Ally Lemos

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Ally Lemos
Personal information
Full name Ally Olivia Lemos
Date of birth (2004-03-04) March 4, 2004 (age 20)
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
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022–2023 UCLA Bruins 44 (3)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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

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.

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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 March 22, 2024 [11]
ClubSeasonLeagueCup [lower-alpha 1] Playoffs [lower-alpha 2] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Orlando Pride 2024 NWSL 20——20
Career total20000020

Honors

UCLA Bruins

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References

  1. ↑ "Girls Soccer 2021 All-Area Team: San Dimas' Ally Lemos had season to remember". San Gabriel Valley Tribune. June 25, 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 "Ally Lemos - Women's Soccer". UCLA.
  3. ↑ "Ten freshmen set high expectations for UCLA women's soccer in 2022". Daily Bruin.
  4. ↑ "Pac-12 announces 2022 women's soccer All-Conference honors". pac-12.com.
  5. ↑ "UCLA crowned NCAA National Champions to wrap 2022 Pac-12 Women's Soccer season". pac-12.com.
  6. ↑ "Pac-12 announces 2023 women's soccer All-Conference honors". pac-12.com.
  7. ↑ "Reilyn Turner, Ally Lemos of UCLA women's soccer selected during NWSL Draft". Daily Bruin.
  8. ↑ "Orlando Pride signs 2024 NWSL Draft no. 9 overall selection Ally Lemos to two-year deal". www.orlandocitysc.com.
  9. ↑ "U16 GNT heads to England for tournament". TopDrawerSoccer.com.
  10. ↑ "U.S. U-20 Women's Youth National Team Falls To Mexico 2-1 In Hard-Fought Concacaf Women's U-20 Championship Final". www.ussoccer.com.
  11. ↑ "A. Lemos – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
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