Lauren Colthorpe

Lauren Elizabeth Colthorpe (born 25 October 1985) is an Australian women's football (soccer) player who played as a midfielder for Brisbane Roar and is a member of the Australian national team.

Lauren Colthorpe
Colthorpe playing for Brisbane Roar in 2009
Personal information
Full name Lauren Elizabeth Colthorpe[1]
Date of birth (1985-10-25) 25 October 1985
Place of birth Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Central Midfielder / Right Fullback
Youth career
Warners Bay Panthers
Macquarie Reps
NSWIS
AIS
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2011 Brisbane Roar 28 (5)
2009–2010 Fortuna Hjørring
International career‡
2004 Australia U-20 5 (0)
2005–2011 Australia 51 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 June 2011
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 July 2011

Club career

Colthorpe joined the Brisbane Roar for the inaugural season of the Westfield W-League in 2008, winning the double in the first season. Colthorpe has featured in all three seasons of the league.

International career

Colthorpe went along with the U-19s national side to Thailand to participate in 2004 FIFA U-19s Women's World Championships. Colthorpe then made her first full debut for the Matilda's in November 2005 in Gosford, New South Wales when Australia defeated China 3–1 in a friendly match.[2] Colthorpe was a part of The Matilda's side that reached the quarter-finals of the 2007 women's world cup. In the quarter-final against Brazil, she scored with a header to level the score at 2–2 before Brazil eventually triumphed 3–2. In 2010, Colthorpe helped Australia win their first silverware in the Asian Cup, mainly playing out of right fullback for most of the campaign.[2]

Career statistics

International goals

Scores and results list Australia's goal tally first.

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
123 February 2007Zhongshan Soccer Stadium, Taipei, Taiwan Uzbekistan3–010–02008 Olympic qualifying
223 September 2007Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium, Tianjin, China Brazil2–22–32007 FIFA Women's World Cup
33 May 2008Legion Field, Birmingham, United States United States3–44–5Friendly
413 October 2008Thanh Long Sports Centre, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Singapore1–06–02008 AFF Women's Championship
52–0
618 October 2008Thanh Long Sports Centre, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Myanmar3–05–12008 AFF Women's Championship
720 June 2011Jahnstadion, Göttingen, Germany Mexico1–23–2Friendly

Honours

Club
Brisbane Roar

Country
Australia

References
  1. "List of Players — 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 17 June 2011. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
  2. AUS Player Profile Archived 22 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed 16 June 2011.
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