Oshay Nelson-Lawes

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Oshay Nelson-Lawes
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Lawes playing with Oakville Blue Devils in 2019
Personal information
Full name Oshay Keyona Nelson-Lawes
Date of birth (1996-06-27) 27 June 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Charlemagne, Quebec, Canada
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Forward
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016 Tyler Apaches 24 (20)
2019 Ryerson Rams 4 (0)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2017 North Mississauga SC 17+ (7+)
2018–2019 Oakville Blue Devils 8 (5)
2021 Woodbridge Strikers 3 (0)
2022 ProStars FC 7 (1)
International career
2012 Jamaica U17 3 (0)
2015 Jamaica U20 14+ (13+)
2018– Jamaica 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 June 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 July 2018

Oshay Keyona Nelson-Lawes (born 27 June 1996) is a footballer who plays as a forward. Born in Canada, she represents the Jamaica women's national team.

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College career

In 2016, she attended Tyler Junior College scoring 20 goals in 24 games for the women's soccer team. [1] She was named a 2016 NJCAA Division I Women's Soccer First Team All-American. [2]

In 2019, she attended Ryerson University appearing in four games. [3]

Club career

From 2015 to 2017, Lawes played with North Mississauga SC in League1 Ontario. [4] [5] In 2015, she was named a League First Team All-Star. [6]

In 2018, she was one of the first two official signings for Blue Devils FC's women's team, [7] with whom she played for two seasons. [8] [9]

In 2021, she played with Woodbridge Strikers. [10]

In 2022, she played with ProStars FC. [11]

International career

Nelson-Lawes represented Jamaica at the 2012 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship.

At the 2014 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship qualification tournament, she scored a hat trick against Bermuda July 23, [12] as well as another one in the next match against Curacao. [13] She scored another hat-trick in the second round of qualifying against St. Kitts and Nevis. [14]

She was named to the Jamaica U20 for the 2014 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship. [15] At the 2015 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship, she scored four goals in a 6-1 victory over Trinidad and Tobago, equalling a tournament scoring record for most goals in a single match. [16] [17]

She made her senior debut during the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games. [18]

Personal life

Nelson-Lawes' grandparents hail from Clarendon. [19]

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  10. "Oshay Lawes 2021 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
  11. "Oshay Lawes 2022 L1O Stats".
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  13. "Jamaica hammer Curaçao 8-0". The Gleaner . 26 July 2013.
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  19. "Canadian-born Girlz take aim at homeland". Jamaica Observer. 5 December 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2019.