Leslie Osborne's day job is a midfielder for the Boston Breakers of Women's Professional Soccer. (Boston Breakers photo)

Boston Breakers co-captain Leslie Osborne is one of the top midfielders in the nation, yet she still can’t decide whether she has more high heels or cleats kicking around in her closet.

Osborne, who signed with the Breakers as a free agent last October, takes runways and photo shoots by storm when she’s not dominating the pitch at Harvard Stadium.

Osborne's other passion is modeling, which she does frequently in Boston and beyond.

“I think it’s just a really cool thing for people out there to know what female athletes can be like off the field,” Osborne said. “It’s a different viewpoint now what female athletes can be. They can be nice and fashionable off the field, and on the field and they can still go out and be great soccer players.”

The Wisconsin native and Santa Clara alumna comes to Boston off her captainship with FC Gold Pride in 2009, and now leads Boston’s chapter of Women’s Professional Soccer alongside soccer legend Kristine Lilly.

Although Osborne admits her “California girl” style of vibrant colors and long dresses sometimes clashes with Boston’s neutral-colored fashion domain, she is still considered a trendsetter in the locker room.

“[My teammates] just think I’m funny because I come to the locker room and I’m wearing my Puma skirt and a tank top,” Osborne said with a laugh. “They can get funny because a lot of them don’t care much about how they look or what they wear, and they’re always like, ‘Oh, Leslie, you can pull that off but we can’t,’ and it’s like, ‘No, you guys can.’ It’s totally about how you feel in it, and that way it looks how you feel.

“I think they do give me a hard time when they have my Puma poster hanging up, but I think it’s pretty cool because I think that they appreciate it.”

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