments in her left foot. In July 2025, she briefly joined Cashmere Technical in New Zealand. In September 2025, she departed the Wellington Phoenix.

In September 2025, she joined Canadian Northern Super League club Vancouver Rise FC.

In April 2026, Lake joined Vietnamese club Thái Nguyên T&T, becoming the first foreign player in the team's history.

International career Lake debuted with the New Zealand U17 at the 2016 OFC U-17 Women's Championship, later playing with the team at the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. She later was called up for the 2017 OFC U-19 Women's Championship and the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.

In 2019, Lake was called up to the New Zealand futsal team for a friendly competition, Gold Coast International Futsal Challenge, where they played other teams representing governing bodies in Australia. Lake scored 4 goals, as the team finished champions.

In 2022, Lake captained the New Zealand women's University futsal team competing at the World University Futsal Championships, finishing in fourth place.

In January 2023, she was called up to the New Zealand senior team for the first time.

Honours Coastal Spirit Reta Fitzpatrick Cup: 2014, 2015, 2017, 2020, 2021, 2022 Mainland Women's Premier League: 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 South Island Championship: 2022

Canterbury United Pride National Women's League: 2014, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020

Canterbury United Pride Futsal Women's Futsal SuperLeague: 2019

University of Canterbury Futsal Women's National Tertiary Futsal Championship: 2021

Cashmere Technical Reta Fitzpatrick Cup: 2025

Individual Mainland Football Women's Defender of the Year: 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 Mainland Football Women's Player of the Year: 2019, 2020