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Lauren

Defender · Atlético de Madrid Femenino

Nationality
BRA Brazil
Born
13 September 2002, Votorantim
Age
24
Height
1.78 m
Shirt number
4

About Lauren

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.

Career

Clubs

YearsTeamAppsGoals
2018Associação Desportiva Centro Olímpico40
2020–2021São Paulo FC (women)411
2022–2023Madrid C.F.F.402
2023–presentKansas City Current50

National teams

YearsTeamAppsGoals
2018Brazil women's national under-17 football team30
2019–2022Brazil women's national under-20 football team180
2021–presentBrazil women's national football team210
2024Brazil national under-23 football team50

Career from Wikidata. Matches and goals are league games where known; the most recent figures may be behind.

Honours

Brazil U20

  • South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship2022

Brazil

  • Summer Olympics silver medal2024

The Lauren story

Club career

In Brazil, Lauren played for AD Centro Olímpico and debuted as a professional for São Paulo.

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.

On 24 July 2023, NWSL club Kansas City Current signed Lauren to a contract through 2024 with an option for an additional year. The Current had previously traded $100,000 in NWSL allocation money and a 2024 international slot to fellow NWSL club North Carolina Courage in exchange for the right to sign Lauren.

On 21 August 2024, Kansas City Current announced that Lauren had been transferred to Atlético Madrid.

International career

Lauren 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.

On 27 June 2023, Brazil named Lauren to its final 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup squad. On 24 July, she made her World Cup debut in Brazil's opening group-stage match against Panama, which Brazil won 4–0.

On 1 February 2024, Lauren was called up to the Brazil squad for the 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup.

On 2 July 2024, Lauren was called up to the Brazil squad for the 2024 Summer Olympics. She started the gold medal match against the United States, a 1–0 defeat that gave Brazil the tournament's silver medal. Lauren described the Olympics as a "unique" experience, with heightened emotional significance due to her family's presence at the final.

Lauren scored her first international goal on 1 December 2024, contributing to a 2–1 victory over Australia.

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