Rose Lavelle

Rose Lavelle
Lavelle with U.S. women's national team in 2017
Personal information
Full name Rosemary Kathleen Lavelle[1]
Date of birth (1995-05-14) May 14, 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Height 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
NJ/NY Gotham FC
Number 16
Youth career
Sycamore United
Cincinnati United
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 Wisconsin Badgers 84 (22)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 Dayton Dutch Lions
2015 Seattle Sounders
2016 Dayton Dutch Lions
2017 Boston Breakers 10 (2)
2018–2020 Washington Spirit 17 (1)
2020–2021 Manchester City 16 (1)
2021–2023 OL Reign 32 (6)
2024– NJ/NY Gotham FC 20 (7)
International career
2013 United States U18
2013–2014 United States U20
2015–2016 United States U23
2017– United States 108 (24)
Medal record
Representing  United States
CONCACAF Women's Championship
Winner 2018 United States
Winner 2022 Mexico
FIFA Women's World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2019 France
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris Team
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Team
CONCACAF W Gold Cup
Winner 2024 United States
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 20, 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of October 30, 2024

Rosemary Kathleen Lavelle OLY (/ləˈvɛl/ lə-VEL; born May 14, 1995)[2] is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for NJ/NY Gotham FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and the United States national team.

After playing collegiately for the Wisconsin Badgers, Lavelle was drafted first overall by the Boston Breakers in the 2017 NWSL College Draft before moving to the Washington Spirit a year later. She then played for Manchester City and OL Reign before signing with Gotham FC.

Lavelle represented the United States at multiple youth levels before making her senior international debut in 2017. 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 The Best FIFA Football Awards 2019 and was named to the 2019 FIFA FIFPro World XI. She scored one goal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics on the way to a bronze medal and won gold at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

  1. ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019 – List of Players: USA" (PDF). FIFA. July 7, 2019. p. 24. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2019. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  2. ^ "LAVELLE Rose". Paris 2024 Olympics. Retrieved August 11, 2024.