Lauren Colthorpe

{{Short description|Australian soccer player}}

{{Use Australian English|date=October 2016}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Lauren Colthorpe

| image = Lauren Colthorpe.jpg

| image_size = 250px

| caption = Colthorpe playing for Brisbane Roar in 2009

| fullname = Lauren Elizabeth Colthorpe{{Cite news|title=List of Players — 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup |url=http://www.fifadata.com/document/FWWC/2011/pdf/FWWC_2011_SquadLists.pdf |work=Fédération Internationale de Football Association |date=17 June 2011 |accessdate=18 September 2011}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1985|10|25}}

| birth_place = Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia

| height = 1.73 m

| position = Central Midfielder / Right Fullback

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Warners Bay Panthers

| youthyears2 =

| youthclubs2 = Macquarie Reps

| youthyears3 =

| youthclubs3 = NSWIS

| youthyears4 =

| youthclubs4 = AIS

| years1 = 2008–2011

| years2 = 2009–2010

| clubs1 = Brisbane Roar

| caps1 = 28

| goals1 = 5

| clubs2 = Fortuna Hjørring

| nationalyears1 = 2004

| nationalteam1 = Australia U-20

| nationalcaps1 = 5

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2005–2011

| nationalteam2 = Australia

| nationalcaps2 = 51

| nationalgoals2 = 7

| club-update = 29 June 2011

| nationalteam-update = 3 July 2011

}}

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.

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.[http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/2009Matildas/default.aspx?s=aus_matildas_player_profiles_playerprofile_new&pid=2291&tid=97 AUS Player Profile] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110822151900/http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/2009Matildas/default.aspx?s=aus_matildas_player_profiles_playerprofile_new&pid=2291&tid=97 |date=22 August 2011 }}. Accessed 16 June 2011. 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.

Career statistics

=International goals=

Scores and results list Australia's goal tally first.

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#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
123 February 2007Zhongshan Soccer Stadium, Taipei, Taiwan{{fbw|UZB}}align="center"|3–0align="center"|10–02008 Olympic qualifying
223 September 2007Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium, Tianjin, China{{fbw|BRA}}align="center"|2–2align="center"|2–32007 FIFA Women's World Cup
33 May 2008Legion Field, Birmingham, United States{{fbw|USA}}align="center"|3–4align="center"|4–5Friendly
4rowspan=2|13 October 2008rowspan=2|Thanh Long Sports Centre, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnamrowspan=2|{{fbw|SIN}}align="center"|1–0rowspan=2; align="center"|6–0rowspan=2|2008 AFF Women's Championship
5align="center"|2–0
618 October 2008Thanh Long Sports Centre, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam{{fbw|MYA}}align="center"|3–0align="center"|5–12008 AFF Women's Championship
720 June 2011Jahnstadion, Göttingen, Germany{{fbw|MEX}}align="center"|1–2align="center"|3–2Friendly

Honours

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