Lauren Wade

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Lauren Wade
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-11-22) 22 November 1993 (age 30)
Place of birth Coleraine, Northern Ireland
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Reading
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– Reading 15 (1)
International career
2015– Northern Ireland 53 (9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:35, 27 June 2023 (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 Reading and has appeared for the Northern Ireland women's national team.

Career[edit]

Club[edit]

On 5 August 2022, Reading announced the double signing of Wade.[1]

International[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.[2]

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.[3]

Career statistics[edit]

As of match played 24 November 2022[4]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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 6 1 0 0 1 0 7 1
Career total 6 1 0 0 1 0 - - - - 7 1

International goals[edit]

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 18 September 2020 Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands  Faroe Islands 3–0 6–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying
2. 5–0
3. 17 September 2021 Inver Park, Larne, Northern Ireland  Luxembourg 4–0 4–0 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
4. 26 October 2021 Seaview, Belfast, Northern Ireland  Austria 1–1 2–2
5. 25 November 2021 Petar Miloševski Training Centre, Skopje, North Macedonia  North Macedonia 5–0 11–0
6. 23 June 2022 Herman Vanderpoortenstadion, Lier, Belgium  Belgium 1–1 1–4 Friendly
7. 6 April 2023 Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales  Wales 1–4 1–4
8. 26 September 2023 Seaview, Belfast, Northern Ireland  Albania 1–0 1–0 2023-24 UEFA Women's Nations League
9. 23 February 2024 Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro  Montenegro 1–0 2–0 2023-24 UEFA Women's Nations League promotion/relegation matches

References[edit]

  1. ^ "CHAMBERS CAPTURES THREE - BURNS, WADE & WELLINGS". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 5 August 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Women World Cup Qualifiers Europe 2017/2018 » Teams (Northern Ireland)". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  3. ^ "Sarah McFadden: Incredible and emotional surprises as NI defender hits 100". BBC Sport. 27 September 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  4. ^ Lauren Wade at Soccerway

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