Rosemary Eleanor Florence White (born 6 June 1993) is a New Zealand

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who last played as a midfielder for

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in the

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and the New Zealand national team.

Club career

In July 2015, White signed for English

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champions Liverpool Ladies. Liverpool manager

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expected White to increase the team's attacking options. In

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Liverpool slumped to a seventh-place finish, but White was handed a new contract in November 2015. On 9 November 2016, she signed with the

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of the

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where she reunited with former Liverpool head coach

. White played in 22 games for Boston and scored 4 goals. After the

folded ahead of the

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, White was selected by the

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with the 7th pick in the Breakers Dispersal Draft on 30 January 2018. 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

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. White made 12 appearances and scored 1 goal for the Red Stars in 2018. Ahead of the

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the Red Stars announced that White would not be returning to the team in order to prepare for the

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with

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. Both the club and White will re-evaluate the possibility of a return to the team after the World Cup. After the

, White signed with

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on July 16, 2019. In December 2021, OL Reign waived the rights to White and she left the club.

International career

White is a New Zealand international. She previously represented her country at the under-17 and under-20 levels. White achieved a unique double by scoring a hat-trick against

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in the

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and a second against Chile in the

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two weeks later. In 2010, she represented New Zealand at the

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, appearing in all three group games. White made her senior Football Ferns debut as a substitute in a 0–6 loss to

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on 10 January 2009. 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

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on 29 September 2010. She played in two matches out of New Zealand's three in each of

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in Germany 2011 and Canada 2015. In July 2016, White was named to the Football Ferns' squad for the

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. She appeared in two of New Zealand's three matches, both as second-half substitutes.

International goals

References

External links

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