Lauren Wade

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Lauren Wade
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Personal information
Date of birth (1993-11-22) 22 November 1993 (age 30)
Place of birth Coleraine, Northern Ireland
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Heart of Midlothian
Number 11
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2017 Carson–Newman Eagles 23 (18)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Coleraine 0 (0)
2014–2015 Glentoran 0 (0)
2017 Umeå IK 5 (2)
2020–2021 Glasgow City 1 (1)
2021–2022 Glentoran
2022–2024 Reading 37 (3)
2024– Heart of Midlothian 0 (0)
International career
2015– Northern Ireland 53 (9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:05, 30 April 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 February 2024

Lauren Wade (born 22 November 1993) is a Northern Irish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Heart of Midlothian and has appeared for the Northern Ireland women's national team.

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She has previously played for Coleraine, Glentoran, Umeå IK, Glasgow City, and Reading.

Club career

Reading

On 5 August 2022, Reading announced the double signing of Wade. [1]

Hearts

On 5 July 2024, Wade joined Scottish Women's Premier League team Heart of Midlothian on a deal until 2026. [2]

International career

Wade has been capped for the Northern Ireland national team, appearing for the team during the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying cycle. [3]

She won her 50th cap in a fixture against Albania in the 2023-24 UEFA Women's Nations League on 26 September 2023; Wade was introduced at half-time, taking the captain's armband from Sarah McFadden, who was making her 100th appearance for the national side. Wade went on to score the winning goal in a 1-0 victory. [4]

Career statistics

As of match played 28 April 2024 [5]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Reading 2022–23 FA Women's Super League 1513031212
2023–24 Women's Championship 2222140283
Heart of Midlothian2024–25 Scottish Women's Premier League 00000000
Career total3735171----495

    International goals

    No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
    1.18 September 2020 Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands 3–06–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying
    2.5–0
    3.17 September 2021 Inver Park, Larne, Northern Ireland Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 4–04–0 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
    4.26 October 2021 Seaview, Belfast, Northern IrelandFlag of Austria.svg  Austria 1–12–2
    5.25 November 2021 Petar Miloševski Training Centre, Skopje, North Macedonia Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia 5–011–0
    6.23 June 2022 Herman Vanderpoortenstadion, Lier, Belgium Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 1–11–4 Friendly
    7.6 April 2023 Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 1–41–4
    8.26 September 2023 Seaview, Belfast, Northern IrelandFlag of Albania.svg  Albania 1–01–0 2023-24 UEFA Women's Nations League
    9.23 February 2024 Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 1–02–0 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League play-offs
    10.9 April 2024 Bosnia and Herzegovina FA Training Centre, Zenica, Bosnia & Herzegovina Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–03–1 UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying
    11.4 June 2024 Mourneview Park, Lurgan, Northern IrelandFlag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 1–01–2
    12.16 July 2024 Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern IrelandFlag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 2–02–0

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    References

    1. "CHAMBERS CAPTURES THREE - BURNS, WADE & WELLINGS". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 5 August 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
    2. "Wade arrives – Hearts". www.heartsfc.co.uk. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
    3. "Women World Cup Qualifiers Europe 2017/2018 » Teams (Northern Ireland)". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
    4. "Sarah McFadden: Incredible and emotional surprises as NI defender hits 100". BBC Sport . 27 September 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
    5. Lauren Wade at Soccerway