Lauren Eduarda Leal Costa (born 13 September 2002), simply known as Lauren, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Atlético Madrid in Liga F and the Brazil women's national team.
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| Full name | Lauren Eduarda Leal Costa | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 13 September 2002[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Votorantim, São Paulo, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Atlético Madrid | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2020 | São Paulo | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018 | → Centro Olímpico (loan) | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | São Paulo | 27 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Madrid CFF | 40 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Kansas City Current | 5 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Atlético Madrid | ||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Brazil U17 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2022 | Brazil U20 | 18 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021– | Brazil | 15 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 02:32, 21 August 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 02:32, 13 November 2023 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
editIn 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]
On 21 August 2024, Kansas City Current announced that Lauren had been transferred to Atlético Madrid.[6]
International career
editLauren 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.[7][8]
On 27 June 2023, Brazil named Lauren to its final 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup squad.[9] On 24 July, she made her World Cup debut in Brazil's opening group-stage match against Panama, which Brazil won 4–0.[10]
Honours
editBrazil U20
Brazil
- Summer Olympics silver medal: 2024[11]
References
edit- ^ "Categoria Adulta". SPFC (in Portuguese). Retrieved 30 December 2021.
- ^ a b Lauren at Soccerway. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
- ^ a b Anstine, Jack (24 July 2023). "Kansas City Current signs Brazilian defender Lauren Eduarda Leal Costa". KSHB. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ^ Sperry, Daniel (24 July 2023). "Kansas City Current to add defender currently playing with Brazil in World Cup: sources". The Kansas City Star. Yahoo!. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ^ "Kansas City Current sign World Cup defender from Brazil" (Press release). Kansas City Current. 24 July 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ^ "Kansas City Current transfers Lauren to Atlético de Madrid". Kansas City Current. 21 August 2024. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
- ^ "Lauren". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
- ^ Seixas, Josué (14 July 2023). "Eyeing a spot on the starting 11, Lauren says that she is living a dream with the World Cup". Sambafoot. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ^ Brischetto, Patrick (23 July 2023). "Brazil women's national team squad 2023: Complete roster for FIFA World Cup in Australia and New Zealand". The Sporting News. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ^ "Brazil 4-0 Panama". ESPN. 24 July 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ^ Jurejko, Jonathan (10 August 2024). "Brazil 0-1 United States: Emma Hayes leads USA to Olympic gold". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
External links
edit- Lauren at Soccerway.com
- Lauren at WorldFootball.net
- Lauren at FBref.com
- Liga F player profile
- Kansas City Current profile
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