Ally Lemos
{{short description|American soccer player (born 2004)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Ally Lemos
| image = NC Courage vs Orlando Pride (Jul 2024) 003.jpg
| image_size = 200px
| alt =
| caption = Lemos with the Orlando Pride in 2024
| fullname = Ally Olivia Lemos
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2004|03|04}}
| birth_place = Pasadena, California, United States
| height = {{height|ft=5|in=7}}
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub = Orlando Pride
| clubnumber = 30
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Legends FC
| collegeyears1 = 2022–2023
| college1 = UCLA Bruins
| collegecaps1 = 44
| collegegoals1 = 3
| years1 = 2024–
| clubs1 = Orlando Pride
| caps1 = 14
| goals1 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2018
| nationalteam1 = United States U14
| nationalcaps1 =
| nationalgoals1 =
| nationalyears2 = 2020
| nationalteam2 = United States U16
| nationalcaps2 = 3
| nationalgoals2 = 1
| nationalyears3 = 2021–2023
| nationalteam3 = United States U18
| nationalcaps3 =
| nationalgoals3 =
| nationalyears4 = 2023–2024
| nationalteam4 = United States U20
| nationalcaps4 = 19
| nationalgoals4 = 1
| medaltemplates =
{{Medal|Sport|Women's soccer}}
{{Medal|Competition|FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup}}
{{medal|Bronze|Colombia 2024|}}
| club-update = March 14, 2025
| nationalteam-update = September 21, 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).
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 and won the NWSL Shield in her rookie season. Internationally, she represented the United States from the under-14 to under-20 level, helping win bronze at the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.
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.{{cite web |title=Girls Soccer 2021 All-Area Team: San Dimas' Ally Lemos had season to remember |url=https://www.sgvtribune.com/2021/06/25/girls-soccer-2021-all-area-san-dimas-ally-lemos-had-season-to-remember/ |website=San Gabriel Valley Tribune |date=June 25, 2021}} 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.{{cite web |title=Ally Lemos - Women's Soccer |url=https://uclabruins.com/sports/womens-soccer/roster/ally-lemos/11893 |website=UCLA}}
=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.{{cite web |title=Ten freshmen set high expectations for UCLA women's soccer in 2022 |url=https://dailybruin.com/2022/09/16/ten-freshmen-set-high-expectations-for-ucla-womens-soccer-in-2022 |website=Daily Bruin}} As a freshman, Lemos started all 25 games, registered a conference-leading nine assists and also scored one goal. 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.{{cite web |title=Pac-12 announces 2022 women's soccer All-Conference honors |url=https://pac-12.com/article/2022/11/07/pac-12-announces-2022-womens-soccer-all-conference-honors |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221108203426/https://pac-12.com/article/2022/11/07/pac-12-announces-2022-womens-soccer-all-conference-honors |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 8, 2022 |website=pac-12.com}}{{cite web |title=UCLA crowned NCAA National Champions to wrap 2022 Pac-12 Women's Soccer season |url=https://pac-12.com/article/2022/12/06/ucla-crowned-ncaa-national-champions-wrap-2022-pac-12-womens-soccer-season |archive-url=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 |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 23, 2023 |website=pac-12.com}} 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. Lemos ended the year with first-team All-Pac-12 honors.{{cite web |title=Pac-12 announces 2023 women's soccer All-Conference honors |url=https://pac-12.com/article/2023/10/30/pac-12-announces-2023-womens-soccer-all-conference-honors |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240115075835/https://pac-12.com/article/2023/10/30/pac-12-announces-2023-womens-soccer-all-conference-honors |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 15, 2024 |website=pac-12.com}}
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.{{cite web |title=Reilyn Turner, Ally Lemos of UCLA women's soccer selected during NWSL Draft |url=https://dailybruin.com/2024/01/13/reilyn-turner-ally-lemos-of-ucla-womens-soccer-selected-during-nwsl-draft |website=Daily Bruin}} She signed a two-year contract with the club on January 26.{{cite web |title=Orlando Pride signs 2024 NWSL Draft no. 9 overall selection Ally Lemos to two-year deal |url=https://www.orlandocitysc.com/pride/news/orlando-pride-signs-2024-nwsl-draft-no-9-overall-selection-ally-lemos-to-two-yea |website=www.orlandocitysc.com}}
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.{{cite web |title=U16 GNT heads to England for tournament |url=https://www.topdrawersoccer.com/club-soccer-articles/u16-gnt-heads-to-england-for-tournament_aid47703 |website=TopDrawerSoccer.com}} 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.{{cite web |title=U.S. U-20 Women's Youth National Team Falls To Mexico 2-1 In Hard-Fought Concacaf Women's U-20 Championship Final |url=https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2023/06/2023-concacaf-womens-u-20-championship-usa-1-mexico-2-match-report-stats-standings |publisher=United States Soccer Federation}} She was selected to the roster for the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.{{cite news|url=https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2024/08/2024-fifa-u-20-womens-world-cup-usa-roster-schedule-preview-team|title=U.S. U-20 WYNT Head Coach Tracey Kevins Names 21-Player Roster for 2024 FIFA Under-20 Women's World Cup in Colombia|date=2024-08-08|publisher=United States Soccer Federation|access-date=2024-08-08}} She started two matches in place of Claire Hutton at the U-20 Women's World Cup, where the United States finished in third place.{{cite news|url=https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2024/09/us-under-20-womens-youth-national-team-vs-netherlands-score-result-stats-match-recap-fifa-u20-world-cup-third-place-match|title=USA Scores Dramatic 119th-Minute Game-Winner To Defeat The Netherlands 2-1 And Finish Third At 2024 FIFA Under-20 Women's World Cup|date=2024-09-22|publisher=United States Soccer Federation|access-date=2024-09-21}} In the quarterfinals, trailing Germany 2–0, Lemos sparked a comeback with a long ball to Jordynn Dudley in the 90+8th minute; Ally Sentnor tied the game a minute later and the United States advanced to the semifinals on penalties.{{cite news|url=https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2024/09/us-under-20-womens-youth-national-team-vs-germany-score-result-stats-match-recap-fifa-u20-world-cup-quarterfinal|title=USA Advances to Semifinals of 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Colombia with Epic Penalty Shootout Win over Germany after Scoring Two Goals in Second Half Stoppage Time|date=2024-09-16|publisher=United States Soccer Federation|access-date=2024-09-16}}{{cite news|url=https://prosoccerwire.usatoday.com/story/sports/uswnt/2024/09/16/uswnt-beats-germany-in-comeback-to-reach-u20-world-cup-semifinal/75248050007/|title=USWNT produces insane comeback to reach U-20 World Cup semifinal|date=2024-09-16|website=Pro Soccer Wire|access-date=2024-09-17}}
Career statistics
{{updated|March 14, 2025}}{{cite web |title=A. Lemos – Soccerway |url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/ally-lemos/657880/ |website=int.soccerway.com}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
! rowspan="2" |Club ! rowspan="2" |Season ! colspan="3" |League ! colspan="2" |CupIncludes NWSL Challenge Cup ! colspan="2" |PlayoffsIncludes NWSL playoffs ! colspan="2" |Other ! colspan="2" |Total | |||||||||
| Division
!Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="2"|Orlando Pride
|2024 | rowspan="2"|NWSL |13 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 0 | 0 | 3Includes the 2024 NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| 2025
|1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 2 | 0 | ||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
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Honors
UCLA Bruins
Orlando Pride
- NWSL Shield: 2024{{Cite web |last=NWSL |date=2024-10-07 |title=Orlando Pride Claims 2024 NWSL Shield |url=https://www.nwslsoccer.com/news/orlando-pride-claims-2024-nwsl-shield-presented-by-carmax |access-date=2024-10-09 |website=NWSL}}
- NWSL Championship: 2024{{Cite web |date=2024-11-25 |title=Orlando Pride win 2024 NWSL Championship, bringing first professional, major league trophy to the City of Orlando |url=https://www.nwslsoccer.com/news/orlando-pride-win-2024-nwsl-championship-bringing-first-professional-major-league-trophy-to-the-city-of-orlando |access-date=2024-11-29 |website=NWSL}}
References
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External links
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- [https://uclabruins.com/sports/womens-soccer/roster/ally-lemos/11893 Ally Lemos] at UCLA Bruins
{{Orlando Pride squad}}
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Category:Soccer players from Pasadena, California
Category:Women's association football midfielders
Category:UCLA Bruins women's soccer players
Category:Orlando Pride draft picks
Category:Orlando Pride players
Category:National Women's Soccer League players
Category:United States women's youth international soccer players