Rosemary Eleanor Florence White (born 6 June 1993) is a New Zealand

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who last played as a midfielder for

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in the

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and the New Zealand national team.

Club career

In July 2015, White signed for English

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champions Liverpool Ladies. Liverpool manager

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expected White to increase the team's attacking options. In

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Liverpool slumped to a seventh-place finish, but White was handed a new contract in November 2015. On 9 November 2016, she signed with the

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of the

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where she reunited with former Liverpool head coach

. White played in 22 games for Boston and scored 4 goals. After the

folded ahead of the

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, White was selected by the

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with the 7th pick in the Breakers Dispersal Draft on 30 January 2018. She began the 2018 season on the 45-day disabled list as she recovered from right and left navicular fractures. White made her debut for the Red Stars on 26 May against the

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. White made 12 appearances and scored 1 goal for the Red Stars in 2018. Ahead of the

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the Red Stars announced that White would not be returning to the team in order to prepare for the

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with

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. Both the club and White will re-evaluate the possibility of a return to the team after the World Cup. After the

, White signed with

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on July 16, 2019. In December 2021, OL Reign waived the rights to White and she left the club.

International career

White is a New Zealand international. She previously represented her country at the under-17 and under-20 levels. White achieved a unique double by scoring a hat-trick against

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in the

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and a second against Chile in the

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two weeks later. In 2010, she represented New Zealand at the

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, appearing in all three group games. White made her senior

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debut as a substitute in a 0–6 loss to

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on 10 January 2009. Having been a prolific scorer for the Under-17 and Under-20 teams, White remained goalless for the Football Ferns until her 14th appearance when she scored in a 14–0 win over

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on 29 September 2010. She played in two matches out of New Zealand's three in each of

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in Germany 2011 and Canada 2015. In July 2016, White was named to the

' squad for the

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. She appeared in two of New Zealand's three matches, both as second-half substitutes.

International goals

References

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{{DEFAULTSORT:White, Rosie 1993 births Living people New Zealand women's association footballers New Zealand women's international footballers 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup players 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup players Footballers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic association footballers of New Zealand UCLA Bruins women's soccer players Liverpool F.C. Women players Boston Breakers players Chicago Red Stars players Association footballers from Auckland Women's association football forwards Expatriate women's footballers in England Expatriate women's soccer players in Australia Expatriate women's soccer players in the United States New Zealand expatriate sportspeople in England New Zealand expatriate sportspeople in Australia Women's Super League players National Women's Soccer League players Footballers at the 2016 Summer Olympics 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup players FIFA Century Club OL Reign players New Zealand expatriate women's association footballers