Ally Lemos Explained

Ally Lemos
Fullname:Ally Olivia Lemos
Birth Date:4 March 2004
Birth Place:Pasadena, California, United States
Position:Midfielder
Currentclub:Orlando Pride
Clubnumber:30
Youthclubs1:Legends FC
Collegeyears1:2022–2023
College1:UCLA Bruins
Collegecaps1:44
Collegegoals1:3
Years1:2024–
Clubs1:Orlando Pride
Caps1:11
Goals1:0
Nationalyears1:2018
Nationalteam1:United States U14
Nationalyears2:2020
Nationalteam2:United States U16
Nationalcaps2:3
Nationalgoals2:1
Nationalyears3:2021–2023
Nationalteam3:United States U18
Nationalyears4:2023–
Nationalteam4:United States U20
Nationalcaps4:13
Nationalgoals4:1
Club-Update:July 20, 2024
Nationalteam-Update:July 16, 2024

Ally Olivia Lemos (born March 4, 2004) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for the Orlando Pride of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She has represented the United States at the youth international level.

Lemos played collegiately for the UCLA Bruins where she won the 2022 national championship. She was selected by the 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] She was selected to the roster for the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[11]

Career statistics

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Honors

UCLA Bruins

2022

2023

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Girls Soccer 2021 All-Area Team: San Dimas' Ally Lemos had season to remember . San Gabriel Valley Tribune . June 25, 2021.
  2. Web site: Ally Lemos - Women's Soccer . UCLA.
  3. Web site: Ten freshmen set high expectations for UCLA women's soccer in 2022 . Daily Bruin.
  4. Web site: Pac-12 announces 2022 women's soccer All-Conference honors . https://web.archive.org/web/20221108203426/https://pac-12.com/article/2022/11/07/pac-12-announces-2022-womens-soccer-all-conference-honors . dead . November 8, 2022 . pac-12.com.
  5. Web site: UCLA crowned NCAA National Champions to wrap 2022 Pac-12 Women's Soccer season . https://web.archive.org/web/20231223220219/https://pac-12.com/article/2022/12/06/ucla-crowned-ncaa-national-champions-wrap-2022-pac-12-womens-soccer-season . dead . December 23, 2023 . pac-12.com.
  6. Web site: Pac-12 announces 2023 women's soccer All-Conference honors . https://web.archive.org/web/20240115075835/https://pac-12.com/article/2023/10/30/pac-12-announces-2023-womens-soccer-all-conference-honors . dead . January 15, 2024 . pac-12.com.
  7. Web site: Reilyn Turner, Ally Lemos of UCLA women's soccer selected during NWSL Draft . Daily Bruin.
  8. Web site: Orlando Pride signs 2024 NWSL Draft no. 9 overall selection Ally Lemos to two-year deal . www.orlandocitysc.com.
  9. Web site: U16 GNT heads to England for tournament . TopDrawerSoccer.com.
  10. Web site: U.S. U-20 Women's Youth National Team Falls To Mexico 2-1 In Hard-Fought Concacaf Women's U-20 Championship Final . United States Soccer Federation.
  11. News: U.S. U-20 WYNT Head Coach Tracey Kevins Names 21-Player Roster for 2024 FIFA Under-20 Women's World Cup in Colombia. 2024-08-08. United States Soccer Federation. 2024-08-08.
  12. Web site: A. Lemos – Soccerway . int.soccerway.com.
  13. Includes NWSL Challenge Cup
  14. Includes NWSL Playoffs