Lauren Holiday Biography
Lauren Holiday was born on September 30, 1987, is an American retired professional soccer player who played as a midfielder and forwards for the United States women’s national soccer team from 2007 to 2015. She is a two-time Olympic gold medalist and FIFA Women’s World Cup champion.
Holiday played professionally for FC Kansas City in the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) and the Boston Breakers in the Women’s Professional Soccer (WPS). She played collegiate soccer for the UCLA Bruins.
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. She played for the team at the 2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup where the U.S. finished in second place and Holiday was named to the tournament’s All-Star team.
In 2007, she was named U.S. Soccer Young Female Athlete of the Year. She earned U.S. Soccer Female Athlete of the Year honors in 2014. She was the first player in NWSL history to have her jersey retired after retiring from the league.
Lauren Holiday Age
Lauren Nicole Holiday was born on September 30, 1987, She is 32 years as of 2019.
Lauren Holiday Early life
Lauren was born of Rita and George Cheney, in Indianapolis, Indiana. She began playing soccer as a youth after watching her brother play the sport. She used to play on boys’ teams until she was 12. She was named the school’s most valuable offensive player in 2004-2005 when she was at Ben Davis high school.
She was named Metro player of the year by the Indianapolis Star in 2004. Later she was named parade All American and was Gatorade player of the year in addition to receiving numerous regional awards including first-team All America and was
In 2004, she was named Metro Player of the Year by the Indianapolis Star. In 2006, she was named Parade All-American and was Gatorade Player of the Year in addition to receiving numerous regional awards including first-team All-Conference, All-County and All-State, and Indianapolis Star Super Team Player of the Year.
She earned Indiana All-State selection honors each year of her high school career and was named NSCAA All-American three times. Holiday finished her high school career having scored 118 goals and served 67 assists. She 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.
Lauren Holiday Career
During the summer of 2009, Holiday joined Southern California team Pali Blues, in the W-League. Throughout the entire regular season, the Blues did not lose a match and finished first in the Western Conference with a 9–0–3 record. After defeating the Hudson Valley Quickstrike Lady Blues 4–0 in the championship semi-final in which Holiday scored a goal in the 65th minute, the Pali Blues clinched the championship title in a 2-1 defeat of the Washington Freedom Reserves on August 7, 2009.
Lauren Holiday Family
Parents
She was born of Rita Cheney, George Cheney. Her father George is an educator, writer, speaker, facilitator, and consultant. Together with his wife and colleague, Sally Planalp, he has a primary residence in Moab, Utah.
Lauren Holiday Husband
She married professional basketball player Jrue Holiday, fellow former UCLA Bruin and NBA point guard for the New Orleans Pelicans, on July 7, 2013. The two first met and began dating in 2008 while they were both attending UCLA.
Lauren Holiday Children
They were blessed with Jrue Tyler Holiday, a baby girl in September 2016,
Lauren Holiday Facts and Body Measurements
Here are some interesting facts you don’t want to miss about Lauren Holiday.
- Full Name: Lauren Nicole Holiday
- Age/ How Old?: 32years old.
- Date of Birth: 30 September 1987
- Place of Birth: Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
- Birthday: 30th Sep.
- Nationality: American
- Fathers Name: Rita Cheney
- Mothers Name: George Cheney
- Siblings: Not revealed
- Marital Status: married to Jrue Holiday
- Children/ Kids: Jrue Tyler Holiday
- Height/ How tall?: 1.73 m
- Weight: 70 kg
- Career end: 2015
Boston Breakers, 2010-2011
On January 15, 2010, Holiday was selected by the Boston Breakers as the second overall pick in the WPS Draft. She played in 23 games for Boston during the 2010 season, starting in 21 matches and scoring five goals with two assists. After Boston finished in second place during the regular season with a 10-8-6, the team advanced to the playoffs. Holiday scored the team’s lone goal in the 2-1 playoff loss against the Philadelphia Independence. Lauren was named as a starter in the 2010 WPS All-Star Game and scored in the 79th minute.
During the 2011 WPS season, Holiday made ten appearances for the club. After returning to Boston following the 2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup, Holiday’s brace during the team’s final regular-season match helped the Breakers clinch the last remaining spot in the playoffs. She was subsequently named WPS Player of the Week for week 18 of the season. The Breakers finished the regular season in fourth place with a 5-9-4 The team was defeated 3-1 by magicJack during the playoff semifinal.
FC Kansas City, 2013–2015
In 2013, 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. In June 2013, she was named NWSL Player of the Month after scoring six times in five games and becoming the league’s leading scorer with eight goals.
FC Kansas City finished second during the regular season with an 11-6-5 record. The team advanced to the playoffs but were defeated 2-3 by Portland Thorns FC during the semi-finals. Following the 2013 NWSL season, Holiday was awarded the Golden Boot, an award given to the player who scores the most goals and was named the league’s Most Valuable Player (MVP).
In 2014 NWSL season, FC Kansas City finished the regular season in second place, with Holiday providing a team-leading 7 assists, and finished second in goals scored with 8 behind Amy Rodriguez’s 13. In the post-season playoffs, Holiday scored the second goal in a 2–0 victory over the Portland Thorns FC in the semi-final and provided both the assists for Rodriguez’s two goals, as they beat Seattle Reign FC 2–1 in the 2014 Championship game, to clinch the club’s first NWSL title. She was voted the match’s MVP.
As of 2015, Holiday was the leading goal scorer and assist leader all-time in the NWSL. She retired from the NWSL at the end of the 2015 season. Her number 12 jersey was retired in her honor.
International
Holiday made her first appearance and start for the U.S. women’s national soccer team on January 26, 2007, against Germany. She earned her second cap and scored her first goal against Mexico on April 14, 2007. The same year, she was named the U.S. Soccer Young Female Athlete of the Year.
2008 Beijing Olympics
Lauren was named to the U.S. roster for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing after Abby Wambach was forced to withdraw with a broken leg. She appeared in three games as a substitute helping the U.S. win gold at the tournament. In 2010, Holiday was the second-leading scorer on the team with seven goals in 13 total matches, starting seven.
Lauren Holiday Net Worth
Estimated Net Worth in 2019 $100K-1M (Approx.)
Frequently Asked Questions About Lauren Holiday
Who is Lauren Holiday?
Lauren Holiday was born on September 30, 1987, is an American retired professional soccer player who played as a midfielder and forwards for the United States women’s national soccer team from 2007 to 2015.
How old is Lauren Holiday?
She is an American national born on 30 September 1987, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States.
How tall is Lauren Holiday?
She stands at a height of 1.73m.
Is Lauren Holiday married?
Yes, she is married to Jrue Holiday, who is an American professional basketball player for the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association. He played college basketball for one season with the UCLA Bruins before being selected by the Philadelphia 76ers in the first round of the 2009 NBA draft with the 17th overall pick
How much is Lauren Holiday worth?
She has an approximate net worth of $1 million. This amount has been accrued from his/her leading roles in the entertainment industry.
Where does Lauren Holiday live?
Because of security reasons, She has not shared her precise location of residence. We will immediately update this information if we get the location and images of her house.
Is Lauren Holiday dead or alive?
She is alive and in good health. There have been no reports of her being sick or having any health-related issues.
Honors and awards
- Olympic Gold Medal: 2008, 2012
- FIFA Women’s World Cup: 2015
- Algarve Cup: 2008, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015
- CONCACAF Women’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament: 2008, 2012
- CONCACAF Women’s Championship: 2014
- Four Nations Tournament: 2007, 2008, 2011
Individual
- FIFA Women’s World Cup All-Star Team: 2011
- WPS All-Star: 2010
- NWSL Best XI: 2013, 2014
- NWSL Most Valuable Player: 2013
- NWSL Golden Boot: 2013
- NWSL Championship Game MVP: 2014
- U.S. Soccer Young Female Athlete of the Year: 2007
- NCAA All-American First-Team: 2006, 2007, 2008
- Soccer America Player of the Year Award: 2007
- U.S. Soccer Female Athlete of the Year: 2014
- Sagamore of the Wabash: 2015
Team
- with FC Kansas City
- NWSL Championship: 2014, 2015
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Jrue and Lauren Holiday’s baby is the best thing about the 2018 NBA Playoffs
She was born in September 2016 to parents Jrue and Lauren Holiday. Lauren, a former Ben Davis soccer star who went on to a long career with the United States Women’s National Team, was diagnosed with a benign brain tumor during the pregnancy.
As she was forced to undergo surgery, the labor was induced early. Jrue took time off from the New Orleans Pelicans and Lauren started a long recovery process after a healthy J.T. was born.
Now, she’s regularly seen at dad’s games. The Internet, of course, loves J.T.
The Jrue and Lauren Holiday story is really an amazing one. Glad Mom and baby are healthy, doing well and dad is back playing.
“She loves seeing me at certain instances in the game – if there’s a timeout, or there’s a break – and I can look up to her and wave at her and blow a kiss,” Holiday told USA TODAY Sports before the playoffs started. “I think there’s joy in just knowing that my family’s OK. Being able to know that my home life is fine, I feel like it reflects the way that I play.
“(It’s) just knowing that my daughter gets to watch me play and she gets to come to the games. I can’t even describe how much joy that brings me.”
In an interview with Yahoo Sports’ Shams Charania, Jrue spoke to how trying his wife’s illness was for him. At one point in September 2016, he left the Pelicans to support Lauren during surgery.
“There was a lot of stress that I felt, a lot of pressure there,” Holiday told Yahoo Sports. “I think how my family dynamic is built, how my faith is built, we persevered through that. Always praying. My family praying, especially for my wife. My wife going through that — being pregnant and having a brain tumor — that was the point where I had to rely on other people.”
Holiday pauses as his daughter is yelling for her dad in the background on this evening at their home, a moment he cherishes.
“As a man and as an athlete, you always feel you can handle things by yourself,” Holiday said. “You feel like, ‘I got to the league, I did it by myself.’ You thank and serve people along the way — but I put in the work. That was somewhat in my control. But my wife’s situation, it really wasn’t in my control. So to bounce back from that has been pretty cool, pretty special to me.”