Laurel Kelley
Laurel Kelley
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Guilherme Torres | Prep Soccer Scout
Kelley is probably Ridge Point’s most creative player and a lot of what the team produces offensively comes through her. She’s an all-around playmaker, who can create chances in a variety of ways. Kelley is an excellent passer, thrives in creating space with her dribbling and is also a threat with her ability to finish from outside the penalty box. She’s typically used more centrally, but can feature on the wings too, using her pace and dribbling to go at defenders and get opposing backlines out of shape.
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A very creative and dynamic player, Kelley is heavily involved with Ridge Point’s offense. She’s been playing more centrally this season, but can also be used on the wings because of her ability to beat opponents off the dribble. Kelley is extremely skilled on the ball and has the confidence and the aggressiveness to go at any defenders standing in her way. She’s extremely dangerous around the penalty box because of her ability to dribble, find passes and finish from distance. Kelley also plays with a lot of intensity and likes to engage in combination plays through the middle.
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Read EvaluationGuilherme Torres | Prep Soccer Scout
Expect Kelley to be the main chance-creator for the Panthers this season from her attacking midfielder position. She has the freedom to circulate everywhere on the final third and makes great use of it, finding excellent spots to get on the ball and make plays. Kelley is a very technical and confident player, who doesn’t hesitate to try to beat opponents off the dribble and she’s really good at it. The midfielder is very dangerous from wide positions, where she has more space to make plays, but can also be lethal more centrally because of her finishing skills. Kelley is also very good with set pieces, making great crosses from corner kicks and taking accurate free kicks to goal.
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Read EvaluationGuilherme Torres | Prep Soccer Scout
The creative Kelley will be one of the main chance-creators in her Rise SC G06/05 GA team. She typically plays as a left winger, but has the freedom to roam around the penalty and find the best spot to get on the ball and make plays. She’s excellent at beating opponents in tight spaces but also very dangerous when she has space to make runs. Kelley uses either foot very well and is somewhat unpredictable when in possession as her impressive skill set allows her to beat opponents in a variety of ways and she makes sure to explore each of them. The forward is also very well-versed in set pieces.
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Read EvaluationGuilherme Torres | Prep Soccer Scout
Kelley typically plays more to the left of Ridge Point’s attacking line and is very productive from there. She’s excellent on the ball and can hurt opponents in a variety of ways. Kelley is very quick and has a great dribbling ability, even when driving the ball forward at speed. She’s very creative and likes to take her chances with unexpected moves, but is also intelligent enough to understand when it’s best to pass the ball and reset a play. The forward has great vision for passes around the penalty box and uses both feet well to pass and finish.
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