Ashley Lawrence (soccer)

Ashley Elizabeth Marie Lawrence (born June 11, 1995) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a full-back or a midfielder for Women's Super League club Chelsea and the Canada women's national team.

Ashley Lawrence
Lawrence with Paris Saint-Germain in 2018
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) Full-back, midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Chelsea
Youth career
2003-? Brampton Brams United[3]
Erin Mills SC
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)
2017–2023 Paris Saint-Germain 112 (7)
2023– Chelsea 3 (0)
International career‡
2010–2012 Canada U17 11 (0)
2014 Canada U20 4 (0)
2015 Canada U23 4 (0)
2013– Canada 122 (8)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  Canada
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2020 TokyoTeam
Bronze medal – third place2016 Rio de JaneiroTeam
CONCACAF W Championship
Runner-up2018 United States
Runner-up2022 Mexico
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 18, 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of September 26, 2023

College career

Lawrence played college soccer at West Virginia University for the Mountaineers, where she 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 some 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]

Chelsea F.C

Lawrence signed a three-year deal with Chelsea in Women's Super League until the summer of 2026 from Paris Saint-Germain. She joined the London-based club after she had represented the Parisians for the past six years.[11]

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.[12]

On August 2, 2021, she played her 100th match for Canada in the semi-finals of the 2020 Summer Olympics.[13] 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.[14]

Personal life

Her mother Tina is originally from Yarmouth, Nova Scotia while her father is from Jamaica.[15][16]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played October 18, 2023[17][18]
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Paris Saint-Germain 2016–17 Division 1 Féminine 1115050—211
2017–18 21060——270
2018–19 1422040—202
2019–20 9331501[lower-alpha 1]0184
2020–21 2011061—272
2021–22 1705290—312
2022–23 20050801[lower-alpha 1]0330
Total 11272733712017711
Chelsea 2023–24 Women's Super League 300000—30
Career total 11572733712018011
  1. Appearance(s) in Trophée des Championnes

International
As of match played September 26, 2023
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team YearAppsGoals
Canada 201370
201440
2015151
2016203
2017100
2018121
2019150
202082
2021100
2022121
202380
Total1228
Scores and results list Canada's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Lawrence goal.
List of international goals scored by Ashley Lawrence
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 15 June 2015 Montreal, Canada  Netherlands 1–0 1–1 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup
2 11 February 2016 Houston, United States  Guyana 2–0 5–0 2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship
3 4–0
4 5–0
5 7 March 2018 Parchal, Portugal  Japan 2–0 2–02018 Algarve Cup
6 29 January 2020 Edinburg, United States  Saint Kitts and Nevis 3–0 11–0 2020 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship
7 9–0
8 15 November 2022 São Paulo, Brazil  Brazil 1–1 1–2 Friendly

Honours

Paris Saint-Germain

Canada

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. Archived from the original on January 6, 2017. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
  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. "Chelsea land Ashley Lawrence". Chelsea official website. June 30, 2023. Retrieved June 30, 2023.
  12. "Canada defeats Brazil to win Olympic soccer bronze at Rio 2016". olympic.ca. August 19, 2016.
  13. "A century to remember for Canada's Lawrence". FIFA. August 2, 2021.
  14. "Canadian women's soccer team delivers thrilling Olympic gold-medal victory over Sweden". CBC. August 6, 2021.
  15. WARMINGTON: Golden Olympic moment shared by soccer stars’ proud families Toronto Sun
  16. "Canada Soccer profile". Canada Soccer. Retrieved May 10, 2014.
  17. "Ashley Lawrence Profile". Retrieved January 31, 2017.
  18. "Ashley Lawrence". statsfootofeminin.fr. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
  19. Loyant, Richard (June 4, 2021). "Paris SG sacré pour la première fois". Archived from the original on June 4, 2021. Retrieved June 4, 2021.
  20. "Football féminin : le Paris-Saint-Germain détrône Lyon et gagne la Coupe de France". Le Monde.fr. June 1, 2018. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
  21. "Coupe de France féminine : les Parisiennes sans pitié pour Yzeure". May 15, 2022. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
  22. "TSG announces CWOQ Best XI, Awards". CONCACAF. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
  23. "Canada Soccer announces Ashley Lawrence as 2019 Canadian Player of the Year". Canadian Soccer Association. December 12, 2019. Archived from the original on April 24, 2020. Retrieved December 13, 2019.

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