Charlize Rule

Charlize Rule (born 16 February 2003) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Women's Super League club Brighton & Hove Albion.

Sydney FC
On 13 August 2020, Rule signed for Sydney FC for the 2020–21 W-League season. On 8 January 2021, Rule made her W-League debut against the Newcastle Jets in a 2–1 victory for the Sky Blues. Rule was substituted into the match in the 88th minute.

Brighton & Hove Albion
On 26 July 2023, Rule signed for Brighton & Hove Albion in the English Women's Super League on a long-term deal. She scored her first goal for the club on 11 October 2023, against Birmingham City in the FA Women's League Cup.

International career
Rule was a major part of the Junior Matildas team during the 2019 AFC U-16 Women's Championship qualification and final tournament. She featured during five matches of qualification and she featured in all five games in the final tournament, playing 381 minutes, starting four out of five games and coming off the bench against Bangladesh.

On 21 November 2020, Rule was called up for the first ever Women's Talent Identification Camp which was held in Canberra from 22–26 November 2020.

Rule made her senior international debut playing in the 5–0 defeat to Canada on 1 December 2023.

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