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Rose Lavelle

Rose Lavelle

NWSL Champion
FA Cup Champion
Senior National Team
World Cup Champion
Olympian
BirthdayMay 14, 1995
HometownCincinnati, Ohio
CountryUnited States
Height5'4"
CollegeUniversity of Wisconsin
PronounsShe/Her
Years in League8
Acquired
2024-01-04 from OL Reign

PRO HONORS

2025: NWSL Championship MVP
2024: NWSL Second XI
2022: Concacaf W Championship Best XI; NWSL Second XI
2019: Bronze Ball at the FIFA Women’s World Cup; FIFA FIFPro World XI; NWSL Best XI
2014: Concacaf Women’s U-20 Championship Golden Ball

PROFESSIONAL

2025 (Gotham FC): Produced five goals and two assists in 15 matches (12 starts), finishing second on the team in scoring and second in goals + assists per 90 minutes (0.60). Became one of eight NWSL players to score from a free kick this season and ranked behind only Esther González in goals-per-minute rate on the team (208.8), a mark that also ranked fifth in the league among midfielders with at least 13 games played. Scored her second NWSL Championship goal — having previously scored in the 2023 final for Seattle — tying her for fourth in league history and moving within one goal of the all-time record. Delivered the latest regulation game-winner in a final (79:28), becoming the fourth player to score for multiple clubs in an NWSL Championship. Added her second playoff goal and second game-winner for Gotham FC, tying the club record for career playoff goals (2). Named NWSL Championship MVP.

2024 (Gotham FC): Scored a career-high seven goals in the regular season. Led the team with 28 shots on goal and 55 total shots. Finished the season with a career-best passing accuracy of 81.96%. Earned Best XI of the Month honors in June.

2023 (OL Reign): After returning from injury, appeared in seven matches and started six across all competitions, recording one goal and two assists. Helped OL Reign reach the 2023 NWSL Championship Match, assisting the game-winner in the semifinals and scoring the team’s lone goal in the final.

2022 (OL Reign): Achieved single-season career highs in appearances (17), minutes played (1,480), goals (five) and shots (48), earning an NWSL Second XI selection. Led the team in shots and finished third in goals. Named to the NWSL Best XI of the Month twice (May and September/October).

2021 (OL Reign): Appeared in 11 matches, starting all of them. Made her Reign debut on May 30 vs. Washington and finished with one goal, one assist and 29 shots.

2019 (Washington Spirit): Named to the NWSL Best XI for the first time in her career after appearing in six matches (five starts) for 450 minutes, scoring one goal on nine shots.

2018 (Washington Spirit): Made five starts in 11 matches, logging 424 minutes and tallying six shots.

2017 (Boston Breakers): Drafted first overall in the 2017 NWSL Draft. Started eight of her 10 matches, recording two goals from seven shots and one assist.

COLLEGE

From 2013 to 2016, Lavelle starred at Wisconsin, starting 61 of her 62 matches and finishing her collegiate career with 19 goals, 14 assists and 231 shots. She was ranked the No. 1 player in the country by Top Drawer Soccer in 2016, earned NSCAA First Team All-America honors in 2015 and was named Big Ten Midfielder of the Year in both 2015 and 2016. A four-time First Team All–Big Ten selection, she also earned Big Ten Freshman of the Year honors in 2013.

INTERNATIONAL

Lavelle earned her first senior international cap on March 4, 2017, against England at the SheBelieves Cup and quickly became a mainstay for the United States. In 2018, she appeared in all five matches of the Concacaf Women’s Championship, scoring three goals as the U.S. won the tournament. She delivered a breakout performance at the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup, scoring three goals and earning the Bronze Ball as the tournament’s third-best player. She appeared in all six matches at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, scoring once and helping the U.S. secure a bronze medal, before earning Best XI honors in the Concacaf Women’s Championship in 2022. Named to the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup roster, she played limited minutes due to injury but rebounded in 2024, earning selection to the 18-player Olympic roster and helping the U.S. win gold. On June 4, 2024, she became the 43rd player in program history to reach 100 caps in a 3–0 win over South Korea. Following a lengthy injury in 2025, Lavelle returned to national team play after a six-month absence, rejoining the U.S. Women’s National Team later in the year.

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