Lauren Silver

Lauren Amanda Silver (born 22 March 1993) is an American-born Jamaican professional footballer who last played as a defender for Houston Dash of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and the Jamaica women's national football team.

For the American water polo player, see Lauren Silver (water polo).

Lauren Silver
Personal information
Full name Lauren Amanda Silver[1]
Date of birth (1993-03-22) 22 March 1993
Place of birth Miami, Florida, United States
Height 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)[2]
Position(s) Defender,[3] midfielder
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2014 Florida Gators 82 (3)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015 Houston Dash 0 (0)
2015 Bollstanäs SK 5 (0)
2016–2017 Metz 4 (0)
2017 Glasgow City 5 (1)
2019 Trondheims-Ørn 1 (0)
2020 Houston Dash 0 (0)
International career‡
2014– Jamaica 24 (1)
Medal record
Representing  Jamaica
CONCACAF W Championship
Third place2018 United States
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26, February 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 04:10, 12 June 2019 (UTC)

Early life

Silver was born in Miami, Florida, on 22 March 1993. Her parents were both marathon runners, while her sister also played soccer and encouraged her to take up the sport. She attended American Heritage School in Delray Beach, Florida, where she won state soccer championships in 2010 and 2011. She joined the US Youth Soccer Olympic Development Program in 2008.[4]

College career

Between 2011 and 2014, Silver attended the University of Florida and played on the Florida Gators women's soccer team.[5]

Club career

Silver joined the Houston Dash of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) as a trialist during their 2015 pre-season.[6] She went on to sign with Bollstanäs SK in Sweden's second division Elitettan, where she was a starting player in eight matches and scored one goal during the 2015 season.[7] She scored a goal for the team during the 2015 Swedish Women's Cup.[7]

Silver joined NWSL team, FC Kansas City, on their 2016 pre-season roster.[8] She played for French Division 1 Féminine club, FC Metz, making four appearances, before joining Glasgow City of the Scottish Women's Premier League in March 2017.[9] She left the club two months later, having reportedly failed to adapt to the conditions in Scotland.[10] She signed a one-year professional contract with Norwegian Toppserien club SK Trondheims-Ørn in February 2019.[11] She rejoined Houston Dash on a short-term contract in September 2020.[12]

International career

Although born in the United States, Silver qualified to represent Jamaica through her maternal grandfather.[13] She made her international debut in the 2014 CONCACAF Women's Championship.[14] In 2019, she was named to the squad to represent Jamaica at their first FIFA Women's World Cup in France.[15] She made her tournament debut during the team's 5–0 loss against Italy in the group stage.[16]

International goals

Scores and results list Jamaica's goal tally first

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1
September 2, 2018National Stadium, Kingston, Jamaica Cuba
3–0
6–1
2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship qualification

References
  1. Lauren Silver at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  2. "Juegos Centroamericanos y Caribe (Fútbol) Perfil de Atleta : SILVER Lauren" (in Spanish). El Heraldo. Archived from the original on 28 July 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  3. "Lauren Silver" (in Norwegian). Trondheims-Ørn.
  4. McGuire, Logan J (13 November 2013). "Gators Soccer's Lauren Silver: Blue Collar Defender". WRUF. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  5. "Lauren Silver - 2014". Florida Gators. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  6. Cooper, Jen (9 March 2015). "Houston Dash announce preseason roster". Keeper Notes. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  7. "Lauren Silver — svenskfotboll.se". www2.svenskfotboll.se. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  8. "FC Kansas City kicks off the 2016 NWSL Preseason". FC Kansas City. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  9. "SWPL: Rivals aim to halt Glasgow City juggernaut". BBC Sport. 9 March 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  10. Campbell, Alan. "SWPL1 title tussle heats up". The Herald. Glasgow. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  11. "Reggae Girl Lauren Silver signs to Norwegian club". jamaica-gleaner.com. 7 February 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  12. Smajovits, Harrison (11 September 2020). "Houston Dash Sign Lauren Silver". ESPN 98.1 FM - 850 AM WRUF. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  13. Furones, David (25 May 2019). "South Florida's own Lauren Silver headed to Women's World Cup on historic Jamaican national team". sun-sentinel.com. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  14. Williams, Gordon (14 January 2015). "Silver lining emerges from Reggae Girlz's failed World Cup bid". The Gleaner. Kingston. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
  15. "Silver Poised to Shine for Club and Country". Jamaica Observer.
  16. FIFA.com. "FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019™ - Matches - Jamaica - Italy - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on 7 June 2019. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
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