Sally Rainey

Sally Rainey
Personal information
Full name Sally Ann Rainey[1]
Date of birth (2002-12-19) December 19, 2002[1]
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 AC Milan
Number 24
Youth career
FC Stars
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2024 New Hampshire Wildcats 37 (0)
2025 Indiana Hoosiers 15 (0)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2026 Red Star Belgrade 9 (0)
2026– AC Milan 0 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of May 9, 2026

Sally Ann Rainey (born December 19, 2002) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie A Women club AC Milan. She played college soccer for the New Hampshire Wildcats and the Indiana Hoosiers. She began her professional career with Serbian club Red Star Belgrade in 2026.

Early life

Rainey grew up in West Lebanon, New Hampshire.[2] She attended Lebanon High School, where she played soccer and basketball.[2] She captained both teams and garnered all-state recognition in both sports.[2] She played ECNL club soccer for FC Stars.[3] She committed to play college soccer for the New Hampshire Wildcats.[4]

College career

After two years primarily as Cat Sheppard's backup,[5] Rainey became the starting goalkeeper for the New Hampshire Wildcats in her junior year in 2023.[2] She started all 16 games and led the America East Conference with 8 clean sheets, being named the America East Goalkeeper of the Year.[2] In her senior year in 2024, she started all 18 games and led the conference with 9 clean sheets (matching a program record) and 0.78 goals against average.[2] She was named America East Goalkeeper of the Year for the second time and left New Hampshire as the program leader in career goals against average.[2]

Rainey transferred to the Indiana Hoosiers for her graduate year in 2025.[6] Most of the season she platooned with Dani Jacobson, coming on as a halftime substitute.[7] She made 15 appearances and allowed three more goals than Jacobson while leading the team in saves.[8]

Club career

Rainey began her professional career with Serbian club Red Star Belgrade.[9] She made her professional debut in their first league fixture of the year, starting in a 4–1 win against Vojvodina on February 21, 2026.[10] She remained the starter for the rest of the season, helping lead Red Star to their third consecutive league championship.[11] She also helped the club win the Serbian Women's Cup, keeping a clean sheet in a 2–0 victory over Spartak in the final.[12]

On July 27, 2026, Rainey signed a three-year contract with Italian club AC Milan.[13] She joined the club as backup to Spanish starter Sandra Estevez.[11]

Personal life

Rainey is the daughter of Margaret and Ron Rainey and has two siblings.[14] Her father has been the head women's soccer coach at Albion College since 2023.[15] He was previously the head coach at Wisconsin–Parkside, Towson, Ball State, Iowa, and Dartmouth.[14]

Honors and awards

New Hampshire Wildcats

Red Star Belgrade

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 "Sally Ann Rainey". AC Milan Women. Retrieved August 21, 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Sally Rainey". New Hampshire Wildcats. Retrieved August 21, 2026.
  3. ↑ "FC Stars Class of 2021". FC Stars. Retrieved August 21, 2026.
  4. ↑ Souza, Scott (March 21, 2025). "D1 Women: Why Sally Rainey left her home state and UNH for Indiana". New England Soccer Journal. Retrieved August 21, 2026.
  5. ↑ Rizzi, Joey (August 30, 2022). "UNH Women's Soccer: Wildcats kick their season off in the Big Apple with a win and a loss". The New Hampshire. Retrieved August 21, 2026.
  6. ↑ "Sally Rainey". Indiana Hoosiers. Retrieved August 21, 2026.
  7. ↑ Kwiatkowski, Will (September 13, 2025). "Goalkeepers lead Indiana women's soccer to 0–0 draw at Illinois". Indiana Daily Student. Retrieved August 21, 2026.
  8. ↑ "2025 Women's Soccer Cumulative Statistics". Indiana Hoosiers. Retrieved August 21, 2026.
  9. ↑ "Sally Rainey Inks Deal with Red Star Belgrade in Serbia Women's Super League". New Hampshire Wildcats. March 18, 2026. Retrieved August 21, 2026.
  10. ↑ "ЖФК ЦРВЕНА ЗВЕЗДА (Београд) ЖФК ВОЈВОДИНА (Нови Сад)" (in Serbian). Football Association of Serbia. February 21, 2026. Retrieved August 21, 2026.
  11. 1 2 Hall, Alex (August 10, 2026). "NH's Rainey fulfilling soccer dream with AC Milan". New Hampshire Union Leader. Retrieved August 21, 2026.
  12. ↑ "ЖФК ЦРВЕНА ЗВЕЗДА (Београд) ЖФК СПАРТАК (Суботица)" (in Serbian). Football Association of Serbia. May 20, 2026. Retrieved August 21, 2026.
  13. ↑ "Official Statement: Sally Ann Rainey". AC Milan Women. July 27, 2026. Retrieved August 21, 2026.
  14. 1 2 "Ron Rainey". Albion Britons. Retrieved August 21, 2026.
  15. ↑ Coughlin Jr., Michael (August 17, 2026). "Lebanon grad Sally Rainey takes talents to Italy's AC Milan". Valley News. Retrieved August 21, 2026.
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