 Colthorpe playing for Brisbane Roar in 2009 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lauren Elizabeth Colthorpe[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 25 October 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Central Midfielder / Right Fullback | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Warners Bay Panthers | |||
| Macquarie Reps | |||
| NSWIS | |||
| AIS | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2011 | Brisbane Roar | 28 | (5) |
| 2009–2010 | Fortuna Hjørring | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2004 | Australia U-20 | 5 | (0) |
| 2005–2011 | Australia | 51 | (7) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 June 2011 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 July 2011 | |||
Lauren Elizabeth Colthorpe (born 25 October 1985) is an Australian women's football (soccer) player who played as a midfielder for Brisbane Roar and is a member of the Australian national team.
Colthorpe joined the Brisbane Roar for the inaugural season of the Westfield W-League in 2008, winning the double in the first season. Colthorpe has featured in all three seasons of the league.
Colthorpe went along with the U-19s national side to Thailand to participate in 2004 FIFA U-19s Women's World Championships. Colthorpe then made her first full debut for the Matilda's in November 2005 in Gosford, New South Wales when Australia defeated China 3–1 in a friendly match.[2] Colthorpe was a part of The Matilda's side that reached the quarter-finals of the 2007 women's world cup. In the quarter-final against Brazil, she scored with a header to level the score at 2–2 before Brazil eventually triumphed 3–2. In 2010, Colthorpe helped Australia win their first silverware in the Asian Cup, mainly playing out of right fullback for most of the campaign.[2]
Scores and results list Australia's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23 February 2007 | Zhongshan Soccer Stadium, Taipei, Taiwan |  Uzbekistan |
3–0 | 10–0 | 2008 Olympic qualifying |
| 2 | 23 September 2007 | Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium, Tianjin, China |  Brazil |
2–2 | 2–3 | 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup |
| 3 | 3 May 2008 | Legion Field, Birmingham, United States |  United States |
3–4 | 4–5 | Friendly |
| 4 | 13 October 2008 | Thanh Long Sports Centre, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |  Singapore |
1–0 | 6–0 | 2008 AFF Women's Championship |
| 5 | 2–0 | |||||
| 6 | 18 October 2008 | Thanh Long Sports Centre, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |  Myanmar |
3–0 | 5–1 | 2008 AFF Women's Championship |
| 7 | 20 June 2011 | Jahnstadion, Göttingen, Germany |  Mexico |
1–2 | 3–2 | Friendly |
