Rose Lavelle

Rose Lavelle is an American midfielder born on 14 May 1995, from Cincinnati, Ohio. She plays for Gotham FC in the National Women's Soccer League and for the United States national team. She played college soccer for the Wisconsin Badgers, earning first-team All-American honours in 2015.

France Football and L'Équipe published the 30-player shortlist for the Ballon d'Or Féminin 2026 in September 2026, and she is one of the nominees. In 2019 she was ranked sixth at The Best FIFA Football Awards and named to the FIFA FIFPro World XI.

The Boston Breakers took Lavelle first overall in the 2017 NWSL College Draft; she later played for the Washington Spirit, Manchester City and OL Reign before joining Gotham. In 2025 she won her first NWSL Championship, was named the final's MVP and became U.S. Soccer Female Player of the Year. At the 2019 World Cup, which the United States won, she started six games, scored three goals and received the Bronze Ball. She won Olympic bronze in Tokyo and gold at the 2024 Paris Olympics; U.S. Soccer lists 124 caps and 29 goals for her.

Sources of this text: Wikipedia · France Football / L'Équipe · Gotham FC · U.S. Soccer