LAUREN JAMES is representing England as part of the star-studded 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup squad.
The football player travelled to Australia and New Zealand with her teammates in July 2023, under the watchful eye of manager Sarina Wiegman.
Who is England star Lauren James?
Lauren James is a footballer from London.
She was born on September 29, 2001.
Lauren is part of the Lioness squad for 2023 Women's World Cup.
After making her debut for Arsenal in 2017, Lauren became the second-youngest player in the club's history to start for the team.
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She won the Young Player Of The Year Award at the Women's Football Awards 2023.
What is her relation to Reece James?
Lauren is footballer Reece James' younger sister.
There is a two-year age gap between the siblings.
Both Lauren and Reece play for Chelsea teams and in 2022 they became the first brother and sister to be senior England internationals at the same time.
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Speaking about her brother, Lauren told England Football: "Both of us are supportive of each other, where I will go to his games and he will go to my games when he can.
"We kind of leave each other to it though.
She continued: "But outside of football, we have a great relationship and we are really close.
"I think with our age gap that helps, with it only being two years…He is a funny guy."
Lauren and Reece's father, Nigel, is a UEFA licensed football coach.
He revealed in 2023 that his daughter was promoted to train with the Arsenal women's first team when she was just 14 years old – but received complaints from the players.
In an interview with The Beautiful Game podcast, Nigel said: "She was too good to train with the Arsenal girls when she first went there.
"So Arsenal tried something, Pedro (Martinez Losa) who was the coach at the time, brought her in to train with the women.
"She was probably about 14 at the time. She stayed in her digs for a couple of nights and they got a tutor to teach her, so she trained with the women."
He continued: "What people would see is this little girl. Some could take it and put their arm around her and some couldn't take it and said 'you shouldn't be here, you should be at school.'"
Nigel added: "They then asked for Lauren to be removed from the first team squad at Arsenal and to go back in the academy, but the solution was she train with the academy boys.
"She was superb and did very well."
What clubs has Lauren James played for?
Lauren has played for Arsenal, Manchester United and Chelsea.
She started with Arsenal after being scouted when she was a teen and made her debut for the senior team in 2017.
James then moved to Manchester United in 2018 as part of the team's first professional squad.
She scored Man United's first ever Women's Super League goal during a match against Liverpool.
Lauren signed a four-year contract with Chelsea in 2021.
In June 2023 it was announced that she had signed a contract to remain at the club until 2027.
How long has Lauren James played for England?
Lauren played for England's under-17 and under-19 youth teams before making her debut for the senior squad in 2022.
James played for England for the first time during the team's 2023 World Cup qualification match against Austria, coming on as a 79th minute substitute.
She then scored her first international goal in February 2023.
The goal was scored at the 2023 Arnold Clark Cup during England's 4–0 victory against South Korea.
Lauren was confirmed for the Women's World Cup squad in May 2023.
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The tournament kicked off in July and England beat Haiti 1-0 during their first match.
In their second game, against Denmark, James scored in just six minutes,
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