Ashley Lawrence (soccer)

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Ashley Lawrence
Ashley Lawrence BRA x CAN Rio 2016.jpg
Ashley Lawrence in 2016, São Paulo, during
Rio 2016 match against Brazil
Personal information
Full name Ashley Elizabeth Marie Lawrence[1]
Date of birth (1995-06-11) June 11, 1995 (age 26)
Place of birth Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder, defender
Club information
Current team
 Paris Saint-Germain
Number 12
Youth career
2003-? Brampton Brams United[3]
Erin Mills
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 West Virginia Mountaineers 91 (17)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013 Toronto Lady Lynx 7 (1)
2014 Ottawa Fury 1 (0)
2016 Vaughan Azzurri 1 (0)
2017– Paris Saint-Germain 78 (7)
National team‡
2010–2012 Canada U17 11 (0)
2014 Canada U20 4 (0)
2015 Canada U23 4 (0)
2013– Canada 101 (7)
Honours
Representing  Canada
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Team
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of September 12, 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of August 6, 2021

Ashley Eliabeth Marie Lawrence (born June 11, 1995) is a Canadian soccer player who plays for Paris Saint-Germain in Division 1 Féminine. She is a member of the Canadian national team.

College Career[edit]

Lawrence played college soccer at West Virginia University, for the Mountaineers, where co-captained the team, and won numerous accolades.[4]

Club Career[edit]

Vaughan Azzurri[edit]

In June 2016, Lawrence signed with Vaughan Azzurri of League1 Ontario to get game action prior to the 2016 Rio Olympics.[5][6]

Paris Saint-Germain[edit]

Upon graduating from West Virginia University, Lawrence was a highly rated prospect prior to the 2017 NWSL College Draft.[7] In January 2017, Lawrence signed with Paris Saint-Germain in Division 1 Féminine, with a contract that lasts until 2019.[8][9] In December 2018, Lawrence would sign a multi-year contract extension with PSG.[10]

International Career[edit]

Lawrence made her debut for Canada against China PR during the 2013 Yongchuan Cup. In August 2016, she won the bronze medal in the 2016 Summer Olympics.[11]

On August 2, 2021, she played her 100th match for Canada in the semi-finals of the 2020 Summer Olympics.[12] At 116:56 of the Olympic final, she cleared away a Swedish cross on her own goal line to prevent a header goal. Canada went on to win the match in the penalty shoot-out.[13]

Personal[edit]

Her mother Tina is originally from Yarmouth, Nova Scotia while her father is from Jamaica.[14] [15]

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

As of September 12, 2021[16][17]
Club League Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Paris Saint-Germain D1 Féminine 2016–17 11 1 5 0 5 0 — 21 1
2017–18 21 0 6 0 — — 27 0
2018–19 14 2 2 0 4 0 — 20 2
2019–20 9 3 3 1 5 0 1[a] 0 18 4
2020–21 20 1 1 0 6 1 — 27 2
2021–22 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Career total 78 7 17 1 20 1 1 0 116 9
  1. ^ Appearance in Trophée des Championnes

International[edit]

As of match played August 6, 2021
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Canada 2013 7 0
2014 4 0
2015 15 1
2016 20 3
2017 10 0
2018 12 1
2019 15 0
2020 8 2
2021 10 0
Total 101 7

International goals[edit]

Scores and results list Canada's goal tally first.
Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 June 15, 2015 Stade Olympique  Netherlands 1–0 1–1 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup
2 February 11, 2016 BBVA Compass Stadium  Guyana 2–0 5–0 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifier
3 4–0
4 5–0
5 March 7, 2018 Estádio Municipal da Bela Vista  Japan 2–0 2–0 2018 Algarve Cup
6 January 29, 2020 H-E-B Park  Saint Kitts and Nevis 3–0 11–0 2020 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship
7 9–0

Honours[edit]

Club[edit]

Paris Saint-Germain

International[edit]

Individual[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Women's Olympic Football Tournament Tokyo 2020 Squad Lists" (PDF). FIFA.
  2. ^ 2015 World Cup
  3. ^ "Pro: First Youth Registration List" (PDF).
  4. ^ "Ashley Lawrence profile". West Virginia University. Retrieved December 31, 2016.
  5. ^ "Vaughan Features Canada WNT Players In 9–0 Win Over Darby". League1 Ontario. June 27, 2016.
  6. ^ "Ashley Lawrence profile". League1 Ontario. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
  7. ^ Neil Davidson (December 30, 2016). "Canadian soccer stars Kadeisha Buchanan, Ashley Lawrence mull over club futures". Vancouver Sun. Archived from the original on January 1, 2017. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
  8. ^ PSG press (January 3, 2017). "Ashley Lawrence signs for Paris Saint-Germain". PSG official website.
  9. ^ Laura Armstrong (January 3, 2017). "Canadian women's soccer star Ashley Lawrence signs with French club PSG". Toronto Star.
  10. ^ "Canada's Ashley Lawrence signs new deal with Paris Saint-Germain". Sportsnet. December 12, 2018.
  11. ^ "Canada defeats Brazil to win Olympic soccer bronze at Rio 2016". olympic.ca. August 19, 2016.
  12. ^ "A century to remember for Canada's Lawrence". FIFA. August 2, 2021.
  13. ^ "Canadian women's soccer team delivers thrilling Olympic gold-medal victory over Sweden". CBC. August 6, 2021.
  14. ^ WARMINGTON: Golden Olympic moment shared by soccer stars’ proud families Toronto Sun
  15. ^ "Canada Soccer profile". Canada Soccer. Retrieved May 10, 2014.
  16. ^ "Ashley Lawrence Profile". Retrieved January 31, 2017.
  17. ^ "Ashley Lawrence". statsfootofeminin.fr. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
  18. ^ Loyant, Richard (June 4, 2021). "Paris SG sacré pour la première fois". Retrieved June 4, 2021.
  19. ^ "TSG announces CWOQ Best XI, Awards". CONCACAF. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
  20. ^ "Canada Soccer announces Ashley Lawrence as 2019 Canadian Player of the Year". Canadian Soccer Association. December 12, 2019. Retrieved December 13, 2019.

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