Lauren Colthorpe
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Lauren Elizabeth Colthorpe (born 25 October 1985 in Newcastle, New South Wales
) is an Australia
n women's football (soccer)
player who currently plays as a midfielder for Brisbane Roar and is a member of the Australian national team, The Matilda's.
in 2008, winning the double in the first season. Colthorpe has featured in all three seasons of the league.
when Australia defeated China 3-1 in a friendly match. Colthorpe was apart 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.
With Australia
Newcastle, New South Wales
The Newcastle metropolitan area is the second most populated area in the Australian state of New South Wales and includes most of the Newcastle and Lake Macquarie Local Government Areas...
) is an Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n women's football (soccer)
Women's football (soccer)
Women's association football has been played for many decades, but was associated with charity games and physical exercise in the past before the breakthrough of organized women's association football came in the 1970s. Before the 1970s, football was basically seen as a men's game...
player who currently plays as a midfielder for Brisbane Roar and is a member of the Australian national team, The Matilda's.
Club career
Colthorpe joined the Brisbane Roar for the inaugural season of the Westfield W-LeagueW-League (Australia)
The W-League is the preeminent women's semi-professional football league in Australia. Established in 2008, it is composed of eight teams - seven of them are affiliated with seven of the Australian clubs currently in the A-League, with the eighth team based in Canberra...
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 WalesNew South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
when Australia defeated China 3-1 in a friendly match. Colthorpe was apart of The Matilda's side that reached the quarter-finals of the 2007 women's world cup. In the quarter-final against Brazil
Brazil women's national football team
The Brazil women's national football team represents Brazil in international women's association football. Brazil played their first game on July 22, 1986 against the United States....
, 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
2010 AFC Women's Asian Cup
-Semi finals:-----Third place playoff:-Final:- Awards :-Goalscorers:3 goals Yoo Young-A Kozue Ando Homare Sawa Jo Yun-Mi2 goals Zhang Rui Mami Yamaguchi Samantha Kerr...
, mainly playing out of right fullback for most of the campaign.
Honours
With Brisbane Roar: W-League Premiership: 2008-09 W-League Championship: 2008-09 W-League Championship: 2010-11With Australia
Australia women's national association football team
The Australia women's national association football team, nicknamed the Matildas , represents Australia in international women's association football and is governed by Football Federation Australia . The team has regularly qualified for both the Women's World Cup and the Olympics although has won...
- AFC Women's Asian Cup Winners: 20102010 AFC Women's Asian Cup-Semi finals:-----Third place playoff:-Final:- Awards :-Goalscorers:3 goals Yoo Young-A Kozue Ando Homare Sawa Jo Yun-Mi2 goals Zhang Rui Mami Yamaguchi Samantha Kerr...