Rashida Beal

Rashida Marie Beal (born November 18, 1994) is an American professional soccer player, who plays as a defender for Kdz. Ereğli Belediye Spor in the Turkish Women's Football Super League.

Early years
Rashida Marie Beal was born in Germantown, Wisconsin, United States on November 18, 1994. She performed track athletics in the middle school. She finished Germantown High School in 2013. She studied Psychology with minor in Neuroscience at the University of Minnesota graduating in December 2016.

High school and college teams
Beal played two years for Germantown High School team, and four years for North Shore United AFC. She played college soccer for the Minnesota Golden Gophers. She was named Academic All-District in 2014 and 2015 and was selected to the NSCAA Scholar All-Region (Central) in 2015. In November 2016, she was named a First Team Academic All-American. She enjoyed the champion title of the Big Ten women's soccer tournament in 2016. She was named the 2016 Big Ten Defender of the Year.

FC Kansas City
After finishing the college, she was drafted by FC Kansas City in January 2017. Beal played soccer as a professional in her country 's National Women's Soccer League.

BV Cloppenburg (Germany)
Between February and June 2020, she was with the 2. Frauen-Bundesliga club BV Cloppenburg in Germany. By February 2021, she was called up to Kansas City NWSL for the 2021 Preseason.

FCU Olimpia Cluj (Romania)
In August 2021, she transferred to the Romanian league champion club FCU Olimpia Cluj to play in the 2021–22 UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying rounds. She appeared in two matches.

Kdz. Ereğli Belediye Spor (Turkey)
In the beginning of 2022, she moved to Turkey and joined Kdz. Ereğli Belediye Spor to play in the second half of the 2021–22 Women's Super League.

Honors
Minnesota Golden Gophers
 * Big Ten women's soccer tournament: 2016

Individual
 * Academic All-District (2014, 2015)
 * NSCAA Scholar All-Region (Central) (2015)
 * First Team Academic All-American (2016)
 * 2016 Big Ten Defender of the Year
 * First Team All-Great Lakes Region
 * First Team All-Big Ten
 * Second Team All-American