Lauren Wade

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.

Lauren Wade
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-11-22) 22 November 1993
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 37 (3)
International career‡
2015– Northern Ireland 53 (9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:05, 30 April 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 February 2024

Career

Club

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

International

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
As of match played 28 April 2024[4]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Reading 2022–23 FA Women's Super League 1513031——212
2023–24 Women's Championship 2222140——283
Career total 3735171----495

    International goals
    No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
    1.18 September 2020Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands Faroe Islands3–06–0UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying
    2.5–0
    3.17 September 2021Inver Park, Larne, Northern Ireland Luxembourg4–04–02023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
    4.26 October 2021Seaview, Belfast, Northern Ireland Austria1–12–2
    5.25 November 2021Petar Miloševski Training Centre, Skopje, North Macedonia North Macedonia5–011–0
    6.23 June 2022Herman Vanderpoortenstadion, Lier, Belgium Belgium1–11–4Friendly
    7.6 April 2023Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales Wales1–41–4
    8.26 September 2023Seaview, Belfast, Northern Ireland Albania1–01–02023-24 UEFA Women's Nations League
    9.23 February 2024Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro Montenegro1–02–02023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League play-offs
    10.9 April 2024Bosnia and Herzegovina FA Training Centre, Zenica, Bosnia & Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina1–03–1UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying
    11.4 June 2024Mourneview Park, Lurgan, Northern Ireland Portugal1–01–2

    References
    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
    This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.