Lauren_Bruton
Lauren Bruton
English footballer
Lauren Marie Bruton (born 22 November 1992) is an English former football forward. She was born in Luton.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lauren Marie Bruton[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1992-11-22) 22 November 1992 (age 31) | ||
| Place of birth | Luton, England | ||
| Position(s) |
Winger Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Luton Town | |||
| Arsenal | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2013 | Arsenal | 7 | (0) |
| 2013–2021 | Reading | 73 | (13) |
| 2021–2023 | Charlton Athletic | 17 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2010–2011 | England U19 | 9 | (3) |
| 2018 | England | 1 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:40, 16 April 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24:25, 22 April 2019 (UTC) | |||
Bruton began playing football at the age of eight years for Luton Town Ladies FC where she netted over 200 goals until the age of 15 before joining Arsenal.[2] A little over 12 months later she made her FA Women's Premier League debut for Arsenal Ladies in December 2008, playing in the 7–0 win at home to Fulham.[3]
In September 2013, Bruton left Arsenal for Reading Women, who were managed by her former Arsenal teammate Jayne Ludlow.[4]
Bruton scored on her debut cap for the England Under-17s side, against Greece.[3] She was part of the England side that finished fourth at the 2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in New Zealand.[5] In July 2009 she was part of the English Under-19s squad that won the 2009 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship in Belarus.[6]
She was called into the senior England squad for the first time by coach Phil Neville in June 2018, as a replacement for the injured Jordan Nobbs and Isobel Christiansen. She remained an unused substitute for England's 3–1 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 1 win over Russia in Moscow.[7]
She made her full international debut in a 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying match against Kazakhstan on 4 September 2018.[8]
Bruton was allotted 207 when the FA announced their legacy numbers scheme to honour the 50th anniversary of England’s inaugural international.[9][10]
- Team
Bruton attended Cardinal Newman Catholic School in Luton.[12]
- "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/01/2015 and 31/01/2015" (PDF). The Football Association. p. 2. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
- "Lauren Bruton – Arsenal". The Football Association. Archived from the original on 13 February 2010. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
- "Player Profile: Lauren Bruton". Arsenal F.C. Archived from the original on 28 February 2009. Retrieved 14 August 2009.
- "Ladies make double signing". Reading F.C. 11 September 2013. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
- "England:Lauren Bruton". FIFA. Archived from the original on 29 October 2008. Retrieved 14 August 2009.
- "Sweden 0–2 England". UEFA. Retrieved 14 August 2009.
- Simmonds, Mike (14 June 2018). "Ex-Hatter Lauren would love to remain part of Neville's England plans". Luton Today. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
- "Kazakhstan Women's 0–6 England Women's". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
- "England squad named for World Cup". The Football Association. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
- Lacey-Hatton, Jack (18 November 2022). "Lionesses introduce 'legacy numbers' for players past and present". mirror. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
- "Lauren Bruton". Soccer Way. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
- "Great Bruton plays for England". Herald & Post. 17 October 2008. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
- Lauren Bruton – FIFA competition record (archived)
- UEFA player profile
- Arsenal player profile
- Reading player profile
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