Amy Elizabeth LePeilbet (born March 12, 1982) is an American women's soccer associate coach for the Salt Lake Bruins, and a retired professional and international player.
She was the interim head coach of Utah Royals FC in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) until its 2020 dissolution and relocation.
[2] As a player, LePeilbet last played as a defender for FC Kansas City of the NWSL and was a member of the United States women's national team.
Born in Spokane, Washington, LePeilbet attended Prairie Ridge High School in Crystal Lake, Illinois, where she lettered four years in soccer and three times in basketball.
LePeilbet was an All-Fox Valley Conference selection from 1997 to 2000, an all-sectional choice from 1998 to 2000, first-team all-area from 1999 to 2000, an all-tournament pick from 1999 to 2000, and named Most Valuable Player in 1999 and 2000.
She also earned the Fox Valley Scholar-Athlete and United States Marine Corps Athlete Recognition awards the same year.
[4] LePeilbet attended Arizona State University, where she majored in Sociology and graduated with Magna Cum Laude honors.
[4] In 2002, during LePeilbet's junior year, she was considered was one of the main reasons the team tied the school record with five straight shutouts.
[9] The Blues came in first in the Western Conference with a 12–0–0 record and clinched the W-League championship title with a 2–1 win over FC Indiana.
[18][19] She did not play during the 2013 season due to recovery from Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) revision surgery on her left knee.
[21] On March 31, 2014, the Chicago Red Stars traded LePeilbet to FC Kansas City for a first round pick in the 2015 college draft and an additional international slot for 2014 and 2015.
[23] Nearly 18 months since her last competitive game, on June 4, 2014, LePeilbet appeared in her first match for Kansas City being subbed in at left back in the 84'.
[24] In 2015, she played every minute of the regular season for Kansas City and was voted a finalist for the league Defender of the Year award and named to the Best XI.
[29] In 2011, LePeilbet competed in the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup held in Germany, where the USA team finished second behind Japan.
[30][31] LePeilbet's match record at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup included three wins against Korea DPR and Colombia in group stage, and France in the semifinal; one loss against Sweden in the group stage; and two draws with Brazil in the quarter-final and Japan in the final.