Lauren Nicole Cheney (born September 30, 1987, Indianapolis, Indiana) is an American soccer player and member of the United States women's national soccer team. She is currently a forward for Women's Professional Soccer's Boston Breakers.Cheney attended Ben Davis High School in Indianapolis, where she was a Parade All-American and was named the 2006 Gatorade Player of the Year. She graduated midyear to train full-time with the U.S. U-20 team for the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.
On January 15, 2010, Cheney was selected by the Boston Breakers with the second overall pick in the WPS Draft. On August 14, 2011 she scored two goals against Sky Blue to take her team to the 2011 WPS playoffs.
Cheney made her first appearance for the senior U.S. women's team on January 26, 2007, against Germany. Cheney, a forward, was named to the U.S. roster for the 2008 Summer Olympics after Abby Wambach was forced to withdraw from the Olympics with a broken leg. She appeared in three games as a substitute. She scored the first goal for the U.S. team in the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup, against North Korea on June 28, 2011. She scored the first goal and assisted on the winning goal in the semi-final against France on July 13, 2011.
