Lauren Walker
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Lauren Walker is an English female footballer who usually plays at either left-back or left midfield. She currently plays for Blackburn Rovers Ladies
Blackburn Rovers L.F.C.
Blackburn Rovers Ladies Football Club are an English women's football club affiliated with Blackburn Rovers. In 2006 they won the FA Women's Premier League Northern Division and were promoted to the FA Women's Premier League National Division, where they played until relegation in the 2010–11...

. She hails from Birches Head
Birches Head
Birches Head is an area within Stoke-on-Trent. It lies on the edge of the town of Hanley.Formerly Birches Head Farm the area had new housing built on it to meet modern demands.An old railway line and Canal run across two sides of the estate....

, Staffordshire
Staffordshire
Staffordshire is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. Part of the National Forest lies within its borders...

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Club career

Walker played as a junior for Port Vale Girls and Stoke City Girls and as a senior for Wolves Women in the Northern Premiership before joining Arsenal Ladies
Arsenal L.F.C.
Arsenal Ladies Football Club are an English women's association football club affiliated with Arsenal F.C.. Founded in 1987, they are the most successful club in English women's football having won 34 major trophies to date; which are 12 FA Women's Premier League titles, 11 FA Women's Cups, ten...

' reserve side. She left Arsenal to join Blackburn Rovers Ladies
Blackburn Rovers L.F.C.
Blackburn Rovers Ladies Football Club are an English women's football club affiliated with Blackburn Rovers. In 2006 they won the FA Women's Premier League Northern Division and were promoted to the FA Women's Premier League National Division, where they played until relegation in the 2010–11...

 in July 2009. Her first goal for Rovers came in their 4-2 Women's FA Cup first round win at home to Manchester City Ladies
Manchester City L.F.C.
Manchester City Ladies Football Club are an English women's football club affiliated with Manchester City FC.-History:Manchester City Ladies was formed in 1989....

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International career

Walker was selected as a member of the Great Britain women's football squad for the World University Games in Belgrade
Belgrade
Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...

 in 2009. She played in each of the sides previous three games, but was an unused substitute as Britain lost on penalties to Japan in the semi-final. The side eventually won the Bronze Medal after beating France
France women's national football team
The French women's national football team represents France in international women's football. The team is directed by the French Football Federation and competes as a member of UEFA in various international football tournaments such as the FIFA Women's World Cup, UEFA Women's Euro, the Summer...

 in the third-place play-off match.

Statistics

Club Season League WFA Cup Premier League Cup County Cup Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Blackburn Rovers Ladies
Blackburn Rovers L.F.C.
Blackburn Rovers Ladies Football Club are an English women's football club affiliated with Blackburn Rovers. In 2006 they won the FA Women's Premier League Northern Division and were promoted to the FA Women's Premier League National Division, where they played until relegation in the 2010–11...

2009-10 5 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 7 4
Club Total 500011120074
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