Rylee Ann Baisden (born April 16, 1994) is an American professional
soccer
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player who plays as a
forward for
Perth Glory
Perth Glory Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in Perth, Western Australia. It competes in the country's premier men's competition, A-League Men, under licence from Australian Professional Leagues.
Founded in 19 ...
in the
A-League Women
A-League Women (known as the Liberty A-League for sponsorship reasons), formerly the W-League, is the top-division women's soccer league in Australia. The W-League was established in 2008 by Football Australia (then known as Football Federatio ...
.
Early life
Baisden grew up in
Orange County, California and went to school in
Los Angeles.
Pepperdine University
Baisden attended college at
Pepperdine University.
Club career
After her college career, Baisden went to play briefly in Sweden and played for a year in France.
Australia
For the 2018–19 season, Baisden moved to Australia to play for
Morton Bay United in the
National Premier League where she scored 33 goals in 23 games.
Due to her form Baisden was named in the league's team of the season, was nominated for player of the year and participated in Morton Bay's maiden grand final appearance.
On the back of this form Baisden was drafted by Brisbane Roar ahead of the
2019–20 W-League
The 2019–20 W-League season was the twelfth season of the W-League, the Australian national women's association football competition. Nine teams competed in the league, with most of the players from Australia but 33 of them from 11 other cou ...
season. Baisden admitted that she did not expect to be offered the contract.
She debuted in Brisbane's first game of the 2019–20 season against
Melbourne Victory, and scored her first goal in the W-league in their next match, a 3–1 loss to
Western Sydney Wanderers.
International career
Baisden represented the United States at the World University Games in Taiwan.
Personal life
Baisden is passionate about photography, and has started a photography business, where she also works with drones.
References
External links
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RyleeBaisden.com- Rylee's official website
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1994 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Orange County, California
Soccer players from California
American women's soccer players
Women's association football forwards
Brisbane Roar FC (A-League Women) players
Perth Glory FC (A-League Women) players
A-League Women players
American expatriate women's soccer players
American expatriate sportspeople in Australia
Expatriate soccer players in Australia
Pepperdine Waves women's soccer players
North Carolina Courage players
National Women's Soccer League players
People from Yorba Linda, California