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's Lauren James has played in the majority of the club's Women's Super League games in 2025/2026, making 14 appearances overall and playing 785 minutes. She has been selected in the starting XI in 11 of these appearances across their 22 fixtures and entered as a substitute on three occasions.

James last played in a league match on May 16 for Chelsea versus Manchester United. In that fixture she created an assist for her club in their 1-0 win. The attacker has netted five Women's Super League goals this season. She has been shown a yellow card twice.

It was versus Leicester City on May 3 when James last scored, netting with a brace in a 3-1 win. Her opening goal of the campaign came in the 5-0 victory against West Ham United on January 11.

Last season for Chelsea, James made nine Women's Super League appearances, scored three goals and provided one assist.

Prior to joining Chelsea in July 2021, James made 40 league appearances in total at Manchester United, scoring 22 goals and providing one assist.