Lauren Cheney Holiday was born on Lauren Nicole Cheney; September 30,1987 and is an American former professional soccer player who played as a midfielder and forward for the United States women's national soccer team from 2007 to 2015.
36 Facts About Lauren Holiday
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Lauren Holiday is a two-time Olympic gold medalist and FIFA Women's World Cup champion.
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Lauren Holiday won gold with the national team at the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics, 2012 London Summer Olympics, and the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada.
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Lauren Holiday played for the team at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup where the US finished in second place and Holiday was named to the tournament's All-Star team.
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Lauren Holiday earned US Soccer Female Athlete of the Year honors in 2014.
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Lauren Holiday was the first player in NWSL history to have her jersey retired after retiring from the league.
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Lauren Holiday earned Indiana All-State selection honors each year of her high school career and was named NSCAA All-American three times.
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Lauren Holiday finished her high school career having scored 118 goals and served 67 assists.
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Lauren Holiday graduated mid-year in 2006 to train full-time with the United States U-20 women's national soccer team for the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.
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Lauren Holiday led the conference again in goals scored with 23 and broke the UCLA single-season school records for points and goals.
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Lauren Holiday had 31 career assists, second place in the record book.
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On January 15,2010, Lauren Holiday was selected by the Boston Breakers as the second overall pick in the WPS Draft.
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Lauren Holiday played in 23 games for Boston during the 2010 season, starting in 21 matches and scoring five goals with two assists.
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Lauren Holiday was named as a starter in the 2010 WPS All-Star Game and scored in the 79th minute.
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Lauren Holiday was named WPS Player of the Week for week 18 of the season.
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In 2013, Lauren Holiday was one of three national team players along with Becky Sauerbrunn and Nicole Barnhart to be allocated to FC Kansas City for the inaugural season of the National Women's Soccer League as part of the NWSL Player Allocation.
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In 2014 NWSL season, FC Kansas City finished the regular season in second place, with Lauren Holiday providing a team-leading 7 assists, and finished second in goals scored with 8 behind Amy Rodriguez's 13.
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Lauren Holiday retired from the NWSL at the end of the 2015 season as Kansas City repeated as champions, allowing Holiday to retire holding world and league titles.
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Lauren Holiday made her first appearance and start for the US women's national soccer team on January 26,2007, against Germany.
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Lauren Holiday earned her second cap and scored her first goals against Mexico on April 14,2007.
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Lauren Holiday was named to the US roster for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing after Abby Wambach was forced to withdraw with a broken leg.
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Lauren Holiday appeared in three games as a substitute helping the US win gold at the tournament.
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In 2010, Lauren Holiday was the second-leading scorer on the team with seven goals in 13 total matches, starting seven.
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Lauren Holiday started in all six 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup matches, scoring two goals and leading the team with three assists.
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Lauren Holiday's performance earned a spot on the Women's World Cup All-Star Team.
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Lauren Holiday played in all six games at the 2012 Summer Olympics, starting five.
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Lauren Holiday came off the bench in the gold medal match to play the final 23 minutes after suffering a minor injury in the semifinal.
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On July 7,2015, following the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, Lauren Holiday announced her retirement from her international career.
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At the age of three, Lauren Holiday had open heart surgery to correct a heart defect.
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Lauren Holiday married professional basketball player Jrue Holiday, fellow former UCLA Bruin and NBA point guard, on July 7,2013.
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On September 4,2016, it was announced that Lauren Holiday had previously been diagnosed with a brain tumor during her pregnancy.
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Lauren Holiday's husband chose to take a leave of absence to care for her.
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Lauren Holiday gave birth to Jrue Tyler Lauren Holiday, a baby girl in September 2016, and the tumor was successfully removed in October.
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Lauren Holiday gave birth to a son, Hendrix, in 2020.
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Lauren Holiday has signed endorsement deals with Under Armour and Chobani.
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Lauren Holiday was featured along with her national teammates in the EA Sports' FIFA video game series in FIFA 16, the first time women players were included in the game.