Lauren James is currently the name on the lips of English football fans as the London born striker continues to impress at the ongoing FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023, check out her brief bio, partner and salary
The Lionesses have so far played three games in the World Cup, and have managed to win all three matches.
Who is Lauren James, bio, age, height, parents, brother, partner, salary per week, stats and games
Lauren James vs. China:
▪️ Two goals
▪️ Three assists— B/R Football (@brfootball) August 1, 2023
Lauren James picked up back-to-back Player of the Match awards.
Unreal 🥶 pic.twitter.com/8Jpi7fyaJo
— ESPN UK (@ESPNUK) August 1, 2023
England have beaten Haiti, Denmark and China, with Lauren James playing a key role in all of those wins.
Aside from being England’s top scorer, she is also the second top goal scorer in the entire tournament. With three goals to her name, she is currently only behind Japan’s Hinata Miyazawa.
Lauren James brief bio
Lauren Elizabeth James is an English professional footballer, who was born on 29 September 2001, in Whitton, London, United Kingdom. She currently plays as a forward for Chelsea in the Women’s Super League and for the England women’s national team. Lauren is currently playing her first-ever major tournament for England and she is also the youngest player in the squad.
Age and height
Lauren James is currently 21 years old and stands at a height of 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m).
Lauren James Instagram
Lauren has an Instagram account with the handle @laurennjjames, where she often shares photos of her victories and other moments.
Relationship status
Lauren prefers to keep her relationship status public and has so far never publicly addressed about it. As such, there is currently no information available about her relationship status but she is believed to be single.
Lauren James earns a reported £30,000 per week, making her one of the highest-paid players in the England women’s football team.
Lauren James scores three in the World Cup
Lauren James is currently proving herself to be a formidable force at the ongoing world cup with three goals to her name. She scored her first goals during England’s match against Denmark within just the first ten minutes. She then went on to score two goals during England’s 6-1 thrashing over China. Lauren would have registered three goals, but VAR officials adjudged that the ball bounced to Lucy Bronze.
Lauren James family
Lauren James is the daughter of UEFA-qualified coach Nigel James, and her brother Reece James is also a professional footballer. Her older brother Reece James also plays for England and Chelsea just like Lauren. The two siblings share a great bond and the 23-year-old just recently posted a picture of his sister on his Instagram story, celebrating her World Cup success. Reece shared the photo with the caption:
another day at the office”
Reece has also spoken of his sister in the past calling her a “better finisher” than him and also took to X (formerly Twitter) to write:
Super proud of @laurenjamess22!! She inspires me everyday and will continue to. I believe she is the best women footballer in the world, and will be for the next 10-15 years, without doubt. She’s technically better than some Prem players.”
Lauren James career and achievements
Lauren James started out playing football at a very young age. She first started her footballing journey with Arsenal at the age of 13 and trained alongside the boys’ team. However, she quickly settled in and began training with the first team under two years. The 21-year-old forward then made her Arsenal debut on 29 October 2017 coming on in the 67th minute. In doing so, she became the second-youngest Arsenal player to make their debut.
The following year in 2018, Lauren joined Manchester United. Here again, she settled in really quick and in September that same year, she won FA Women’s Championship player of the month following her three goals across the team’s unbeaten opening month. She eventually signed a four year contract with Chelsea in July 2021. Last season, Lauren won the Young Player of the Year Award at the Women’s Football Awards.
Meanwhile, for her national side, Lauren earned her first England call-up in 2020. However she did not get any game time and instead made her England debut just last year in 2022 during a match against Austria. In fact, Lauren was not even in the Euro-winning squad last year, but has proven to be a standout player at the moment. Lauren is keen to go beyond living in her brother’s shadow and carve out her own name.
Net worth
According to various sources, Lauren James has an estimated net worth of over $5 million.
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