Lauren Barnes
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Barnes with the Seattle Reign in 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Lauren Kate Barnes | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | May 31, 1989 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Arcadia, California, United States | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Defender | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2025 | Seattle Reign FC | 252 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014 | → Melbourne Victory (loan) | 15 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2020 | → Melbourne City (loan) | 26 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020 | → Kristianstads DFF (loan) | 11 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 304 | (6) | |||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2007 | United States U20 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2010 | United States U23 | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of November 8, 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
Lauren Kate Barnes (born May 31, 1989) is an American former professional soccer player who played as a defender. Barnes was named NWSL Defender of the Year with Seattle Reign FC in 2016 and was twice named to the league's Best XI in 2015 and 2016. She won the NWSL Shield with the Reign in 2014, 2015, and 2022. As of 2025, she has played the most-ever games and minutes of any NWSL player.
Barnes previously played for the Philadelphia Independence in the WPS and represented the United States on the under-15, under-20, and under-23 national teams. She has won multiple league championships in Australia with Melbourne Victory and Melbourne City and played one season for Swedish club Kristianstads DFF.