Lauren Milliet

Lauren Milliet
Milliet with Racing Louisville FC in 2025
Personal information
Full name Lauren Milliet
Date of birth (1996-12-01) December 1, 1996
Place of birth Durango, Colorado
Height 5 ft 1 in (1.55 m)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Racing Louisville
Number 2
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Colorado College Tigers 77 (21)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 North Carolina Courage 2 (0)
2021– Racing Louisville 113 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 01:24, November 9, 2025 (UTC)

Lauren Milliet (born December 1, 1996) is an American professional soccer midfielder who plays for Racing Louisville of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). In April 2025, Milliet became the first player in NWSL history to log 100 consecutive matches for one club.[1]

College career

Milliet started in all 77 of her appearances for Colorado College, tallying 21 goals and 16 assists.[2] The midfielder was the 14th overall pick in the 2019 NWSL draft as just the second player to be selected from Colorado College.[3]

Club career

North Carolina Courage

Milliet was chosen by the North Carolina Courage in the second round with the 14th overall pick in the 2019 NWSL College Draft.[4] Milliet featured in two matches for the Courage in 2019. After the 2020 NWSL regular season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, Milliet participated in the 2020 NWSL Challenge Cup and the 2020 NWSL Fall Series.[5][6] She made her first professional start on July 1 in a 2–0 win over the Washington Spirit.[7]

Racing Louisville FC

Milliet was chosen by Racing Louisville FC in the 2020 NWSL Expansion Draft.[8] She scored her first goal for the team in a 3–0 win over the Kansas City Current on April 2 in the 2022 NWSL Challenge Cup.[9] On September 8, 2022, Racing announced Milliet had signed a new three-year contract through 2025.[10] In both 2022 and 2023, Milliet was an NWSL Ironwoman, playing every minute of every game for Louisville. In 2024, the club extended her contract through the 2026 season.[11] She signed a new contact with the club before the 2026 season, keeping her in Louisville through 2027 with an option for 2028.[12] As of 2026, she is Racing's all-time appearance leader, and the only player still with the club since its inception.[13]

Career statistics

As of March 12, 2025[14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Playoffs[a] Cup[b] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
North Carolina Courage 2019 NWSL 2 0 — 0 0 2 0
2020 — — 8 0 8 0
Racing Louisville FC 2021 24 0 — 6 0 30 0
2022 22 1 — 6 1 28 2
2023 22 0 — 8 0 30 0
2024 26 0 — 3 0 29 0
2025 19 0 1 0 1 0 21 0
Career total 115 1 1 0 32 1 148 2

Personal life

Milliet married Cameron Stopforth on December 20, 2022.[15]

References

  1. ^ National Women's Soccer League [@NWSL] (April 27, 2025). "The heart of Louisville 💜" (Tweet) – via X (formerly Twitter).
  2. ^ "Lauren Milliet – 2018 Women's Soccer Roster". Colorado College Tigers. Retrieved March 13, 2026.
  3. ^ Livingston, John (January 10, 2019). "Durango's Lauren Milliet forges path to NWSL draft selection". The Durango Herald. Archived from the original on June 30, 2020. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
  4. ^ "NC Courage Signs College Draft Picks Pruitt, Harbison, and Milliet". North Carolina Courage. April 11, 2019. Retrieved March 13, 2026.
  5. ^ "NC Courage Announces 2020 Roster". North Carolina Courage. June 23, 2020. Retrieved March 13, 2026.
  6. ^ "NC Courage Fall Series Roster Update". North Carolina Courage. September 9, 2020. Retrieved March 13, 2026.
  7. ^ "NC Courage Defeat Washington Spirit 2-0 to Move Into First Place in Challenge Cup". North Carolina Courage. July 2, 2020. Retrieved March 13, 2026.
  8. ^ Creditor, Avi (November 12, 2020). "Louisville Takes USWNT's Heath, Press to Headline Expansion Draft". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
  9. ^ "Racing notches decisive first Challenge Cup win over KC Current". Racing Louisville FC. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
  10. ^ "Versatile Milliet inks new three-year contract with Racing". Racing Louisville FC. September 8, 2022. Retrieved March 13, 2026.
  11. ^ "Racing's Milliet signs contract extension". Racing Louisville FC. February 20, 2024. Retrieved March 13, 2026.
  12. ^ "Racing appearances leader Milliet inks new multi-year deal". Racing Louisville FC. December 8, 2025. Retrieved March 13, 2026.
  13. ^ "Lauren Milliet". Racing Louisville FC. Retrieved March 13, 2026.
  14. ^ "Lauren Milliet". FBref.
  15. ^ @laurenmilliet; (December 24, 2022). ""Here's to a summer love that fizzes in the lungs" • I love you forever, Cam. 🤍" – via Instagram.
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