She began her career with Cardiff City, making her debut after converting to playing as a goalkeeper in 2015. In 2016, she made her international debut for Wales in the Cyprus Women's Cup.
Club career
O'Sullivan was a latecomer to football; owing to difficulties finding transport, she rarely played as a teenager, and briefly gave up the game, a decision that she later stated she regretted. Having only taken up competitive football on a regular basis in 2011, she began her career as a defender, playing for Cardiff City, but switched to playing as a goalkeeper after covering the position on several occasions as the team struggled to find a regular keeper.[2]
She adopted the goalkeeping position full-time in December 2014, and after impressing for Cardiff's reserve side, broke into the club's first-team squad. In her first senior year, she established herself as the club's first-choice goalkeeper and was given the Coaches' Player of the Year award at the end of the 2014–15 season.[2][3]
O'Sullivan was called up to squad training camps on two occasions before being handed her debut for the Wales senior side by manager Jayne Ludlow on 2 March 2016, during a 2–2 draw with Finland in their opening group match of the 2016 Cyprus Women's Cup,[6] less than 18 months after converting to playing as a goalkeeper.[2] She played in Wales' two other group matches against Czech Republic and Poland as they were eliminated in the group stage.[2] In October 2017, she was named 2017 Welsh Footballer of the Year.[7][8] She kept five successive clean sheets during Wales's qualification campaign for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, including a Player of the Match award against England on 6 April 2018.[5]
On 17 April 2025, it was announced that O’Sullivan had suffered an ACL injury and would miss the upcoming Euros.[9]
Laura’s hobbies outside of football are walking, even if it’s just a little stroll, wherever and whenever she can. She also enjoys playing Welsh baseball in the summer when she has the chance.[11]
Career statistics
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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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