Rylee Baisden
Rylee Ann Baisden (born April 16, 1994) is an American professional soccer player who last played as a forward for North Carolina Courage of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). Early life. Baisden grew up in Orange County, California and went to school in Los Angeles. Pepperdine University. Baisden attended college at Pepperdine University. Club career. After her college career, Baisden went to play briefly in Sweden and played for a year in France. Australia. For the 2018–19 season, Baisden moved to Australia to play for Morton Bay United in the National Premier League where she scored  33 goals in 23 games. Due to her form Baisden was named in the league's team of the season, was nominated for player of the year and participated in Morton Bay's maiden grand final appearance. On the back of this form Baisden was drafted by Brisbane Roar ahead of the 2019–20 W-League season. Baisden admitted that she did not expect to be offered the contract. She debuted in Brisbane's first game of the 2019–20 season against Melbourne Victory, and scored her first goal in the W-league in their next match, a 3–1 loss to Western  Sydney Wanderers. International career. Baisden represented the United States at the World University Games in Taiwan. Personal life. Baisden is passionate about photography, and has started a photography business, where she also works with drones.