Lauren Cheney

Lauren Nicole Cheney (born September 30, 1987, Indianapolis, Indiana) is an American soccer player and member of the United States women's national soccer team.

Cheney attended Ben Davis High School in Indianapolis, where she was a Parade All-American and was named the 2006 Gatorade Player of the Year. She graduated midyear to train full-time with the U.S. U-20 team for the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.

In the fall of 2006, Cheney enrolled at UCLA, where she was named a first-team All-American and NSCAA Freshman of the Year. As a sophomore in 2007, she was the runner-up for the women's Hermann Trophy. In 2007, Cheney played for the U.S. team at the 2007 Pan American Games.

Cheney made her first appearance for the senior U.S. women's team on January 26, 2007, against Germany. Cheney, a forward, was named to the U.S. roster for the 2008 Summer Olympics after Abby Wambach was forced to withdraw from the Olympics with a broken leg. [http://www.magazine.ucla.edu/features/cheney-olympics/] . She appeared in three games as a substitute.

External links

* [http://ussoccer.com/bio/index.jsp_78506.html US Soccer profile]
* [http://uclabruins.cstv.com/sports/w-soccer/mtt/cheney_lauren00.html UCLA player profile]

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