Lauren Sesselmann
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| Full name | Lauren Marie Sesselmann[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | August 14, 1983 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Marshfield, Wisconsin, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1997–2000 | Notre Dame Academy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2005 | Purdue Boilermakers | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004 | Steel City Sparks | 2 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | F.C. Indiana | 22 | (13) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | Sky Blue FC | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | Atlanta Beat | 20 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | FC Kansas City | 19 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Houston Dash | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Santa Clarita Blue Heat | 23 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2015 | Canada | 46 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of August 12, 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals as of July 3, 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Lauren Marie Sesselmann (born August 14, 1983) is a former soccer player and Olympic bronze medalist who played as a defender and forward. Born in the United States, she was a member of the Canada national team from 2011 to 2015 and is also a trainer, producer and host of the fitness DVD program Fit As A Pro with Lauren Sesselmann.
Purdue University
Sesselmann was raised in Green Bay, Wisconsin. She starred in both soccer and basketball at Notre Dame Academy in Green Bay, winning multiple letters and helping Notre Dame to an undefeated season and a Wisconsin state championship in girls' basketball in 2001.
Sesselmann played collegiately at Purdue University from 2001 through 2005. She set six records for the Boilermakers in points, goals, assists, game-winning goals, multiple-goal games, and shots on goal registered. She was also named First Team All-Big Ten in 2003 and 2005.[2]
Club career
Following her time at Purdue, Sesselmann remained in the area to play for F.C. Indiana, based in Greater Lafayette. She played in both the Women's Premier Soccer League in 2007 and W-League in 2008 with the club. She scored nine goals and four assists in 14 games for the Lionesses in 2008, as they were runners-up in the W-League.
On January 16, 2009, Sesselmann was drafted by Chicago Red Stars with the 44th overall pick in the 2009 WPS Draft. She was waived before the season and signed by Sky Blue FC in May 2009.[3] In 2010, Sesselmann attended training camp with Saint Louis Athletica, but was released during camp. She then signed with the Atlanta Beat, where manager Gareth O'Sullivan converted her from forward to defence. Sesselmann debuted with the Atlanta Beat on April 11, 2010 in a match against Philadelphia Independence, earning her first WPS start at left back.
In 2013, she joined FC Kansas City in the new National Women's Soccer League. On January 10, 2014, it was announced that Sesselmann was selected by the Houston Dash as the third pick in the 2014 NWSL Expansion Draft.[4] However, her role with the Dash has been put into question by a statement from her agent stating it is "in her best interest to explore options as a free agent".[5]
Following two years out of the game, Sesselmann joined the Santa Clarita Blue Heat in May 2017.[6]
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