Her midsummer arrival coincided with the return of Laura Harvey as Reign head coach, along with loans for Lyon stars Dzsenifer Marozsan and Eugenie Le Sommer - but the Reign were upset by the eventual champions, the Washington Spirit, in the semifinals. Lavelle left England after one season to come back to the NWSL and join the Reign, who traded a first-round draft pick and $200,000 to acquire her NWSL rights in anticipation of her eventual return to the league. star after her breakout summer, but Lavelle's time in England was largely marked by injuries and head coach Gareth Taylor's curious propensity to play her out of her best position, in dedicated wide areas, when she was healthy. Manchester City soon swooped in for the U.S. "She kind of has to be a reins-off kind of player."Īway from the spotlight in France in 2019, Lavelle played only six games for her then-club, the Washington Spirit, because of a combination of injuries and availability issues as the NWSL played through most of the World Cup. "Rose is obviously a super dynamic player, so we want to give her that freedom to do that," OL Reign and U.S. Jill Ellis led the USWNT to World Cup titles, but she feels more pressure with NWSL's San Diego Wave.Much of that has to do with a return to the National Women's Soccer League, where she is a focal point as the No.
Now, with the World Cup next year, and before that this summer's qualification tournament, the CONCACAF W Championship, Lavelle is truly in her prime and playing better than ever.
Lavelle was exceptional in that final - no surprise to anyone who had tracked her ascent - but she was also still a young player striving for more consistency. She lifted the Bronze Ball later that day, a nod to her superlative performances throughout the tournament, and in many ways, a star had arrived.īreakout major tournaments have a way of presenting players' journeys as linear paths made of singular moments, when they are really one step in an arduous trek that requires great timing. At 24 years old, Rose Lavelle announced herself to the world with a stunning goal in the 2019 Women's World Cup final to help beat the Netherlands and seal another trophy for the U.S.
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