Barnes playing for Seattle Reign FC in 2013
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Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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Full name | Lauren Barnes | ||||||||||||||
Date of birth | May 31, 1989 | ||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Arcadia, California, United States | ||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | ||||||||||||||
Playing position | Defender | ||||||||||||||
Club information | |||||||||||||||
Current team
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Melbourne City (on loan from Seattle Reign FC) |
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Number | 3 | ||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||
Arsenal FC | |||||||||||||||
Beach FC | |||||||||||||||
College career | |||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||
2007–2010 | UCLA Bruins | ||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||
2011 | Philadelphia Independence | 10 | (2) | ||||||||||||
2013– | Seattle Reign FC | 52 | (1) | ||||||||||||
2014 | → Melbourne Victory (loan) | 5 | (2) | ||||||||||||
2014 | → Melbourne Victory (loan) | 10 | (2) | ||||||||||||
2016– | → Melbourne City (loan) | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||
National team | |||||||||||||||
2007 | United States U20 | ||||||||||||||
2010 | United States U23 | ||||||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of May 10, 2015. |
Barnes' last-minute save vs FC Kansas City on June 9, 2013 retrieved August 24, 2013 |
Lauren Barnes (born May 31, 1989) is an American professional soccer defender who currently plays for Melbourne City in the Australian W-League on loan from Seattle Reign FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She previously played for the Philadelphia Independence in the WPS, Melbourne Victory in the Australian W-League and represented the United States on the under-15, under-20, and under-23 national teams.
Barnes was born in Arcadia, California to parents, Joyce and Gary Barnes. She attended Upland High School in Upland, California where she was a four-time first-team All-CIF selection. She was rated as the number two overall recruit in the nation by RISE Magazine and Soccer Buzz and was named Gatorade Player of the Year for the state of California. In 2005 and 2006 she was named Parade All-American, NSCAA/adidas Girls Youth All-American, and 2006 CIF-Southern Section Co-Player of the Year. In addition to her high school play, Barnes played for local club soccer team, Arsenal FC.
Barnes attended UCLA where she played for the Bruins from 2007 to 2010. During her freshman year, she finished the season with one goal and three assists for a total of five points. She was one of six players and just two freshmen to start all 24 matches for the team. She was named to the Soccer America Freshman All-American and Pac-10 All-Freshman Teams. She scored her lone goal for the season in a 3–1 victory over Arizona State and assisted on the game-winning goal in a 3–2 NCAA Quarterfinal victory over University of Portland.