Lourdes Bosch

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Lourdes Bosch
Personal information
Full name Lourdes de la Caridad Bosch
Date of birth (2001-08-17) 17 August 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Monterrey
(on loan from Denver Summit)
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2021 UNLV Rebels 44 (12)
2022–2023 California Baptist Lancers 27 (10)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2024–2025 Melbourne City 22 (4)
2025– Denver Summit 0 (0)
2025–Monterrey (loan) 0 (0)
International career
2025– Mexico 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 May 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 30 May 2025

Lourdes de la Caridad Bosch (born 17 August 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga MX Femenil club Monterrey, on loan from Denver Summit FC. Born in the United States, she plays for the Mexico national team. She played college soccer for the UNLV Rebels and the California Baptist Lancers.

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Early life

Born and raised in Las Vegas, Bosch began playing soccer when she was eight years old. [1] [2] She played club soccer for Las Vegas Premier Soccer Club and Heat FC, winning state cup titles with both teams. [1] She attended West Career and Technical Academy and Spring Valley High School, graduating one semester early. [1]

College career

Bosch enrolled in the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, in the spring of 2019. [1] In three seasons with the UNLV Rebels, she played in 44 games and scored 12 goals. [1] She was named second-team all-Mountain West Conference as a sophomore and first-team all-conference as a junior. [1]

Bosch transferred to California Baptist University in 2022. [3] In her first season with the California Baptist Lancers, she scored 7 goals in 16 games and was named first-team all-Western Athletic Conference. [3] In her fifth season of eligibility in 2023, granted due to the COVID-19 pandemic, she scored 3 goals in 11 games after missing several games through injury. [3] She helped the Lancers finish second in the conference standings and was named to the all-conference second team and the WAC tournament all-tournament team. [3] [4]

Club career

Melbourne City

After going undrafted in the 2024 NWSL Draft, Bosch worked as a bank intern in Las Vegas before beginning her professional career in Australia, signing a two-year contract with A-League Women club Melbourne City on September 3, 2024. [2] [5] She made her professional debut on October 6 against Iranian club Bam Khatoon in the 2024–25 AFC Women's Champions League group stage. [6] She scored her first professional goal in the second game of the competition against Thailand's BGC–College of Asian Scholars, followed by a brace against Kaya Iloilo of the Philippines. [7]

On November 9, 2024, in her second league game, Bosch scored her first A-League Women goal and assisted Mariana Speckmaier as City won 3–2 against rivals Melbourne Victory. [8] Melbourne City went undefeated the entire 2024–25 regular season and topped the league table. [9] Bosch was the league's assist leader with 9 assists and scored 4 goals in 22 appearances. [10] On May 11, 2025, in the second leg of the league semifinals, Bosch was sent off for hitting a Central Coast Mariners player in the face and received a two-game ban for the incident, before her team lost in extra time after an incorrect onside ruling. [11] [12] She scored 7 goals in 29 appearances in all competitions during her season with the club. [13]

Denver Summit

On August 21, 2025, National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) expansion team Denver Summit announced that the club had acquired Busch for an undisclosed transfer fee, signing her through the 2027 season. [14] She would join Liga MX Femenil club Monterrey on loan before Denver began play in 2026. [14]

International career

Bosch received her first call-up to the Mexico national team in May 2025. [15] She made her international debut on May 30, 2025, coming on as a late substitute for Jasmine Casarez in a 2–2 friendly draw against Uruguay. [6]

Personal life

Bosch is the middle of three children born to Rogert and Maricruz Bosch. [1] She is of Cuban descent on her father's side and Mexican descent on her mother's side. [7]

Honors and awards

Melbourne City

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Lourdes Bosch". UNLV Rebels . Retrieved 19 May 2025.
  2. 1 2 Smith, Erin (13 December 2024). "From bank intern to ALW: How City kept USA import's dream alive" . Herald Sun . Retrieved 19 May 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Lourdes Bosch". California Baptist Lancers . Retrieved 19 May 2025.
  4. "2023 Women's Soccer Standings". Western Athletic Conference . Retrieved 19 May 2025.
  5. "City secures highly rated US college talent". Melbourne City FC. 3 September 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
  6. 1 2 Lourdes Bosch at Soccerway OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  7. 1 2 Comito, Matt (28 November 2024). "'They're my heroes': Powerful reason behind new City star's 15-year journey to the A-Leagues". A-League Women . Retrieved 19 May 2025.
  8. "Lourdes Bosch 2024-2025 Match Logs". FBref.com . Retrieved 19 May 2025.
  9. "2024-2025 Melbourne City Stats". FBref.com . Retrieved 19 May 2025.
  10. "2024-2025 A-League Women Stats". FBref.com . Retrieved 19 May 2025.
  11. "MRP reaches verdict on City star's Semi-Final send-off as multi-game ban confirmed". A-League Women. 11 May 2025. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
  12. Lynch, Joey (12 May 2025). "Offside goal ruins Melbourne City's invincible A-League season". ESPN . Retrieved 19 May 2025.
  13. "Lourdes Bosch departs City after breakout debut season". Melbourne City FC. 22 August 2025. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  14. 1 2 "Denver Summit FC Acquires Midfielder Lourdes Bosch from Melbourne City FC". Denver Summit FC. 21 August 2025. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  15. Comito, Matt (18 May 2025). "Melbourne CIty star earns first international call-up after breakout debut A-Leagues season". A-League Women . Retrieved 18 May 2025.