Lauren Flynn

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Lauren Flynn
Personal information
Full name Lauren Elizabeth Flynn [1]
Date of birth (2002-05-22) May 22, 2002 (age 22) [1]
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Utah Royals
Number 5
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2023 Florida State Seminoles 79 (7)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2024– Utah Royals 12 (0)
International career‡
2022 United States U-20 11 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of July 7, 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of August 17, 2022

Lauren Elizabeth Flynn (born May 22, 2002) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender for the Utah Royals of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She played college soccer for the Florida State Seminoles, where she won NCAA championships in 2021 and 2023. She has represented the United States at the under-20 level.

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Early life

Flynn was raised in Arlington County, Virginia, one of three daughters born to Chris and Debby Flynn. Her older sister, Meghan, played college soccer at Tennessee, and her younger sister, Moira, plays for Miami. [2] [3] Flynn played high school soccer as a forward at Yorktown High School, where she scored 66 goals in three years and won state championships in 2017 and 2019, being named first-team all-state in 2019. [2] [4] She played club soccer for ECNL team McLean Youth Soccer. [4]

College career

Not highly recruited out of high school, Flynn signed with the Florida State Seminoles. She saw limited playing time as a winger in the fall of 2020 before being converted to center back for the 2020 NCAA tournament and started in that position for the rest of her college career. [2] [4] She won the ACC tournament all four years she was at Florida State. [5] After being national runners-up to Santa Clara, Flynn helped Florida State return to the final of the 2021 NCAA tournament and win the championship. Flynn was second on the team in minutes played behind center back partner Emily Madril and was named to the TopDrawerSoccer Best XI third team. [4] [6]

Before the 2022 season, Flynn chose to stay at Florida State after head coach Mark Krikorian left and was replaced by Brian Pensky, who had coached Flynn's older sister at Tennessee. [7] She helped the Seminoles make it to the semifinals of the 2022 NCAA tournament and was named to the TopDrawerSoccer Best XI second team. [8] [9] During the 2023 season, Flynn played in the attack for her senior night game versus NC State, scoring a hat trick to double her career goal total. [10] She anchored the back line to allow only one goal at the 2023 NCAA tournament as Florida State became undefeated national champions, being named the most outstanding defensive player of the tournament and first-team TopDrawerSoccer Best XI. [7] [11]

Club career

Utah Royals, 2024–

Flynn was drafted by the expansion team Utah Royals with the 16th overall pick in the second round of the 2024 NWSL Draft. [5] She was signed to a one-year contract with an option for an additional year. [12] She debuted for the Royals in the starting lineup against Racing Louisville FC on April 20. [13]

International career

Flynn was first called up to the United States national under-20 team in December 2021, arriving at training camp just after winning her first NCAA championship. She appeared in six of seven games for the team at the 2022 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship, where they shut out all their opponents to win the tournament. [4] [14] She was selected to the roster for the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, where they lost in the group stage. [15] She played friendlies with the national under-23 team in 2023. [16]

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  8. ↑ "North Carolina outlasts Florida St. in 3-2 thriller to advance to 2022 Women's College Cup final". National Collegiate Athletic Association. December 2, 2022. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
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