Lauren Bruton

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Lauren Bruton
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)

Lauren Marie Bruton (born 22 November 1992) is an English former football forward. She was born in Luton.[2]

Club career[edit]

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]

International career[edit]

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]

Honours and awards[edit]

Team
  • Under-19 European Championship: 2009[11]
  • FA Women's Cup: 2010/2011, 2012/2013[11]
  • WSL: 2011, 2012[11]
  • WSL Cup: 2012, 2013[11]
  • Premier League: 2009/2010 [11]

Personal life[edit]

Bruton attended Cardinal Newman Catholic School in Luton.[12]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ a b "Lauren Bruton – Arsenal". The Football Association. Archived from the original on 13 February 2010. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
  3. ^ a b "Player Profile: Lauren Bruton". Arsenal F.C. Archived from the original on 28 February 2009. Retrieved 14 August 2009.
  4. ^ "Ladies make double signing". Reading F.C. 11 September 2013. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
  5. ^ "England:Lauren Bruton". FIFA. Archived from the original on 29 October 2008. Retrieved 14 August 2009.
  6. ^ "Sweden 0–2 England". UEFA. Retrieved 14 August 2009.
  7. ^ Simmonds, Mike (14 June 2018). "Ex-Hatter Lauren would love to remain part of Neville's England plans". Luton Today. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  8. ^ "Kazakhstan Women's 0–6 England Women's". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  9. ^ "England squad named for World Cup". The Football Association. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  10. ^ Lacey-Hatton, Jack (18 November 2022). "Lionesses introduce 'legacy numbers' for players past and present". mirror. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  11. ^ a b c d e "Lauren Bruton". Soccer Way. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  12. ^ "Great Bruton plays for England". Herald & Post. 17 October 2008. Retrieved 26 October 2013.

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