Lauryn Thompson

Lauryn Thompson
Thompson with the North Carolina Courage in 2026
Personal information
Full name Lauryn Ida Belle Thompson[1]
Date of birth (2007-11-04) 4 November 2007[1]
Height 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 North Carolina Courage
Number 7
Youth career
2017–2020 Indy Eleven
2020–2023 North Carolina Courage
2023–2025 Indy Eleven
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2024 Indy Eleven 2 (0)
2026– North Carolina Courage 6 (1)
International career‡
2024 England U-17 3 (1)
2025– England U-19 11 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 31 July 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 28 October 2025

Lauryn Ida Belle Thompson (born 4 November 2007) is a professional footballer who plays as a right winger for the North Carolina Courage of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She represented England at the 2024 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.

Early life

Thompson grew up in Wake Forest, North Carolina.[2] After three years with the Indy Eleven Academy,[3] she played for the North Carolina Courage Academy, where she was named ECNL all-conference multiple times.[4] In 2023, she helped the Courage win the U19 Girls Elite USL Academy Cup and was named the tournament's best young player at age 15.[5] She returned to the Indy Eleven later that year, helping the U17s to the ECNL national semifinals.[3] Before going pro, she was committed to play college soccer for the Florida State Seminoles.[6]

Club career

On 8 December 2025, the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL)'s North Carolina Courage announced that they had signed Thompson to her first professional contract on a four-year deal.[2] She made her professional debut on 14 March 2026 as a second-half substitute for Hannah Betfort in a season-opening 2–1 win over Racing Louisville.[7] On 31 July, in just her second start, she scored her first professional goal in the fourth minute against the Orlando Pride; she also had an assist in the match, which the Courage won 5–0.[8]

International career

Eligible to represent the United States or England, Thompson was called into training camps with the United States under-15s and under-16s in 2022 and 2023.[9] She then joined the England youth set-up and was included in the roster for the 2024 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in the Dominican Republic.[10] She scored in the opening 2–0 win over Kenya and played in all three group stage games.[10] She was injured in the last group game and missed the rest of the tournament as the Young Lionesses finished fourth.[11]

References

  1. 1 2 "FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Dominican Republic 2024 Squad List" (PDF). FIFA. p. 5. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  2. 1 2 "NC Courage Sign Forward Lauryn Thompson Through 2029". North Carolina Courage. 8 December 2025. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
  3. 1 2 "ECNL Players Competing at the Highest Levels". Indy Eleven Academy. 2 October 2024. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
  4. ↑ "ECNL Girls Mid-Atlantic All-Conference". Elite Clubs National League. 8 August 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2025 – via TopDrawerSoccer.
    "ECNL Girls Mid-Atlantic All-Conference". Elite Clubs National League. 18 August 2023. Retrieved 8 December 2025 – via TopDrawerSoccer.
  5. ↑ "USL Academy Cup Wraps Up". USL Academy League. 4 April 2023. Retrieved 8 December 2025 – via TopDrawerSoccer.
  6. ↑ Clark, Travis (21 October 2024). "Commitments: FSU Adds More Firepower". TopDrawerSoccer. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
  7. ↑ "Sanchez scores twice to lead Courage to win in front of record crowd". North Carolina Courage. 14 March 2026. Retrieved 15 March 2026.
  8. ↑ "Match Recap: NC Courage 5-0 Orlando Pride". North Carolina Courage. 31 July 2026. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
  9. ↑ "U15 GNT camp roster for California camp". United States Soccer Federation. 15 March 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2025 – via TopDrawerSoccer.
    "U16 WNT Heads to Florida for Training Camp". United States Soccer Federation. 19 January 2023. Retrieved 8 December 2025 – via TopDrawerSoccer.
  10. 1 2 Thompson, Lauryn (20 October 2024). "Lauryn Thompson's Women's Under-17s World Cup diary". The Football Association. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
  11. ↑ "Report: England WU17s 0-4 Korea DPR". The Football Association. 23 October 2024. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
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