Rosie White

Rosemary Eleanor Florence "Rosie" White (born 6 June 1993) is a New Zealand footballer who plays as a striker for OL Reign in the National Women's Soccer League and the New Zealand national team.

Rosie White
Rosie White (right) in 2019
Personal information
Full name Rosemary Eleanor Florence White[1]
Date of birth (1993-06-06) 6 June 1993[1]
Place of birth Auckland, New Zealand[2]
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 OL Reign
Number 31
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2014 UCLA Bruins
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Western Springs AFC
Lynn-Avon United
Three Kings United 20 (50)
2015–2016 Liverpool 22 (4)
2017 Boston Breakers 22 (4)
2018 Chicago Red Stars 12 (1)
2019– OL Reign 9 (2)
National team‡
2008–2010 New Zealand U-17 3 (3)
2008–2012 New Zealand U-20 15 (16)
2009– New Zealand 110 (24)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 November 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 March 2020[3]

Club career
White playing for New Zealand in 2011

In July 2015, White signed for English FA WSL champions Liverpool Ladies. Liverpool manager Matt Beard expected White to increase the team's attacking options.[4] In 2015 Liverpool slumped to a seventh-place finish, but White was handed a new contract in November 2015.[5]

On 9 November 2016, she signed with the Boston Breakers of the NWSL where she reunited with former Liverpool head coach Matt Beard. White played in 22 games for Boston and scored 4 goals.[6]

After the Boston Breakers folded ahead of the 2018 NWSL season, White was selected by the Chicago Red Stars with the 7th pick in the Breakers Dispersal Draft on 30 January 2018.[7] She began the 2018 season on the 45-day disabled list as she recovered from right and left navicular fractures. White made her debut for the Red Stars on 26 May against the Orlando Pride.[8][9] White made 12 appearances and scored 1 goal for the Red Stars in 2018.[10]

Ahead of the 2019 NWSL season the Red Stars announced that White would not be returning to the team in order to prepare for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup with New Zealand. Both the club and White will re-evaluate the possibility of a return to the team after the World Cup.[11]

After the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, White signed with Reign FC on July 16, 2019.[12]

International career

White is a New Zealand international. She previously represented her country at the under-17 and under-20 levels.[13]

White achieved a unique double by scoring a hat-trick against Colombia in the 2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup[14] and a second against Chile in the 2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup[15] two weeks later. In 2010, she represented New Zealand at the 2010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Germany, appearing in all three group games.[16]

White made her senior Football Ferns debut as a substitute in a 0–6 loss to China PR on 10 January 2009.[17][18] Having been a prolific scorer for the Under-17 and Under-20 teams, White remained goalless for the Football Ferns until her 14th appearance when she scored in a 14–0 win over Vanuatu on 29 September 2010.[17]

She played in two matches out of New Zealand's three in each of FIFA Women's World Cup in Germany 2011 and Canada 2015.[19]

In July 2016, White was named to the Football Ferns's squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics. She appeared in two of New Zealand's three matches, both as second-half substitutes.[20][21]

References
  1. "List of Players – 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  2. Profile Archived 7 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine at NZF
  3. "Football Ferns squad revealed for World Cup". The New Zealand Herald. 29 April 2019.
  4. "Liverpool Ladies sign New Zealand striker Rosie White". BBC Sport. 9 July 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
  5. "Rosie White: Liverpool Ladies striker signs new contract". BBC Sport. 26 November 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
  6. "Breakers sign New Zealand midfielder Rosie White". Boston Breakers. 9 November 2016. Archived from the original on 21 November 2016. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
  7. Ltd, Simplestream. "National Women's Soccer League". www.nwslsoccer.com. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  8. "Friday Roundup: Poor field conditions cause scheduling change for Copa America Femenina". 30 March 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  9. "Rosie White Game Log". 4 July 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  10. "R. WHITE". Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  11. "Red Stars Announce Signings, Departures Over The Weekend". 4 March 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  12. "REIGN FC SIGNS NEW ZEALAND INTERNATIONAL ROSIE WHITE". Reign FC. 16 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  13. "Profile on NZ Football". NZ Football. Retrieved 13 October 2010.
  14. "Match Report". FIFA. 4 November 2008.
  15. "Match Report". FIFA. 22 November 2008.
  16. "FIFA Under 20 Women's World Cup, Germany 2010 – Team – New Zealand". FIFA. Retrieved 17 October 2010.
  17. "Football Ferns – Line-ups". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 12 June 2009.
  18. "Caps 'n' Goals, New Zealand Women's national representatives". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 12 June 2009.
  19. "FIFA player's stats". FIFA. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  20. "Football Ferns choose experience for Rio squad". 5 July 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  21. "R.White". 19 September 2017. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
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