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Lauren James

Lauren Elizabeth James (born 29 September 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a attacking midfielder for Women's Super League club Chelsea and the England national team. James started her senior career with Arsenal in 2017 before joining Manchester United in 2018 and winning the Championship. Since joining Chelsea in 2021, she has won four WSL titles and two FA Cups with the club, and was awarded the PFA Women's Young Player of the Year for the 2022–23 season. James represented England at U17 and U19 level, making her first senior appearance in the 2023 World Cup qualification. She scored her first international goal in the 2023 Arnold Clark Cup against South Korea, followed by her first World Cup goal in the 2023 competition against Denmark, scoring further goals against China. In December 2023, James scored her first Nations League goal against Scotland. James was part of the England squad which won the UEFA Euro 2025.

Infobox

2019
England U19
Full name
Lauren Elizabeth James
Date of birth
(2001-09-29) 29 September 2001
Place of birth
London, England
Height
5 ft 6 in (1 m)
Positions
Wide midfielder winger
Current team
Chelsea
Number
10
2010–2014
Chelsea
2014–2017
Arsenal
Years
Team
2017–2018
England U17
2018–2021
Manchester United
2021–
Chelsea
2022–
England

Tables

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition · Career statistics › Club
Division
Division
Club
Division
Season
Apps
League
Goals
League
Apps
League
Goals
FA Cup
Apps
FA Cup
Goals
League Cup
Apps
League Cup
Goals
Europe
Apps
Europe
Goals
Arsenal
Arsenal
Club
Arsenal
Season
2017–18
League
WSL 1
League
5
League
0
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
0
League Cup
3
League Cup
1
Europe
—
Europe
8
Total
1
Manchester United
Manchester United
Club
Manchester United
Season
2018–19
League
Championship
League
18
League
14
FA Cup
3
FA Cup
2
League Cup
6
League Cup
1
Europe
—
Europe
27
Total
17
2019–20
2019–20
Club
2019–20
Season
WSL
League
12
League
6
League
1
FA Cup
1
FA Cup
5
League Cup
2
League Cup
—
Europe
18
Europe
9
2020–21
2020–21
Club
2020–21
Season
WSL
League
10
League
2
League
0
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
1
League Cup
0
League Cup
—
Europe
11
Europe
2
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
40
League
22
League
4
League
3
FA Cup
12
FA Cup
3
League Cup
—
League Cup
56
Europe
28
Chelsea
Chelsea
Club
Chelsea
Season
2021–22
League
WSL
League
6
League
1
FA Cup
3
FA Cup
0
League Cup
2
League Cup
0
Europe
1
Europe
0
Total
12
2022–23
2022–23
Club
2022–23
Season
WSL
League
18
League
5
League
4
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
3
League Cup
1
League Cup
8
Europe
2
Europe
33
Total
8
2023–24
2023–24
Club
2023–24
Season
WSL
League
16
League
13
League
3
FA Cup
1
FA Cup
2
League Cup
1
League Cup
8
Europe
1
Europe
29
Total
16
2024–25
2024–25
Club
2024–25
Season
WSL
League
9
League
3
League
3
FA Cup
1
FA Cup
2
League Cup
0
League Cup
3
Europe
0
Europe
17
Total
4
2025–26
2025–26
Club
2025–26
Season
WSL
League
14
League
5
League
4
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
3
League Cup
1
League Cup
4
Europe
1
Europe
25
Total
7
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
63
League
27
League
17
League
2
FA Cup
12
FA Cup
3
League Cup
24
League Cup
4
Europe
116
Europe
36
Career total
Career total
Club
Career total
Season
108
League
49
League
21
League
5
FA Cup
27
FA Cup
7
League Cup
24
League Cup
4
Europe
180
Europe
65
Club
Season
League
FA Cup
League Cup
Europe
Total
Division
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Arsenal
2017–18
WSL 1
5
0
0
0
3
1
—
8
1
Manchester United
2018–19
Championship
18
14
3
2
6
1
—
27
17
2019–20
WSL
12
6
1
1
5
2
—
18
9
2020–21
WSL
10
2
0
0
1
0
—
11
2
Total
40
22
4
3
12
3
—
56
28
Chelsea
2021–22
WSL
6
1
3
0
2
0
1
0
12
2022–23
WSL
18
5
4
0
3
1
8
2
33
8
2023–24
WSL
16
13
3
1
2
1
8
1
29
16
2024–25
WSL
9
3
3
1
2
0
3
0
17
4
2025–26
WSL
14
5
4
0
3
1
4
1
25
7
Total
63
27
17
2
12
3
24
4
116
36
Career total
108
49
21
5
27
7
24
4
180
65
Appearances and goals by national team and year · Career statistics › International
England
England
National team
England
Year
2022
Apps
5
Goals
0
2023
2023
National team
2023
Year
15
Apps
6
2024
2024
National team
2024
Year
4
Apps
1
2025
2025
National team
2025
Year
10
Apps
2
2026
2026
National team
2026
Year
4
Apps
0
Total
Total
National team
Total
Year
38
Apps
9
National team
Year
Apps
Goals
England
2022
5
0
2023
15
6
2024
4
1
2025
10
2
2026
4
0
Total
38
9
List of international goals scored by Lauren James · Career statistics › International
1
1
No.
1
Date
16 February 2023
Cap
6
Venue
Stadium MK, Milton Keynes, England
Opponent
South Korea
Score
4–0
Result
4–0
Competition
2023 Arnold Clark Cup
2
2
No.
2
Date
28 July 2023
Cap
13
Venue
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney, Australia
Opponent
Denmark
Score
1–0
Result
1–0
Competition
2023 FIFA Women's World Cup
3
3
No.
3
Date
1 August 2023
Cap
14
Venue
Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide, Australia
Opponent
China
Score
3–0
Result
6–1
4
4
No.
4
Date
4–1
5
5
No.
5
Date
5 December 2023
Cap
20
Venue
Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland
Opponent
Scotland
Score
2–0
Result
6–0
Competition
2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League A
6
6
No.
6
Date
3–0
7
7
No.
7
Date
9 April 2024
Cap
24
Venue
Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Opponent
Republic of Ireland
Score
1–0
Result
2–0
Competition
UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualification
8
8
No.
8
Date
9 July 2025
Cap
30
Venue
Stadion Letzigrund, Zurich, Switzerland
Opponent
Netherlands
Score
1–0
Result
4–0
Competition
UEFA Women's Euro 2025
9
9
No.
9
Date
3–0
No.
Date
Cap
Venue
Opponent
Score
Result
Competition
Ref.
1
16 February 2023
6
Stadium MK, Milton Keynes, England
South Korea
4–0
4–0
2023 Arnold Clark Cup
2
28 July 2023
13
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney, Australia
Denmark
1–0
1–0
2023 FIFA Women's World Cup
3
1 August 2023
14
Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide, Australia
China
3–0
6–1
4
4–1
5
5 December 2023
20
Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland
Scotland
2–0
6–0
2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League A
6
3–0
7
9 April 2024
24
Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Republic of Ireland
1–0
2–0
UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualification
8
9 July 2025
30
Stadion Letzigrund, Zurich, Switzerland
Netherlands
1–0
4–0
UEFA Women's Euro 2025
9
3–0
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