Lauren Milliet

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Lauren Milliet
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Milliet with Racing Louisville FC in 2023
Personal information
Full name Lauren Milliet Stopforth
Date of birth (1996-12-01) December 1, 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth Durango, Colorado
Height 5 ft 1 in (1.55 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Racing Louisville
Number 2
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2018 Colorado College Tigers 77 (21)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2020 North Carolina Courage 2 (0)
2021– Racing Louisville 46 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:05, 17 July 2022 (UTC)

Lauren Milliet (born December 1, 1996) is an American professional soccer midfielder who plays for Racing Louisville of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).

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Club career

North Carolina Courage

Milliet was chosen by the North Carolina Courage in the second round with the 14th overall pick in the 2019 NWSL College Draft. [1]

Racing Louisville FC

Milliet was chosen by Racing Louisville FC in the 2020 NWSL Expansion Draft. [2] She has appeared in every Racing match since joining the club, scoring her first goal for the team in a 3–0 win over the Kansas City Current on April 2 in the NWSL Challenge Cup. [3]

College career

Milliet started in all 77 of her appearances for Colorado College, tallying 21 goals and 16 assists. The midfielder was the 14th overall pick in the 2019 NWSL draft as just the second player to be selected from Colorado College. [4]

Personal life

Milliet married Cameron Stopforth on December 20, 2022. [5]

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References

  1. Livingston, John (January 10, 2019). "Durango's Lauren Milliet forges path to NWSL draft selection". The Durango Herald . Retrieved June 27, 2020.
  2. Creditor, Avi (November 12, 2020). "Louisville Takes USWNT's Heath, Press to Headline Expansion Draft". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
  3. "Racing notches decisive first Challenge Cup win over KC Current". Racing Louisville FC. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
  4. "Lauren Milliet". Racing Louisville FC. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
  5. "Lauren Milliet Stopforth on Instagram: ""Here's to a summer love that fizzes in the lungs" • I love you forever, Cam. 🤍"". Instagram. Retrieved July 11, 2023.