She represented England and Great Britain. A versatile player, since Daly has played in defence, midfield, and attack. She holds the joint record for most goals in a WSL season , with 22 goals. Playing at all youth levels for England, Daly scored her first senior international goal on her debut in June With England, she made 84 appearances, winning the Euro and the Women's Finalissima , and taking silver at the World Cup. Despite playing just three years for the St. John's University Red Storm from to , [ 3 ] Daly set the school's career records for both goals 50 and points As a freshman, she did not see game action due to NCAA compliance regulations.
During her second year, she played and started in all 21 games and set St. As a junior, she was the team's leading player in points with 18, including eight goals and two assists. As a senior, she appeared in 20 games, making 19 starts, and finished as the leading scorer on the team with 19 goals and five assists for a total of 18 points. With the latter she won the W-League championship with a clear 6—1 in the final over the Washington Spirit reserve team.
Daly returned to the Dash for the season, appearing in 23 games and scoring five goals. In the season, Daly was named Player of the Week for week nine, as well as Player of the Month for the month of May.
Daly started all 24 games for the Dash and scored a career high 10 goals. On 9 August , it was announced that Daly had signed a three-year deal with Aston Villa. On 24 August , it was announced that Daly would change shirt number from 8 to 9. Daly was left off Sampson's squad for the Euro After not being called up for nearly a year, Daly was included in England's squad for the SheBelieves Cup by new head coach Phil Neville. In July Daly was included, and started every game at left back, with the England squad which won the Euro On 19 February , Daly was once again played as a centre-forward in an Arnold Clark Cup match against Italy : in the occasion, she scored a brace that helped England gain a 2—1 win.
On 10 April , the morning after appearing in England's 2—0 Euro qualifying win over Republic of Ireland , Daly announced her retirement from international football on her Instagram account. Daly made 84 appearances for England, scoring 16 times while playing in a variety of positions in attack and defense.
