Ally Olivia Lemos (born March 4, 2004) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Orlando Pride of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). Internationally she has represented the United States at youth level.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ally Olivia Lemos | ||
| Date of birth | March 4, 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Pasadena, California, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Orlando Pride | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Legends FC | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2023 | UCLA Bruins | 44 | (3) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024– | Orlando Pride | 2 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | United States U14 | ||
| 2020 | United States U16 | 3 | (1) |
| 2021–2023 | United States U18 | ||
| 2023– | United States U20 | 5 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of March 22, 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of June 4, 2023 | |||
Lemos played collegiately for the UCLA Bruins where she won the 2022 National Championship title. She was selected by Orlando Pride in the first round of the 2024 NWSL Draft.
Early life
Born in Pasadena, California, Lemos lettered one year in soccer at San Dimas High School. In 2021 she was named team MVP and San Gabriel Valley Tribune Soccer Player of the Year after scoring 46 goals and leading her team to a regional championship.[1] She played ECNL club soccer for Legends FC. Away from soccer, Lemos also lettered three years in volleyball and was a two-time first-team all-league honoree.[2]
College career
Lemos played two seasons of college soccer for the UCLA Bruins at the University of California, Los Angeles between 2022 and 2023. Part of the number one ranked recruiting class in the nation, she enrolled early during the winter quarter and played with the team throughout the spring season.[3] As a freshman, Lemos started all 25 games, registered a conference-leading nine assists and also scored one goal.[2] She was named to the Pac-12 All-Freshman team as well as the NCAA College Cup All-Tournament team as UCLA won the 2022 National Championship, the second in program history.[4][5] As a sophomore she started all 19 games, leading all outfield players in minutes. She scored two goals and two assists as UCLA won the Pac-12 regular season title.[2] Lemos ended the year with first-team All-Pac-12 honors.[6]
Club career
Orlando Pride
After two seasons at UCLA, Lemos declared for the 2024 NWSL Draft. She was selected in the first round (9th overall) by Orlando Pride. At the time of her selection, she became the fourth-youngest player drafted in to the NWSL.[7] She signed a two-year contract with the club on January 26.[8]
International career
Lemos has represented the United States at youth level from under-14 to under-20 level. In February 2020, Lemos was part of a 20-player roster coached by Katie Schoepfer at the U16 EUFA Tournament in England.[9] In May 2023, Lemos was named to the under-20 squad for the 2023 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship. She played in all five games and scored one goal, a penalty during a 6–0 group stage victory over Panama. The United States finished runners-up, losing the final 2–1 to Mexico.[10]
Career statistics
- As of 22 March 2024[11]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Playoffs[b] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Orlando Pride | 2024 | NWSL | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
Honors
UCLA Bruins
References
External links
- Ally Lemos at UCLA Bruins
- Ally Lemos at Soccerway