Lauren Holiday

Club

Pali Blues, 2009

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.

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. Holiday 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…

Born in Indianapolis, Indiana to Rita and George Cheney, Holiday began playing soccer as a youth after watching her brother play the sport. She played on boys' teams until age 12. She attended Ben Davis High School in Indianapolis where she was named the school's most valuable offensive player in 2004–05. 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.

UCLA Bruins, 2006–2009

In the fall of 2006, Holiday enrolled at UCLA, where she was named a first-team All-American and NSCAA Freshman of the Year. She led the Pac-10 Conference with 19 goals, which also set a new UCLA freshman record with a goals-per-game percentage of .95. As a sophomore in 2007, she was the runner-up for the women's Hermann Trophy and the Pac-10 Player of the Year. She led the conference again in goals scored with 23 and broke the UCLA single-season school records for points (57)…

At the age of three, Holiday had open heart surgery to correct a heart defect. She married professional basketball player Jrue Holiday, fellow former UCLA Bruin and NBA point guard, on July 7, 2013. The two first met and began dating in 2008 while they were both attending UCLA. Jrue currently plays for the Portland Trail Blazers. Holiday is a Christian. On September 4, 2016, it was announced that Holiday had previously been diagnosed with a brain tumor during her pregnancy. Her husband chose to take a leave of absence to care for her. The tumor, which was benign, was found on the right side of her brain in late June 2016. Holiday gave birth to a daughter, Jrue Tyler Holiday, in September 2016, and the tumor was successfully removed in October. She gave birth to a son, Hendrix, in 2020. Holiday has signed endorsement deals with Under Armour and Chobani. In 2020, Holiday joined the ownership group for Angel City FC of the NWSL. In April 2025, it was announced that Holiday, after divesting from Angel City, had invested in the North Carolina Courage through the Holiday Family Trust. Holiday will serve as an ambassador and advisor for the club.

International

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

Muhammad Ali Sports Humanitarian Award (2023) 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 Most Valuable Player: 2014 U.S. Soccer Young Female Athlete of the Year: 2007 NCAA All-American First-Team: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 Pac-10 Conference Player of the Year: 2007 Soccer America Player of the Year Award: 2007 U.S. Soccer Female Athlete of the Year: 2014 Sagamore of the Wabash: 2015 National Soccer Hall of Fame: 2023

Team

with FC Kansas City

NWSL championship: 2014, 2015