Lauren (Brazilian footballer)

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Lauren [1]
Personal information
Full name Lauren Eduarda Leal Costa
Date of birth (2002-09-13) 13 September 2002 (age 21) [2]
Place of birth Votorantim, São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Kansas City Current
Number 78
Youth career
2017–2020 São Paulo
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018Centro Olímpico (loan) 0 (0)
2020–2021 São Paulo 27 (0)
2022–2023 Madrid CFF 40 (2)
2023– Kansas City Current 3 (1)
International career
2018 Brazil U17 3 (0)
2019–2022 Brazil U20 18 (0)
2021– Brazil 15 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 02:32, 9 June 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 02:32, 13 November 2023 (UTC)

Lauren Eduarda Leal Costa (born 13 September 2002), simply known as Lauren, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for American National Women's Soccer League club Kansas City Current and the Brazil women's national team.

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Club career

In Brazil, Lauren played for AD Centro Olímpico and debuted as a professional for São Paulo. [2]

She also played for Spanish club Madrid CFF in Liga F, making 40 total appearances and reaching the quarterfinals of the 2021–22 Copa de la Reina de Fútbol. [3]

On 24 July 2023, NWSL club Kansas City Current acquired the right to sign Lauren from fellow NWSL club North Carolina Courage in exchange for $100,000 in NWSL allocation money and a 2024 international slot, and signed her to a contract through 2024 with an option for an additional year. [3] [4] [5]

International career

Lauren represented Brazil at the 2018 South American U-17 Women's Championship and the 2020 South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship. She made her senior debut on 20 September 2021. [6] [7]

On 27 June 2023, Brazil named Lauren to its final 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup squad. [8] On 24 July, she made her World Cup debut in Brazil's opening group-stage match against Panama, which Brazil won 4–0. [9]

Honours

Brazil U20

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References

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  6. "Lauren". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
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