Lauren Wade
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 22 November 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Coleraine, Northern Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Heart of Midlothian | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | Carson–Newman Eagles | 23 | (18) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Coleraine | 0 | (0) | |
| 2014–2015 | Glentoran | 0 | (0) |
| 2017 | Umeå IK | 5 | (2) |
| 2020–2021 | Glasgow City | 1 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | Glentoran | ||
| 2022–2024 | Reading | 37 | (3) |
| 2024– | Heart of Midlothian | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015– | Northern Ireland | 53 | (9) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:05, 30 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 February 2024 | |||
Lauren Wade (born 22 November 1993) is a Northern Irish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Heart of Midlothian and has appeared for the Northern Ireland women's national team.
She has previously played for Coleraine, Glentoran, Umeå IK, Glasgow City, and Reading.
Club career
[edit]Reading
[edit]On 5 August 2022, Reading announced the double signing of Wade.[1]
Hearts
[edit]On 5 July 2024, Wade joined Scottish Women's Premier League team Heart of Midlothian on a deal until 2026.[2]
International career
[edit]Wade has been capped for the Northern Ireland national team, appearing for the team during the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying cycle.[3]
Wade was part of the squad that was called up to the UEFA Women's Euro 2022.[4]
She won her 50th cap in a fixture against Albania in the 2023-24 UEFA Women's Nations League on 26 September 2023; Wade was introduced at half-time, taking the captain's armband from Sarah McFadden, who was making her 100th appearance for the national side. Wade went on to score the winning goal in a 1-0 victory.[5]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 28 April 2024[6]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Reading | 2022–23 | FA Women's Super League | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 21 | 2 | ||
| 2023–24 | Women's Championship | 22 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 3 | |||
| Heart of Midlothian | 2024–25 | Scottish Women's Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 37 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 49 | 5 | ||
International goals
[edit]
References
[edit]- ^ "CHAMBERS CAPTURES THREE - BURNS, WADE & WELLINGS". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 5 August 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- ^ "Wade arrives – Hearts". www.heartsfc.co.uk. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ "Women World Cup Qualifiers Europe 2017/2018 » Teams (Northern Ireland)". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- ^ "Northern Ireland UEFA Women's Euro squad announced". Irish FA. 27 June 2022.
- ^ "Sarah McFadden: Incredible and emotional surprises as NI defender hits 100". BBC Sport. 27 September 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ^ Lauren Wade at Soccerway
External links
[edit]- Lauren Wade – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Lauren Wade at WorldFootball.net
- Lauren Wade at Soccerway
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- 1993 births
- Living people
- Women's association footballers from Northern Ireland
- Northern Ireland women's international footballers
- Women's association football midfielders
- Glasgow City F.C. players
- UEFA Women's Euro 2022 players
- Sportspeople from Coleraine, County Londonderry
- Expatriate sportspeople from Northern Ireland in the United States
- Expatriate sportspeople from Northern Ireland in Sweden
- Expatriate women's association footballers from Northern Ireland
- Expatriate women's footballers in Sweden
- Expatriate women's soccer players in the United States
- Carson–Newman Eagles
- Reading F.C. Women players
- Scottish Women's Premier League players
- Umeå IK players
- Glentoran W.F.C. players
- Association footballers from County Londonderry
- Carson–Newman University alumni
- Heart of Midlothian W.F.C. players
- Northern Ireland women's association football biography stubs