Lauren Marie Bruton (born 22 November 1992) is an English football forward, who plays for FA Women's Championship side Charlton Athletic. She was born in Luton.[2]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Lauren Marie Bruton[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1992-11-22) 22 November 1992 (age 29) | ||
Place of birth | Luton, England | ||
Position(s) |
Winger Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Charlton Athletic | ||
Number | 10 | ||
Youth career | |||
Luton Town | |||
Arsenal | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008–2013 | Arsenal | 7 | (0) |
2013–2021 | Reading | 73 | (13) |
2021– | Charlton Athletic | 5 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2010–2011 | England U19 | 9 | (3) |
2018 | England | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ 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 attended Cardinal Newman Catholic School in Luton.[10]
Charlton Athletic W.F.C. – current squad | |
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