Rianna Dean (born 21 October 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Women's Championship club Southampton. She previously played for Arsenal, Millwall Lionesses, Tottenham Hotspur, Liverpool, Crystal Palace, and for England at youth level.
 Dean with Tottenham Hotspur in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rianna Dean | ||
| Date of birth | 21 October 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Uxbridge, England | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Southampton | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Arsenal | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2017 | Arsenal | 0 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Millwall Lionesses | 17 | (6) |
| 2018–2021 | Tottenham Hotspur | 49 | (18) |
| 2021–2022 | Liverpool | 3 | (2) |
| 2022–2023 | Crystal Palace | 11 | (2) |
| 2023– | Southampton | 11 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015–2017 | England U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2017 | England U19 | 4 | (4) |
| 2019–2020 | England U21 | 8 | (4) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2023 | |||
Club career
editArsenal
editDean came through the academy at Arsenal, scoring 37 goals in 20 games in the 2016/17 season with the Development Squad before confirming she was to leave at the end of the campaign in order to seek first team football.[1] She made one senior appearance for the club, making her professional debut on 29 July 2015 in a WSL Cup Group Stage victory over London Bees.[2] Arsenal would go on to lift the trophy.[3]
Millwall Lionesses
editIn July 2017, Dean joined Millwall on a one-year contract.[4] She led the team in goals, scoring 10 across all competitions.
Tottenham Hotspur
editUpon the conclusion of her year at Millwall, Dean moved to Tottenham Hotspur for the 2018–19 season.[5] After scoring six goals in three games, including a hat-trick against her former club, Millwall, Dean was voted FA Women's Championship October Player of the Month.[6] She finished the season as the Championship's joint second highest scorer behind only Jessica Sigsworth of Manchester United as Tottenham won promotion to the FA WSL. Dean was one of 11 players retained by the club ahead of their debut season as a top flight professional team.[7] She was released at the end of the 2020–21 season having not scored during her final campaign with the team.[8]
Liverpool
editOn 9 July 2021, Dean signed for Liverpool in the FA Women's Championship.[9] Having moved to Merseyside, she scored twice in her opening three games. However, in September 2021, she aggravated the tendon under her foot, an injury that ruled her out for the entire season.[10]
Crystal Palace
editDean left Liverpool after a long term injury to gain minutes after being out for the whole season. Her debut for Palace was delayed by the continuing long-term injury, but she returned to scoring form approximately eighteen months after her last competitive goals for Liverpool, with a strike against Birmingham.[11]
Southampton
editDean left Crystal Palace after being unhappy and left on her own terms by eventually getting mutual consent. It was announced in July 2023 that Dean had signed to play for Southampton ahead of their second season in the FA Women's Championship.[12]
International career
editDean has been capped by England at various youth levels.
In 2015, she represented England at the 2015 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship. In 2017, she scored twice during a 2017 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship qualification win over the Czech Republic.[13] In 2019, she was called up by Mo Marley to the U21 squad for the La Manga Tournament.[14]
Career statistics
editThis section needs to be updated. (October 2024) |
Club
edit- As of match played 16 May 2021[15]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup[a] | League Cup[b] | Continental[c] | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Arsenal | 2015 | FA WSL 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Millwall Lionesses | 2017–18 | FA WSL 2 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | 23 | 10 | |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 2018–19 | Championship | 19 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | — | 25 | 16 | |
| 2019–20 | FA WSL | 14 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | 19 | 10 | ||
| 2020–21 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | |||
| Total | 49 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 26 | ||
| Career total | 66 | 24 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 36 | ||
- ^ Includes the FA Women's Cup
- ^ Includes the FA WSL Cup
- ^ Includes the UEFA Women's Champions League
Honours
editArsenal
Liverpool FC
References
edit- ^ Jamet, Sylvain (11 July 2017). "Rianna Dean moves to Millwall Lionesses". Daily Cannon. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- ^ "Ladies: London Bees 1–3 Arsenal Ladies". www.arsenal.com. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- ^ "Continental Cup final: Arsenal Ladies 3–0 Notts County Ladies". 1 November 2015.
- ^ "Rianna Dean Signs". millwall.fawsl.com. Archived from the original on 30 April 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- ^ Frith, Wilf (14 July 2018). "Spurs Ladies sign Rianna Dean". She Kicks Women's Football Magazine. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- ^ "Rianna Dean wins player of the month award". womenscompetitions.thefa.com. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- ^ "Introducing our Tottenham Hotspur Women players". Tottenham Hotspur. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
- ^ "Spurs Women player update". Tottenham Hotspur.
- ^ Shread, Joe (9 July 2021). "Rianna Dean: Liverpool Women make former Tottenham and Arsenal forward their sixth summer signing". Sky Sports.
- ^ "Rianna Dean: The road to recovery – and the journey ahead". Crystal Palace.
- ^ "Report & Highlights: Palace Women beaten by Birmingham at St Andrew's". Crystal Palace.
- ^ "Saints Women secure forward Dean". Southampton. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- ^ "Czech Republic U19 vs. England U19 – 10 April 2017 – Women Soccerway". gh.women.soccerway.com. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- ^ Association, The Football. "Mo Marley's England U21s set for games in La Manga with France, Sweden and Norway". www.thefa.com. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- ^ "England – R. Dean – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". us.soccerway.com.
External links
edit- Tottenham Hotspur player profile
- Rianna Dean on Soccerway