Lauren Amanda Silver (born 22 March 1993) is an American-born Jamaican professional footballer who last played as a defender for Houston Dash of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and the Jamaica women's national football team.
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| Full name | Lauren Amanda Silver[1] | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 22 March 1993 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Miami, Florida, United States | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)[2] | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender,[3] midfielder | |||||||||||||
| College career | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 2011–2014 | Florida Gators | 82 | (3) | |||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 2015 | Houston Dash | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2015 | Bollstanäs SK | 5 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Metz | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2017 | Glasgow City | 5 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2019 | Trondheims-Ørn | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2020 | Houston Dash | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||
| 2014– | Jamaica | 24 | (1) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26, February 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 04:10, 12 June 2019 (UTC) | ||||||||||||||
Early life
editSilver was born in Miami, Florida, on 22 March 1993. Her parents were both marathon runners, while her sister also played soccer and encouraged her to take up the sport. She attended American Heritage School in Delray Beach, Florida, where she won state soccer championships in 2010 and 2011. She joined the US Youth Soccer Olympic Development Program in 2008.[4]
College career
editBetween 2011 and 2014, Silver attended the University of Florida and played on the Florida Gators women's soccer team.[5]
Club career
editSilver joined the Houston Dash of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) as a trialist during their 2015 pre-season.[6] She went on to sign with Bollstanäs SK in Sweden's second division Elitettan, where she was a starting player in eight matches and scored one goal during the 2015 season.[7] She scored a goal for the team during the 2015 Swedish Women's Cup.[7]
Silver joined NWSL team, FC Kansas City, on their 2016 pre-season roster.[8] She played for French Division 1 Féminine club, FC Metz, making four appearances, before joining Glasgow City of the Scottish Women's Premier League in March 2017.[9] She left the club two months later, having reportedly failed to adapt to the conditions in Scotland.[10] She signed a one-year professional contract with Norwegian Toppserien club SK Trondheims-Ørn in February 2019.[11] She rejoined Houston Dash on a short-term contract in September 2020.[12]
International career
editAlthough born in the United States, Silver qualified to represent Jamaica through her maternal grandfather.[13] She made her international debut in the 2014 CONCACAF Women's Championship.[14] In 2019, she was named to the squad to represent Jamaica at their first FIFA Women's World Cup in France.[15] She made her tournament debut during the team's 5–0 loss against Italy in the group stage.[16]
International goals
editScores and results list Jamaica's goal tally first
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 |
September 2, 2018 | National Stadium, Kingston, Jamaica |  Cuba |
3–0 |
6–1 |
2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship qualification |
References
edit- ^ Lauren Silver at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
- ^ "Juegos Centroamericanos y Caribe (Fútbol) Perfil de Atleta : SILVER Lauren" (in Spanish). El Heraldo. Archived from the original on 28 July 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- ^ "Lauren Silver" (in Norwegian). Trondheims-Ørn.
- ^ McGuire, Logan J (13 November 2013). "Gators Soccer's Lauren Silver: Blue Collar Defender". WRUF. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
- ^ "Lauren Silver - 2014". Florida Gators. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
- ^ Cooper, Jen (9 March 2015). "Houston Dash announce preseason roster". Keeper Notes. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
- ^ a b "Lauren Silver — svenskfotboll.se". www2.svenskfotboll.se. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
- ^ "FC Kansas City kicks off the 2016 NWSL Preseason". FC Kansas City. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
- ^ "SWPL: Rivals aim to halt Glasgow City juggernaut". BBC Sport. 9 March 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
- ^ Campbell, Alan. "SWPL1 title tussle heats up". The Herald. Glasgow. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
- ^ "Reggae Girl Lauren Silver signs to Norwegian club". jamaica-gleaner.com. 7 February 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
- ^ Smajovits, Harrison (11 September 2020). "Houston Dash Sign Lauren Silver". ESPN 98.1 FM - 850 AM WRUF. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ^ Furones, David (25 May 2019). "South Florida's own Lauren Silver headed to Women's World Cup on historic Jamaican national team". sun-sentinel.com. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
- ^ Williams, Gordon (14 January 2015). "Silver lining emerges from Reggae Girlz's failed World Cup bid". The Gleaner. Kingston. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
- ^ "Silver Poised to Shine for Club and Country". Jamaica Observer.
- ^ FIFA.com. "FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019™ - Matches - Jamaica - Italy". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on 7 June 2019. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
External links
edit- Player profile[dead link] at 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup
- Player profile at SK Trondheims-Ørn
- Lauren Silver at Soccerway