Name: Lauren James
Nationality: England
Date of Birth: September 29, 2001
Position: Attacker
Current club: Chelsea
Women's Super League clubs played for: Arsenal, Manchester United, Chelsea
Chelsea attacker Lauren James has taken part in a strong number of the club's Women's Super League games in 2025/2026, making 13 appearances overall and accumulating 706 minutes of playing time. She has been selected in the starting XI in 10 of these appearances across their 21 fixtures and entered as a substitute on three occasions.
James last featured in the competition on May 3 for Chelsea versus Leicester City. She netted a brace in that match for her side in their 3-1 success. The attacker has netted five Women's Super League goals this season. She has been shown a yellow card twice.
It was versus West Ham United that James scored for the first time in the league this season in a 5-0 victory on January 11.
In the club's next Women's Super League match on May 16, Chelsea face a home match against Manchester United.
Last season for Chelsea, James made nine Women's Super League appearances, scored three goals and provided one assist.
James moved to Chelsea in July 2021 from Manchester United, for whom she made 40 league appearances in total, scoring 22 goals and providing one assist.
