Rosemary Kathleen Lavelle (born May 14, 1995) is an American professional

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player who plays as a

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for

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of the

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(NWSL), and for the United States national team. Lavelle represented the United States at multiple youth levels before making her senior international debut in 2017. After finishing her collegiate career with the

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in 2016, Lavelle began her professional career with

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before moving to

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a year later. She started six games for the United States at the 2019 World Cup, scoring three goals, and was awarded the Bronze Ball. The same year, she was named the sixth best player in the world at

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and was named to the 2019 FIFA FIFPro World XI. In the

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, she scored one goal for the United States on the way to a bronze medal.

Early life

Lavelle was born in

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, to parents Marty and Janet, and was raised with three siblings, John, Nora and Mary. She played competitive soccer initially with GSSA Sycamore United Club before moving to Lakota United Soccer Club and later with Cincinnati United Premier Soccer Club. She credits her love of soccer to long-time Cincinnati Soccer Trainer Neil Bradford, who began as her trainer at age 8 and predicted her rise to the Women's Soccer National Team as a youth. As part of a third-grade book report, Lavelle chose to write about professional soccer star

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. A four-year varsity girls' soccer player at

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, Lavelle was named Cincinnati's Player of the Year by ''

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'' her senior year. The same year, she scored 15 goals (38 points) for her team. Lavelle finished her high school career as the team's leading scorer with 57 goals. She was twice-named NSCAA All-Region, as a junior and senior, and received first-team all-state honors. She was awarded the Greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Sports Women of the Year award in 2013.

Wisconsin Badgers, 2013–2016

Lavelle was accepted to play

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at the

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in 2013. A four-year starter, Lavelle made 19 appearances as a freshman, scoring 6 goals and registering 7 assists on the way to being named

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Freshman of the Year. Wisconsin won the Big Ten Women's Soccer Tournament in 2014. Lavelle was named Big Ten midfielder of the year consecutively in 2015 and 2016. In 2015, she was also named first-team All-American by the

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(NSCAA), the first Wisconsin Badger to do so since 1991.

Summer Leagues, 2014–2016

Lavelle played with the

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in the

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during the 2014 season. During her college break in the summer of 2015, Lavelle played for the

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of the W-League, where she was named all-league. After the W-League folded she returned to the Lions for the 2016

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season.

Professional career

Boston Breakers, 2017

On January 12, 2017, Lavelle was selected number one overall at the

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by the

. Lavelle started her professional career by scoring two goals in eight games and was named Player of the Month for April. However, after suffering a hamstring injury in June while on international duty, Lavelle missed over two months and finished the season with only ten appearances as a rookie. The Breakers folded before the start of the 2018 season.

Washington Spirit, 2018–2020

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was held by the

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to distribute Breakers players across the league. Lavelle was selected first overall by

, who acquired the first pick through a trade with

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. Due to injury and international duty Lavelle appeared in only eleven games for the Spirit in 2018. Despite making only six appearances the following year due to international duty, scoring one goal and recording one assist, Lavelle was named to the 2019 NWSL Best XI in the end of the season awards. With the 2020 season affected by the

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, Lavelle took part in the

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, making four appearances and scoring one goal as Washington finished second in the preliminary group but were eliminated in the first knockout round by

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. On August 16, 2020, Lavelle was traded to

in exchange for OL Reign's natural first-round pick in the 2022 NWSL College Draft, $100,000 in allocation money, and further performance-based allocation money with the acknowledgement that she would be signing outside the league.

Manchester City, 2020–2021

On August 18, 2020, Lavelle signed with

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of the English

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ahead of the 2020–21 season. She scored her first goal on October 7, 2020 in a 3–1 win over Everton in the

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, scoring her second goal against

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a month later in the same competition. On January 31, 2021, Lavelle scored her first WSL goal as a substitute during City's 4–0 win over

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OL Reign, 2021–present

On May 17, 2021,

announced the return of Lavelle to the NWSL as an allocated player having acquired her playing rights prior to her move to England in August 2020.

International career

Lavelle represented the United States at multiple youth levels. On November 24, 2015, Lavelle was called up to train with the senior

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. One of eight players who joined the team's Victory Tour following the

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, she earned her first senior international cap on March 4, 2017, during a match against

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at the

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. She was named Player of the Match following the team's 1–0 loss.

2019 FIFA Women's World Cup

In September 2018, Lavelle was named to the national team roster for the

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, the qualifying tournament for the

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. She appeared in all five games for the U.S. and scored three goals. Her final goal of the tournament was scored in the second minute of the championship game against

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, helping the U.S to a 2–0 victory, and their second straight CONCACAF Championship. Lavelle started six games for the U.S. at the

in France, scored three goals, and was awarded the Bronze Ball at the

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as the third best player in the tournament. During the team's first group stage match against

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, Lavelle scored a brace helping the U.S. win 13–0. During the U.S. knockout round match against Spain, she drew a penalty kick that was converted by

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to seal the team's 2–1 win and advance to the quarterfinals. Lavelle scored the U.S.' second goal in the final against the

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helping the team win 2–0. Lavelle was named one of the world's top 11 players by

(finishing sixth), and was chosen as one of the world's top three midfielders by her professional peers in the 2019 FIFA FIFPro World XI.

2020 Summer Olympics

In July 2021, she was named to the roster for the delayed

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. Lavelle appeared in all six games as the team won the bronze medal, losing to Canada 1–0 in the semi-final before beating Australia 4–3 in the third-place playoff. She scored one goal at the tournament, during a 6–1 group stage win over New Zealand.

Personal life and endorsements

Rose has a pet bulldog named Wilma Jean Wrinkles. In 2020, Lavelle was named a brand ambassador for FLIGHT by

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, a premium light beer.

Career statistics

Club

International

International goals

: ''As of match played January 21, 2023. United States score listed first, score column indicates score after each Lavelle goal.''

World Cup appearances

Olympic appearances

Honors

Wisconsin Badgers * Big Ten Women's Soccer Tournament: 2014 Manchester City *

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: 2019–20 OL Reign *

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United States *

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* Olympic Bronze Medal:

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;

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;

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;

Individual *

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Freshman of the Year: 2013 * All-Big Ten Freshman Team: 2013 * First Team All-Big Ten: 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 * Big Ten Midfielder of the Year: 2015, 2016 *

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First Team All-American: 2015 * NSCAA Second Team All-American: 2014, 2016 *

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Golden Ball * FIFA Women's World Cup Bronze Ball:

* IFFHS Women's World Team: 2019 * National Women's Soccer League Best XI:

* Best Player

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Best XI:

References

External links

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US Soccer player profile
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Washington Spirit player profile

Boston Breakers player profile

Wisconsin Badgers player profile
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