She is emblematic of the Lionesses, having achieved remarkable things despite the barriers placed in front of her. And she’s just 22… JohnnyTheNic leads the love for Lauren Hemp.
European champion, USA slayer, role model – Lauren Hemp is one of England’s finestLauren Hemp is emblematic of the Lionesses, having achieved remarkable things despite the barriers placed in front of her. And she’s just 22…Lauren May Hemp is a 5ft 4ins 22-year-old forward, born in Norfolk, currently playing for Manchester City and England.
her generation. So good, in fact, that she won PFA Women’s Young Player of the Year in four out of the last five seasons: 2017/18, 2019/20,It was inevitable that this fantastic footballer would be called up for England. She got her first full cap in 2019. But she’d already been playing in the under-age teams for England, captaining them at the UEFA Women’s Under-17 Championship and playing a part of the team that finished third at the U20 World Cup in 2018.
“Off the pitch Lauren has always been a light-hearted and bubbly character, always carrying out her business with immense humility, embracing every challenge presented to her. Throughout the whole of the England squad, this is the case. They are a remarkable and inspiring team. And they consciously want to be, using their position to campaign for football to be available for girls in 100% of schools and not just 63%. That discrimination is a legacy of out-dated, deeply sexist, oppressive thinking which has crushed the dreams of many girls for the last century.
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