Carrie Lawrence

Defender • Age 29

Carrie Elizabeth Lawrence is an American retired professional football 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.

102 Appearances

5 Goals

1 Trophies

2 Awards

Fun Facts about Carrie

Quirky facts. Inspired by her game.

In August 2024, she got engaged to her teammate Marta. They have been dating since 2022.

She loves to eat sushi.

She likes it when her friends come to watch her matches.

She enjoys spending time with her family.

Her biggest inspiration were her parents, thanks to their hard work.

She started playing football at 3 or 4 years old by following her older brother.

In addition to her football career, she is studying to become a realtor, balancing her time between the field and her real estate studies.

She considers herself a "big foodie" and loves exploring new restaurants.

If given the chance to have dinner with any celebrity, she would choose Alicia Keys.

She works with a sports psychologist to help manage her mental health, which has played a key role in her growth and ability to overcome challenges, such as the pressure of playing in front of her hometown crowd.

After signing with Orlando Pride as a practice player, she had an incident during COVID that led to her being kicked off the team. She briefly considered quitting soccer and had even accepted a job as a financial advisor before the team called her back for the fall series.