Lauren Elizabeth Colthorpe (born 25 October 1985) is an Australian

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player who played as a

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for

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and is a member of the Australian national team.

Club career

Colthorpe joined the

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.

International career

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

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when Australia defeated China 3–1 in a friendly match.AUS Player Profile
. Accessed 16 June 2011. Colthorpe was a part of The Matilda's side that reached the quarter-finals of the

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. In the quarter-final against

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, 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.

Career statistics

International goals

''Scores and results list Australia's goal tally first.''

Honours

Club

;

* W-League Premiership: 2008–09 * W-League Championship: 2008–09,

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Country

;

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...

AFC Women's Asian Cup The AFC Women's Asian Cup (formerly known as the AFC Women's Championship) is a quadrennial competition in women's football for national teams which belong to the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). It is the oldest women's international football ...

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AFF Women's Championship The AFF Women's Championship is the competition in women's football organised by the ASEAN Football Federation, contested by the national teams of nations in Southeast Asia and Australia. The official tournament started in 2004, hosted by Viet ...

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OFC U-20 Women's Championship The OFC U-19 Women's Championship (previously the OFC U-20 Women's Championship or OFC Women's Under 20 Qualifying Tournament) is a association football, football tournament held every two years to decide the only qualification spot for the Oceani ...

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References

External links

Queensland Roar Profile
* * * 1985 births Living people Australian women's soccer players Brisbane Roar FC (A-League Women) players A-League Women players 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup players New South Wales Institute of Sport alumni Australia women's international soccer players Women's association football defenders Women's association football midfielders 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup players Sportswomen from New South Wales Soccer players from New South Wales 21st-century Australian women {{Australia-women-footy-bio-stub