Lauren James
English association football player
Lauren Elizabeth James (born 29 September 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for the Chelsea Women's Super League team and also represents the England women's national team. [1][2][3] She is of Grenadian and Dominican descent through her father, and English descent through her mother. She attended Whitton School in Whitton, London.
_(cropped).jpg) James with England in 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Lauren Elizabeth James | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 29 September 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | London, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Chelsea | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2014 | Chelsea | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2017 | Arsenal | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Arsenal | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2021 | Manchester United | 40 | (22) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021– | Chelsea | 25 | (7) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| National team‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | England U17 | 6 | (6) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | England U19 | 11 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | England | 18 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:20, 1 October 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 01:35, 27 September 2023 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Career statistics
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change- As of match played 15 May 2024[4]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Arsenal | 2017–18 | WSL 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 8 | 1 | |
| Manchester United | 2018–19 | Championship | 18 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | 27 | 17 | |
| 2019–20 | WSL | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | 18 | 9 | ||
| 2020–21 | WSL | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 11 | 2 | ||
| Total | 40 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 3 | — | 56 | 28 | |||
| Chelsea | 2021–22 | WSL | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| 2022–23 | WSL | 18 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 33 | 8 | |
| 2023–24 | WSL | 16 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 29 | 16 | |
| Total | 40 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 3 | 74 | 25 | ||
| Career total | 85 | 41 | 14 | 4 | 22 | 6 | 17 | 3 | 138 | 54 | ||
International
change- As of match played 9 April 2024
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| England | 2022 | 5 | 0 |
| 2023 | 15 | 6 | |
| 2024 | 4 | 1 | |
| Total | 24 | 7 | |
- Scores and results list England's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each James goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
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| 1 | 16 February 2023 | Stadium MK, Milton Keynes, England |  South Korea
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4–0 | 4–0 | 2023 Arnold Clark Cup | [5] |
| 2 | 28 July 2023 | Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney, Australia |  Denmark
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1–0 | 1–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup | [6] |
| 3 | 1 August 2023 | Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide, Australia |  China
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3–0 | 6–1 | [7] | |
| 4 | 4–1 | ||||||
| 5 | 5 December 2023 | Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland |  Scotland
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2–0 | 6–0 | 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League A | [8] |
| 6 | 3–0 | ||||||
| 7 | 9 April 2024 | Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Republic of Ireland |  Republic of Ireland
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1–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying | [9] |
Honours
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Individual
- FA Women's Championship Player of the Month: September 2018[15]
- North-West Football Awards Women's Rising Star: 2020[16]
- WSL Goal of the Month: February 2023[17]
- WSL Player of the Month: November 2023,[18] January 2024[19]
- Arnold Clark Cup Player of the Tournament: 2023[20]
- Arnold Clark Cup NXGN Player of the Tournament: 2023[20]
- London Football Awards Women’s Young Player of the Year: 2023[21]
- Women's Football Awards Young Player of the Year: 2023[22]
- PFA Women's Young Player of the Year: 2022–23[23]
- PFA WSL Team of the Year: 2023–24[24]
- FIFA FIFPRO Women's World 11: 2023[25]
- Chelsea Women's Player of the Year: 2023–24[26]
References
change- ↑ Weich, Ben (20 January 2017). "Teenage football prodigy wins call up to England youth team". Richmond & Twickenham Times. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
- ↑ Olow, Fadumo (25 March 2021). "Meet Lauren and Reece James: 'How many siblings play elite football? We're living a dream'" – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
- ↑ James, Nigel (July 2023). Reece James WANTS To Be The Chelsea Captain (Video) – via www.youtube.com.
- ↑ "Lauren James player profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
- ↑ "England 4–0 South Korea: Lionesses ease to victory in Arnold Clark Cup opener". BBC Sport. 16 February 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
- ↑ Sanders, Emma (28 July 2023). "England 1–0 Denmark: Lauren James stars as England beat Denmark". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
- ↑ Sanders, Emma (1 August 2023). "China 1–6 England: Lauren James' stunning display powers England into last 16". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- ↑ Anderson, Jess (5 December 2023). "Scotland 0–6 England: Lionesses thump Scotland but Team GB Olympic dream over". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
- ↑ Sanders, Emma (9 April 2024). "Republic of Ireland 0–2 England: Lionesses get first win of Euro 2025 qualifying". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ↑ "Continental Tyres Cup Final: Arsenal Women 1–0 Manchester City Women". BBC. 14 March 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ↑ "Man Utd Women 7–0 Crystal Palace Ladies: Women's Championship title sealed by win". BBC Sport. 20 April 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
- ↑ Emma Sanders (20 August 2023). "Women's World Cup final: England lose to Spain in Sydney". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
- ↑ Sanders, Emma (6 April 2023). "England beat Brazil on penalties to win Finalissima". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
- ↑ "Arnold Clark Cup: England hit six v Belgium to retain trophy". BBC Sport. 22 February 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
- ↑ "Award for Man Utd hotshot". The Football Association. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
- ↑ "Manchester United recognised at North-West Football awards". Manchester United F.C.
- ↑ "Lauren James wins February WSL Goal of the Month award". Chelsea F.C. 23 February 2023. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ↑ "Lauren James wins November's WSL Player of the Month award". www.chelseafc.com. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
- ↑ "Lauren James scoops WSL Player of the Month award". Chelsea F.C. 8 February 2024. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 Ruszkai, Ameé (22 February 2023). "England's Lauren James named NXGN Player of the Tournament at the Arnold Clark Cup". Goal. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
- ↑ "Kerr and James collect London Football Awards". www.chelseafc.com. March 13, 2023. Retrieved 2024-05-31.
- ↑ "Women's Football Awards: Alessia Russo, Keira Walsh and Lauren James among inaugural winners". Sky Sports. May 26, 2023. Retrieved 2024-05-31.
- ↑ "Lauren James PFA Young Player of the Year 2023". Professional Fooballers' Association. 29 August 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
- ↑ "PFA WSL Team of the Year". Professional Footballers' Association. 20 August 2024. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
- ↑ "Who made the 2023 FIFA FIFPRO Women's World 11?". FIFPRO. 15 January 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ↑ "End of Season Award winners revealed!". Chelsea F.C. 7 May 2024. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
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