2019 Utah Royals FC season
No Name Nationality Positions Date of birth ( age ) Signed from Year with club ( year signed )
1 Abby Smith United States GK ( 1993-10-04 ) October 4 , 1993 ( aged 25 ) Boston Breakers 2 ( 2018 )
2 Rachel Corsie Scotland DF ( 1989-08-17 ) August 17 , 1989 ( aged 29 ) Seattle Reign 2 ( 2018 )
3 Rebecca Moros United States DF ( 1985-05-06 ) May 6 , 1985 ( aged 33 ) FC Kansas City 2 ( 2018 )
4 Becky Sauerbrunn United States DF ( 1985-06-06 ) June 6 , 1985 ( aged 33 ) FC Kansas City 2 ( 2018 )
5 Kelley O'Hara United States DF ( 1988-08-04 ) August 4 , 1988 ( aged 30 ) Sky Blue FC 2 ( 2018 )
6 Katie Bowen New Zealand DF ( 1994-04-15 ) April 15 , 1994 ( aged 24 ) FC Kansas City 2 ( 2018 )
7 Mandy Laddish United States MF ( 1992-05-13 ) May 13 , 1992 ( aged 26 ) FC Kansas City 2 ( 2018 )
8 Amy Rodriguez United States FW ( 1987-02-17 ) February 17 , 1987 ( aged 32 ) FC Kansas City 2 ( 2018 )
9 Lo'eau LaBonta United States MF ( 1993-03-18 ) March 18 , 1993 ( aged 26 ) FC Kansas City 2 ( 2018 )
10 Diana Matheson Canada MF ( 1984-04-06 ) April 6 , 1984 ( aged 35 ) Seattle Reign FC 2 ( 2018 )
11 Desiree Scott Canada MF ( 1987-07-31 ) July 31 , 1987 ( aged 31 ) FC Kansas City 2 ( 2018 )
12 Taylor Lytle United States MF ( 1989-03-31 ) March 31 , 1989 ( aged 30 ) Sky Blue FC 2 ( 2018 )
13 Makenzy Doniak United States FW ( 1994-02-25 ) February 25 , 1994 ( aged 25 ) North Carolina Courage 2 ( 2018 )
14 Gaby Vincent United States DF ( 1997-12-07 ) December 7 , 1997 ( aged 21 ) University of Louisville 1 ( 2019 )
15 Erika Tymrak United States MF ( 1991-08-07 ) August 7 , 1991 ( aged 27 ) FC Kansas City 2 ( 2018 )
17 Sydney Miramontez United States DF ( 1994-10-11 ) October 11 , 1994 ( aged 24 ) FC Kansas City 2 ( 2018 )
18 Nicole Barnhart United States GK ( 1981-10-10 ) October 10 , 1981 ( aged 37 ) FC Kansas City 2 ( 2018 )
19 Michelle Maemone United States DF ( 1997-03-18 ) March 18 , 1997 ( aged 22 ) Pepperdine University 1 ( 2019 )
20 Mallory Weber United States FW ( 1994-04-04 ) April 4 , 1994 ( aged 25 ) Portland Thorns 1 ( 2019 )
21 Verónica Boquete Spain FW ( 1987-04-09 ) April 9 , 1987 ( aged 32 ) Beijing BG Phoenix 1 ( 2019 )
Club -- Roster
Age calculated as of the start of the 2019 season . As of August 5 , 2019 [ 2 ] [ 39 ] [ 40 ] [ 41 ]
The 2019 Utah Royals FC season marks the team's second year of existence and its second season in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), the top division of the American soccer pyramid. In an effort to improve on the team's 5th place finish in 2018, the Royals signed former Spanish international and Spain's all-time leading scorer Vero Boquete for the 2019 season. Utah encountered numerous injury problems to start the season as both Brittany Ratcliffe and Taylor Lytle suffered season ending injuries before the season began. Canadian international Diana Matheson suffered a toe injury with the Canadian National Team which would require surgery, this injury would also force her to miss the World Cup. To help deal with these absences, Utah claimed Mallory Weber off waivers from the Portland Thorns. Six members of the Royals would miss games due to their participation at the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup. Becky Sauerbrunn, Kelley O'Hara and Christen Press for the United States, Desiree Scott for Canada, Katie Bowen for New Zealand and Rachel Corsie for Scotland. The Royals would lose another player at the end of June as defender Samantha Johnson announced her retirement from professional soccer. Defender Kelley O'Hara suffered an ankle injury during the first USWNT victory tour match on August 3rd, she would miss the remainer of Utah's season due to this injury. On August 14th, Royals forward Christen Press was named NWSL Player of the Week for Week 17, this was the first time a player on the Utah Royals had received this award. Press was also named Player of the Month for August, which was also a first for the club. The Royals were eliminated from playoff contention on September 28th after their fourth consecutive loss.