Lauren James

Lauren Elizabeth James (born 29 September 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for the Chelsea Women's Super League team and also represents the England women's national team. ^[1][2][3] She is of Grenadian and Dominican descent through her father, and English descent through her mother. She attended Whitton School in Whitton, London.

Lauren James

James with England in 2022
Personal information
Full name	Lauren Elizabeth James
Date of birth	(2001-09-29) 29 September 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth	London, England
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Chelsea
Number	10
Youth career
2010–2014	Chelsea
2014–2017	Arsenal
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2018	Arsenal	5	(0)
2018–2021	Manchester United	40	(22)
2021–	Chelsea	25	(7)
International career‡
2017–2018	England U17	6	(6)
2019	England U19	11	(1)
2022–	England	18	(4)
Medal record Women's football Representing  England UEFA–CONMEBOL Finalissima Winner 2023 England FIFA Women's World Cup Runner-up 2023 Australia and New Zealand
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:20, 1 October 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 01:35, 27 September 2023 (UTC)

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 15 May 2024^[4]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

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	1
	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
	Total		40	19	10	1	7	2	17	3	74	25
Career total			85	41	14	4	22	6	17	3	138	54

International

As of match played 9 April 2024

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
England	2022	5	0
	2023	15	6
	2024	4	1
Total		24	7

Scores and results list England's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each James goal.

List of international goals scored by Lauren James

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
1	16 February 2023	Stadium MK, Milton Keynes, England	South Korea	4–0	4–0	2023 Arnold Clark Cup	[5]
2	28 July 2023	Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney, Australia	Denmark	1–0	1–0	2023 FIFA Women's World Cup	[6]
3	1 August 2023	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide, Australia	China	3–0	6–1		[7]
4				4–1
5	5 December 2023	Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland	Scotland	2–0	6–0	2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League A	[8]
6				3–0
7	9 April 2024	Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Republic of Ireland	Republic of Ireland	1–0	2–0	UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying	[9]

Honours

Arsenal

• FA Women's League Cup: 2017–18^[10]

Manchester United

• FA Women's Championship: 2018–19^[11]

Chelsea

• FA Women's Super League: 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24
• Women's FA Cup: 2021–22, 2022–23

England

• FIFA Women's World Cup runner-up: 2023^[12]
• Women's Finalissima: 2023^[13]
• Arnold Clark Cup: 2023^[14]

Individual

• FA Women's Championship Player of the Month: September 2018^[15]
• North-West Football Awards Women's Rising Star: 2020^[16]
• WSL Goal of the Month: February 2023^[17]
• WSL Player of the Month: November 2023,^[18] January 2024^[19]
• Arnold Clark Cup Player of the Tournament: 2023^[20]
• Arnold Clark Cup NXGN Player of the Tournament: 2023^[20]
• London Football Awards Women’s Young Player of the Year: 2023^[21]
• Women's Football Awards Young Player of the Year: 2023^[22]
• PFA Women's Young Player of the Year: 2022–23^[23]
• PFA WSL Team of the Year: 2023–24^[24]
• FIFA FIFPRO Women's World 11: 2023^[25]
• Chelsea Women's Player of the Year: 2023–24^[26]