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| Full name | Leslie Marie Osborne[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1983-05-27)May 27, 1983 (age 41) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Milwaukee,Wisconsin, United States | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
| College career | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2001–2004 | Santa Clara Broncos | 99 | (44) | ||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2001 | Chicago Cobras | ||||||||||||||||
| 2005 | California Storm | 6 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2009 | FC Gold Pride | 19 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | Boston Breakers | 34 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2012 | Boston Breakers | ||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Chicago Red Stars | 18 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| United States U-16 | |||||||||||||||||
| United States U-18 | |||||||||||||||||
| United States U-19 | 21 | (4) | |||||||||||||||
| United States U-21 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2009 | United States | 61 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of August 2, 2014 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of August 2, 2014 | |||||||||||||||||
Leslie Marie Osborne (born May 27, 1983) is a retired Americansoccer defensivemidfielder who last played for theChicago Red Stars in theNWSL in 2013. She is a former member of theUnited States women's national soccer team and previously played forFC Gold Pride and theBoston Breakers in theWPS. She announced her retirement as a player in March 2014.[2]
Born inMilwaukee, Wisconsin, Osborne grew up inBrookfield, Wisconsin and attendedCatholic Memorial High School inWaukesha, Wisconsin.
Osborne played soccer atSanta Clara University inSanta Clara, California. As a freshman, she was a key member of the Santa Clara team that won the 2001NCAA Women's Soccer Championship. As a senior in 2004, she was a semifinalist for theHermann Trophy and won theHonda Sports Award as the nation's outstanding collegiate female player.[3][4]
In 2009, she played for theFC Gold Pride, in the inaugural season of theWomen's Professional Soccer (WPS) league.
In 2010, Osborne was made a free agent and signed with theBoston Breakers.
When theWPS suspended operations in early 2012 and later folded, Osborne continued with the Breakers as they moved into theWomen's Premier Soccer League Elite.[5][6] She played a key role in securing investors for the team in both the WPS and WPSL Elite.[7]
In 2013, she joined theChicago Red Stars in the newNational Women's Soccer League.[8]
On March 11, 2014 she announced her retirement from professional soccer.[9]
Osborne was a member of U.S. national youth teams in 2002 and 2003, and earned her first cap with the senior national team on January 30, 2004 againstSweden. After sitting out the first U.S. game of the2007 FIFA Women's World Cup in favor ofShannon Boxx, she played all 90 minutes in all five remaining matches. During the 4-0 semifinal loss toBrazil, Osborne scored anown goal in an attempt to clear acorner kick.[10]
In May 2008, Osborne tore herACL before the2008 Olympics, which caused her to miss theBeijing games. She took nearly a year to rehab the knee injury, causing her to miss several national team games and lose her regular starting position on the national team.
| Key(expand for notes on "international goals" and sorting) | |
|---|---|
| Location | Geographic location of the venue where the competition occurred Sorted by country name first, then by city name |
| Lineup | Start – played entire match onminute (offplayer) – substituted on at theminute indicated, andplayer was substituted off at the same time offminute (onplayer) – substituted off at theminute indicated, andplayer was substituted on at the same time |
| Min | The minute in the match the goal was scored. For list that include caps, blank indicates played in the match but did not score a goal. |
| Assist/pass | The ball was passed by the player, whichassisted in scoring the goal. This column depends on the availability and source of this information. |
| penalty orpk | Goal scored onpenalty-kick which was awarded due to foul by opponent. (Goals scored in penalty-shoot-out, at the end of a tied match after extra-time, are not included.) |
| Score | The match score after the goal was scored. Sorted by goal difference, then by goal scored by the player's team |
| Result | The final score. Sorted by goal difference in the match, then by goal difference in penalty-shoot-out if it is taken, followed by goal scored by the player's team in the match, then by goal scored in the penalty-shoot-out. For matches with identical final scores, match ending in extra-time without penalty-shoot-out is a tougher match, therefore precede matches that ended in regulation |
| aet | The score at the end ofextra-time; the match was tied at the end of 90' regulation |
| pso | Penalty-shoot-out score shown in parentheses; the match was tied at the end of extra-time |
| Light-purple background color –exhibition or closed door international friendly match | |
| Pink background color – Continental Games or regional tournament | |
| NOTE on background colors: Continental Games or regional tournament are sometimes also qualifier for World Cup or Olympics; information depends on the source such as the player's federation. NOTE: some keys may not apply for a particular football player | |
| Date | Location | Opponent | Lineup | Min | Assist/pass | Score | Result | Competition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | October 1, 2006[m 1] |  Carson |  Chinese Taipei | 63. | 8 | Kristine Lilly | 5150.01005 1–0 | 6050.10005 10–0 | Friendly |
2 | November 26, 2006[m 2] | Carson |  Canada | 91. | 6 | unassisted | 5150.01005 1–0 | 5150.02005 2–1 | Gold Cup: final |
3 | May 10, 2008[m 3] | Washington | Canada | 21. | 87 | Amy Rodriguez | 5650.06005 6–0 | 5650.06005 6–0 | Friendly |
Osborne was an assistant coach for the Santa Clara women's team for several years.
Osborne is married toRicky Lewis,[11] with whom she has three daughters.[12]
Osborne has a primarysponsorship withGerman sportswear company,Puma.[7]
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