Kayla Rendell

About

Kayla Shea Rendell (born 29 June 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Women’s Super League 2 club Newcastle United, on loan from WSL club Manchester United. A product of the Southampton academy, she has represented England internationally from under-17 to under-23 youth level.

Rendell began playing football at the age of 6 with Merely, in Poole, joined the Dorset Centre of Excellence aged 8, and later played for Merley Cobham Girls. Prior to becoming a full-time footballer, Rendell worked at Screwfix while playing non-league football for Southampton part-time.

Rendell joined Southampton aged 15, playing in the Region Talent Club under-16s team.
On 27 February 2022, in the 2021–22 FA Cup, she scored a dramatic equalising goal from a corner against Ipswich Town in extra time, which was later awarded as Goal of the Season.
In the 2022–23 season, Rendell was awarded Women’s Championship Player of the Month for October 2022, having kept three clean sheets in the month in 1–0 victories. In May 2023, she was nominated for Women’s Championship Save of the Season for her fingertip save against Sunderland…