Lourdes Bosch

Lourdes de la Caridad Bosch (born 17 August 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga Femenil club Monterrey. Born in the United States, she plays for the Mexico national team. She played college soccer for the UNLV Rebels and the California Baptist Lancers. She began her professional career with Australian club Melbourne City in 2024.

Early life

Born and raised in Las Vegas, Bosch began playing soccer when she was eight years old.

College career

Bosch enrolled in the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, in the spring of 2019. In her first season with the California Baptist Lancers, she scored 7 goals in 16 games and was named first-team all-Western Athletic Conference.

Club career Melbourne City After going undrafted in the 2024 NWSL Draft, Bosch worked as a bank intern in Las Vegas before beginning her professional career in Australia, signing a two-year contract with A-League Women club Melbourne City on September 3, 2024. She made her professional debut on October 6 against Iranian club Bam Khatoon in the 2024–25 AFC Women's Champions League group stage. She scored her first professional goal in the second game of the competition against Thailand's BGC–College of Asian Scholars, followed by a brace against Kaya Iloilo of the Philippines. Melbourne City went undefeated the entire 2024–25 regular season and topped the league table. Bosch was the league's assist leader with 9 assists and scored 4 goals in 22 appearances. On May 11, 2025, in the second leg of the league semifinals, Bosch was sent off for hitting a Central Coast Mariners player in the face and received a two-game ban for the incident, before her team lost in extra time after an incorrect onside ruling. She scored 7 goals in 29 appearances in all competitions during her season with the club.

Monterrey

On August 21, 2025, National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) expansion team Denver Summit announced that the club had acquired Bosch for an undisclosed transfer fee, signing her to a contract through 2027. She joined Liga MX Femenil club Monterrey on loan before Denver began play in 2026. She finished the loan with 2 goals in 8 appearances.

On August 21, 2026, having not seen playing time with Denver, Bosch returned to Monterrey on a permanent transfer for an undisclosed fee.

International career

Bosch received her first call-up to the Mexico national team in May 2025. She made her international debut on May 30, 2025, coming on as a late substitute for Jasmine Casarez in a 2–2 friendly draw against Uruguay.

Honors and awards

Melbourne City A-League Women Premiership: 2024–25

Mexico U23 Central American and Caribbean Gold Medal: 2026

Individual First-team All-WAC: 2022 First-team All-MW: 2021 Second-team All-WAC: 2023 Second-team All-MW: 2020 WAC tournament all-tournament team: 2023 A-League Women top assist provider: 2024–25