Ashley Lawrence (soccer)

Ashley Elizabeth Marie Lawrence (born June 11, 1995) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a left-back or midfielder for Division 1 Féminine club Paris Saint-Germain and the Canadian national team.

Ashley Lawrence
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
Place of birth Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[2]
Position(s) Left-back, Midfielder
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 90 (7)
National team‡
2010–2012 Canada U17 11 (0)
2014 Canada U20 4 (0)
2015 Canada U23 4 (0)
2013– Canada 105 (7)
Honours
Women's football
Representing  Canada
CONCACAF W Championship
Runner-up2018 United States
Olympic Games
2020 TokyoTeam
2016 Rio de JaneiroTeam
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of April 3, 2022
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of April 9, 2022

College career

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

Club career

Early career

In June 2016, Lawrence signed with Vaughan Azzurri of League1 Ontario to get game action prior to the 2016 Rio Olympics.[5][6] She also played for Ottawa Fury in 2014.

Paris Saint-Germain

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

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 life

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

Career statistics

Club
As of April 3, 2022[16][17]
Club League Season League Cup Continental Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Paris Saint-Germain D1 Féminine 2016–17 1115050—211
2017–18 21060——270
2018–19 1422040—202
2019–20 9331501[lower-alpha 1]0184
2020–21 2011061—272
2021–22 150407000260
Career total 907211271101399
  1. Appearance in Trophée des Championnes

International
As of match played April 8, 2022
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team YearAppsGoals
Canada 201370
201440
2015151
2016203
2017100
2018121
2019150
202082
2021100
202240
Total1057

International goals
Scores and results list Canada's goal tally first.
GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1June 15, 2015Stade Olympique Netherlands1–01–12015 FIFA Women's World Cup
2February 11, 2016BBVA Compass Stadium Guyana2–05–0CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifier
34–0
45–0
5March 7, 2018Estádio Municipal da Bela Vista Japan2–02–02018 Algarve Cup
6January 29, 2020H-E-B Park Saint Kitts and Nevis3–011–02020 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship
79–0

Honours

Club

Paris Saint-Germain

International

Individual

References
  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". Archived from the original on June 4, 2021. 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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