Doncaster Rovers Belles attacking midfielder Rachel Williams has today been called up in to the full England senior squad for the upcoming training camp in La Manga early in the New Year. The camp in Spain is from January 11th to the 17th.

This is the 20 year-old's first senior call up following her excellent start to the season with the club and impressive performance's for the England Under 20's in the World Cup last month in Chile.

Indeed Rachel's club form saw her awarded the FA Premier League's Player of The Month for October. The young midfielder has been an important part of the side that has performed so well this season, seeing the club in to their first major cup final for seven years and currently sitting in fourth place in the FA Tesco Women's Premier League. Rachel has been a constant threat for opposition defences having scored eight goals so far this season from midfield, including a goal in the League Cup Semi Final at the Keepmoat Stadium against Preston North End.

Rachel joined the Club last summer from Leicester City Women. Rachel had been at Leicester since she was 12 years old and had progressed through their Centre of Excellence in to their senior side. She enjoyed success with their senior side that saw them rise through the divisions in to the FA Premier Northern Division. Indeed Rachel helped lead them to the Midland Combination League title in 2008.

Rovers Belles Manager John Buckley said: "We are delighted for Rachel. She has been tremendous since joining the club and has settled in really well with the other girls in the squad. Rachel is a very exciting player who can have you on the edge of your seat with her acceleration and change of pace. She is a willing learner, who possesses a great attitude, along with a massive hunger and desire to be successful in the game. I'm sure that she can make the step up from the Under 20's to the full squad and make a big impact."

ENGLAND SQUAD:

Carly TELFORD Leeds Carnegie LFC
Siobhan CHAMBERLAIN Chelsea LFC
Rachel BROWN Everton LFC
Laura BASSETT Arsenal LFC
Alex SCOTT Arsenal LFC
Casey STONEY Chelsea LFC
Faye WHITE Arsenal LFC
Claire RAFFERTY Chelsea LFC
Fern WHELAN Everton LFC
Stephanie HOUGHTON Leeds Carnegie LFC
Rachel UNITT Everton LFC
Corinne YORSTON Bristol Academy WFC
Lindsay JOHNSON Everton LFC
Michelle HICKMOTT Birmingham LFC
Anita ASANTE Chelsea LFC
Jill SCOTT Everton LFC
Fara WILLIAMS Everton LFC
Emily WESTWOOD Everton LFC
Danielle BUET Chelsea LFC
Katie CHAPMAN Arsenal LFC
Kelly SMITH Arsenal LFC
Rachel WILLIAMS DONCASTER ROVERS BELLES LFC
Natasha DOWIE Everton LFC
Rachel YANKEY Arsenal LFC
Sue SMITH Leeds Carnegie LFC
Karen CARNEY Arsenal LFC
Lianne SANDERSON Chelsea LFC
Eniola ALUKO Chelsea LFC
Jody HANDLEY Everton LFC
Jessica CLARKE Leeds Carnegie LFC
Jody TAYLOR Oregon State University

Congratulations to Rachel and good luck from everybody at Doncaster Rovers and Doncaster Rovers Belles.