Carrie Lawrence

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Carrie Lawrence
NC Courage vs Orlando Pride (Jun 2024) 007.jpg
Lawrence with the Orlando Pride in 2024
Personal information
Full name Carrie Elizabeth Lawrence [1]
Date of birth (1997-07-15) July 15, 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Orlando, Florida, United States
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Orlando Pride
Number 12
Youth career
Florida Kraze Krush
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015 South Carolina Gamecocks 20 (1)
2016–2018 UCF Knights 49 (4)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020– Orlando Pride 20 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of July 6, 2024

Carrie Elizabeth Lawrence (born July 15, 1997) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Orlando Pride of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).

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Early life

Growing up in Orlando, Florida, Lawrence was an All-Metro and All-State Player for Timber Creek High School and was named Offensive Player of the Year and Most Valuable Player while capturing Metro and District championships. She also lettered in flag football at school. Lawrence played club soccer for Florida Kraze Krush, winning state and regional championships, and was also a member of the Region III Olympic Development Program team. [2]

College

Lawrence was recruited to play college soccer by the University of South Carolina. She spent one season with the South Carolina Gamecocks in 2015 and appeared in all 20 matches, being voted team Rookie of the Year by her teammates. [3] Lawrence transferred to the University of Central Florida ahead of her sophomore year in 2016 and played the following three seasons with the UCF Knights. In 2018, Lawrence was a Second Team All-AAC selection and was named to the United Soccer Coaches Association All-Region Third Team. [2]

Professional career

Orlando Pride

On January 10, 2020, Lawrence was signed by Orlando Pride as a supplemental player having spent the 2019 season training full-time with the club. She was ineligible to sign in 2019 having not declared for the draft. [4] [5] She was waived as part of final roster ahead of the 2020 NWSL Challenge Cup. [6] With the 2020 NWSL season dealing with significant disruption during the COVID-19 pandemic, Lawrence rejoined the Pride, one of seven players signed to a short-term contract on September 8 in order to compete in the Fall Series following the team's decision to loan out 11 senior players to play regularly overseas. [7] [8] Lawrence made her NWSL debut on September 19, 2020 in the first fall series match, starting in a 0–0 draw with North Carolina Courage. [9] She appeared in all four Fall Series matches for a combined 233 minutes. [10] Ahead of the 2021 season, Lawrence re-signed with the club on a one-year deal with an option for an additional season. [11]

International career

In May 2015, Lawrence was called into the United States U19 training camp held at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, California. [12]

Personal life

Since 2022, Lawrence has been in a relationship with her Orlando Pride teammate Marta. [13] In August 2024, they announced their engagement. [14]

Career statistics

College

SchoolSeasonDivisionAppsGoals
South Carolina Gamecocks 2015 Div. I 201
UCF Knights 2016151
2017162
2018181
Total494
Career total695

Club

As of match played October 15, 2023. [10]
ClubSeasonLeagueCup [lower-alpha 1] PlayoffsOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Orlando Pride 2020 NWSL ———4 [lower-alpha 2] 040
2021 0000——00
2022 14040——180
2023 0000——00
Career total140400040220

Honors

Orlando Pride

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References

  1. ↑ "Candidates for Bachelor's Degrees – College of Health Professions and Sciences, Bachelor of Science: Sport and Exercise Science BS–Human Performance" (PDF). Commencement: May 2–4, 2019. Orlando, Florida: University of Central Florida. May 2019. p. 63. Archived from the original on November 20, 2021. Retrieved November 20, 2021.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. 1 2 "Carrie Lawrence - UCF". University of Central Florida Athletics.
  3. ↑ "Carrie Lawrence - South Carolina". University of South Carolina Athletics. 22 June 2018.
  4. ↑ "Orlando Pride Signs UCF Alumna Carrie Lawrence". www.orlandocitysc.com.
  5. ↑ Poe, Julia (10 January 2020). "Orlando Pride signs UCF alumna Carrie Lawrence, waives Danica Evans". Pro Soccer USA. Archived from the original on 11 January 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  6. ↑ "Orlando Pride Announces Roster Moves Ahead of 2020 NWSL Challenge Cup". www.orlandocitysc.com.
  7. ↑ "Orlando Pride Signs Seven Players to Short-Term Contracts". www.orlandocitysc.com.
  8. ↑ "How to watch Orlando Pride players on loan abroad". news.yahoo.com. 31 August 2020.
  9. ↑ "North Carolina Courage vs. Orlando Pride". www.nwslsoccer.com.
  10. 1 2 "Carrie Lawrence - Soccerway". soccerway.com.
  11. ↑ "Orlando Pride Re-Signs Hometown Defender Carrie Lawrence". www.orlandocitysc.com.
  12. ↑ "U19 WNT roster named for Chula Vista camp". TopDrawerSoccer.com.
  13. ↑ @martavsilva10 (2024-03-06). "2 years sharing my life with this special person, lucky me 🥰" – via Instagram.
  14. ↑ "From Olympic rings to diamond rings 💍Congratulations to Marta on her engagement 😍". x.com. August 18, 2024. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
  15. ↑ NWSL (2024-10-07). "Orlando Pride Claims 2024 NWSL Shield". NWSL. Retrieved 2024-10-09.
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