{{short description|American soccer player (born 1997)}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Carrie Lawrence | image = NC Courage vs Orlando Pride (Jun 2024) 007.jpg | caption = Lawrence with the Orlando Pride in 2024 | fullname = Carrie Elizabeth Lawrence<ref>{{cite magazine |location=Orlando, Florida |url=https://commencement.ucf.edu/file/121/commencement-program-spring-2019.pdf |title=Candidates for Bachelor's Degrees – College of Health Professions and Sciences, Bachelor of Science: Sport and Exercise Science BS–Human Performance |magazine=Commencement: May 2–4, 2019 |publisher=University of Central Florida |page=63 |date=May 2019 |access-date=November 20, 2021 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211120045310/https://commencement.ucf.edu/file/121/commencement-program-spring-2019.pdf |archive-date=November 20, 2021 }}</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|07|15}} | birth_place = Orlando, Florida, United States | height = {{height|ft=5|in=7}} | position = Defender | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Florida Kraze Krush | collegeyears1 = 2015 | college1 = South Carolina Gamecocks | collegecaps1 = 20 | collegegoals1 = 1 | collegeyears2 = 2016–2018 | college2 = UCF Knights | collegecaps2 = 49 | collegegoals2 = 4 | years1 = 2020–2024 | clubs1 = Orlando Pride | caps1 = 20 | goals1 = 0 | nationalyears1 = | nationalteam1 = | nationalcaps1 = | nationalgoals1 = | club-update = July 6, 2024 | nationalteam-update = }} '''Carrie Elizabeth Lawrence''' (born July 15, 1997) is an American former professional soccer defender. She spent the entirety of her professional career with the Orlando Pride of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), winning an NWSL Shield and NWSL Championship with the club in 2024. Lawrence previously played college soccer for the South Carolina Gamecocks and the UCF Knights.
== Early life == Growing up in Orlando, Florida, Lawrence was an All-Metro and All-State Player for Timber Creek High School and was named Offensive Player of the Year and Most Valuable Player while capturing Metro and District championships. She also lettered in flag football at school. Lawrence played club soccer for Florida Kraze Krush, winning state and regional championships, and was also a member of the Region III Olympic Development Program team.<ref name="UCF profile" />
=== College === Lawrence was recruited to play college soccer by the University of South Carolina. She spent one season with the South Carolina Gamecocks in 2015 and appeared in all 20 matches, being voted team Rookie of the Year by her teammates.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://gamecocksonline.com/sports/womens-soccer/roster/carrie-lawrence/4033|title=Carrie Lawrence - South Carolina|website=University of South Carolina Athletics|date=22 June 2018 }}</ref> Lawrence transferred to the University of Central Florida ahead of her sophomore year in 2016 and played the following three seasons with the UCF Knights. In 2018, Lawrence was a Second Team All-AAC selection and was named to the United Soccer Coaches Association All-Region Third Team.<ref name="UCF profile">{{cite web|url=https://ucfknights.com/sports/womens-soccer/roster/carrie-lawrence/8529|title=Carrie Lawrence - UCF|website=University of Central Florida Athletics}}</ref>
== Professional career == === Orlando Pride === On January 10, 2020, Lawrence was signed by Orlando Pride as a supplemental player having spent the 2019 season training full-time with the club. She was ineligible to sign in 2019 having not declared for the draft.<ref>{{cite web |title=Orlando Pride Signs UCF Alumna Carrie Lawrence |url=https://www.orlandocitysc.com/post/2020/01/10/orlando-pride-signs-ucf-alumna-carrie-lawrence |website=www.orlandocitysc.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Poe |first1=Julia |title=Orlando Pride signs UCF alumna Carrie Lawrence, waives Danica Evans |url=https://www.prosoccerusa.com/nwsl/orlando-pride/orlando-pride-signs-ucf-alumna-carrie-lawrence-waives-danica-evans/ |website=Pro Soccer USA |date=10 January 2020 |access-date=20 September 2020 |archive-date=11 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200111212935/https://www.prosoccerusa.com/nwsl/orlando-pride/orlando-pride-signs-ucf-alumna-carrie-lawrence-waives-danica-evans/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> She was waived as part of final roster ahead of the 2020 NWSL Challenge Cup.<ref>{{cite web |title=Orlando Pride Announces Roster Moves Ahead of 2020 NWSL Challenge Cup |url=https://www.orlandocitysc.com/post/2020/06/21/orlando-pride-announces-roster-moves-ahead-2020-nwsl-challenge-cup |website=www.orlandocitysc.com}}</ref>
With the 2020 NWSL season dealing with significant disruption during the COVID-19 pandemic, Lawrence rejoined the Pride, one of seven players signed to a short-term contract on September 8 in order to compete in the Fall Series following the team's decision to loan out 11 senior players to play regularly overseas.<ref>{{cite web |title=Orlando Pride Signs Seven Players to Short-Term Contracts |url=https://www.orlandocitysc.com/post/2020/09/08/orlando-pride-signs-seven-players-short-term-contracts |website=www.orlandocitysc.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=How to watch Orlando Pride players on loan abroad |url=https://news.yahoo.com/watch-orlando-pride-players-loan-162300464.html |website=news.yahoo.com|date=31 August 2020 }}</ref> Lawrence made her NWSL debut on September 19, 2020, in the first fall series match, starting in a 0–0 draw with North Carolina Courage.<ref>{{cite web |title=North Carolina Courage vs. Orlando Pride |url=https://www.nwslsoccer.com/game/north-carolina-courage-vs-orlando-pride-2020-09-19 |website=www.nwslsoccer.com |access-date=2020-09-20 |archive-date=2022-01-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220110211422/https://www.nwslsoccer.com/game/north-carolina-courage-vs-orlando-pride-2020-09-19 |url-status=dead }}</ref> She appeared in all four Fall Series matches for a combined 233 minutes.<ref name="soccerway" /> Ahead of the 2021 season, Lawrence re-signed with the club on a one-year deal with an option for an additional season.<ref>{{cite web |title=Orlando Pride Re-Signs Hometown Defender Carrie Lawrence |url=https://www.orlandocitysc.com/post/2021/01/05/orlando-pride-re-signs-hometown-defender-carrie-lawrence |website=www.orlandocitysc.com}}</ref>
On May 1, 2024, Lawrence assisted Barbra Banda's second goal in a 4–1 win against the North Carolina Courage. On July 6, she received two first-half yellow cards while knotted 1–1 against the Kansas City Current, which resulted in Orlando playing most of the away match with ten players. Despite that, the match ended as a 2–1 victory for Orlando on Marta's penalty. Lawrence finished the 2024 season with nine appearances (three starts) as the Pride claimed the NWSL Shield with the best record in the league. She was an unused substitute in the playoffs as the Pride completed the double with the NWSL Championship.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://fbref.com/en/players/eb1483ab/matchlogs/2024/Carrie-Lawrence-Match-Logs|title= Carrie Lawrence 2024 Match Logs|website=FBref.com|access-date=2024-11-29}}</ref> On November 29, 2024, Lawrence announced her retirement from professional soccer.<ref>{{Cite web |last=orlandocitysc |title=Orlando Pride Defender Carrie Lawrence announces retirement |url=https://www.orlandocitysc.com/pride/news/orlando-pride-defender-carrie-lawrence-announces-retirement |access-date=2024-11-29 |publisher=Orlando Pride |language=en}}</ref>
== International career == In May 2015, Lawrence was called into the United States U19 training camp held at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, California.<ref>{{cite web |title=U19 WNT roster named for Chula Vista camp |url=https://www.topdrawersoccer.com/club-soccer-articles/u19-wnt-roster-named-for-chula-vista-camp_aid36519 |website=TopDrawerSoccer.com}}</ref>
==Personal life== Since 2022, Lawrence has been in a relationship with her Orlando Pride teammate Marta.<ref>{{Cite Instagram |postid=C4MHD-fR8M0|user=martavsilva10|title=2 years sharing my life with this special person, lucky me 🥰|date=2024-03-06}}</ref> In August 2024, they announced their engagement.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 18, 2024 |title=From Olympic rings to diamond rings 💍Congratulations to Marta on her engagement 😍 |url=https://twitter.com/AttackingThird/status/1825181483390099856 |access-date=August 18, 2024 |website=x.com}}</ref> On January 2, 2026, they got married in Florida.<ref>https://revistamarieclaire.globo.com/celebridades/noticia/2026/01/marta-se-casa-com-carrie-lawrence-nos-estados-unidos.ghtml</ref><ref>https://www.cnnbrasil.com.br/esportes/futebol/selecao-brasileira/casamento-da-rainha-marta-se-casa-em-cerimonia-intimista-nos-eua/</ref>
== Career statistics ==
=== College === {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" !School !Season !Division !Apps !Goals |- |South Carolina Gamecocks |2015 | rowspan="4" |Div. I |20||1 |- | rowspan="4" |UCF Knights |2016 |15||1 |- |2017 |16||2 |- |2018 |18||1 |- ! colspan="2" |Total !49!!4 |- ! colspan="3" |Career total !69!!5 |}
=== Club === {{updated|match played October 15, 2023}}.<ref name="soccerway">{{cite web |title=Carrie Lawrence - Soccerway |url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/carrie-lawrence/657531/ |website=soccerway.com}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" ! rowspan="2" |Club ! rowspan="2" |Season ! colspan="3" |League ! colspan="2" |Cup<ref group="lower-alpha">NWSL Challenge Cup</ref> ! colspan="2" |Playoffs ! colspan="2" |Other ! colspan="2" |Total |- !Division !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals |- |rowspan=4|Orlando Pride |2020 |rowspan=4|NWSL | colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||4<ref group="lower-alpha">Includes the NWSL Fall Series</ref>||0||4||0 |- |2021 |0||0||0||0|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||0||0 |- |2022 |14||0||4||0|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||18||0 |- |2023 |0||0||0||0|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||0||0 |- ! colspan="3" |Career total !14!!0!!4!!0!!0!!0!!4!!0!!22!!0 |} {{Reflist|group=lower-alpha}}
== Honors == '''Orlando Pride''' *NWSL Shield: 2024<ref>{{Cite web |last=NWSL |date=2024-10-07 |title=Orlando Pride Claims 2024 NWSL Shield |url=https://www.nwslsoccer.com/news/orlando-pride-claims-2024-nwsl-shield-presented-by-carmax |access-date=2024-10-09 |website=NWSL}}</ref> *NWSL Championship: 2024<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-11-25 |title=Orlando Pride win 2024 NWSL Championship, bringing first professional, major league trophy to the City of Orlando |url=https://www.nwslsoccer.com/news/orlando-pride-win-2024-nwsl-championship-bringing-first-professional-major-league-trophy-to-the-city-of-orlando |access-date=2024-11-29 |website=NWSL}}</ref>
== References == {{reflist}}
== External links == *{{sports links}} *[https://ucfknights.com/sports/womens-soccer/roster/carrie-lawrence/8529 UCF Knights profile]
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