U.S. Soccer: Invited to train with the U.S. U-20 National Team in May of 2024 ... traveled to Germany with the U.S. U-20 squad in April of 2024 and Colombia in February of 2024 ... invited to train with the U-20 squad in January of 2024 ... 2023 Pan American Games Bronze Medalist with U.S. U-19 squad in Santiago, Chile … represented the U.S. at the U-20 CONCACAF in June of 2023 and earned silver medal … scored the game-winner at the U-20 CONCACAF in the 2023 semifinals to qualify for the 2024 U-20 World Cup … member of 2022 U.S. U-17 World Cup roster that competed in India … helped the team win the group stage and advance to the quarterfinals before being eliminated in penalty kicks by Nigeria … traveled to Spain, Dominican Republic and India in 2022 with the U-17 National Team … lead U.S. U-17 squad to the CONCACAF Championship in May of 2022 and scored a goal in the 2-1 victory to win the championship … attended Youth National Team camps since U-15.
2024 -- Freshman: Missed the season due to tearing her ACL in May of 2024 ... named to ACC Honor Roll.Â
Prep/Club: Ranked No. 5 in the Class of 2024 by TopDrawerSoccer and was the highest ranked player in the class to attend college … the No. 1 midfielder in the class that chose to attend college … played club soccer for NC Courage Girls Development Academy … ECNL U-19 Mid-Atlantic Conference Champions in 2024 … helped lead NC Courage U-23 squad to South Atlantic Division Championship in 2023 and a runner-up finish in the playoffs … 2023 W League National Team of the Year Second Team honoree … 2022 ECNL All-American and Mid-Atlantic First Team All-Conference … NC State Cup Champions in 2017.
Personal: Full name is Lauren Martinho … daughter of Michael and Sarah Martinho … has one sister, Alyssa, and one brother, Andrew … her father, Michael, played basketball at the University of Buffalo (1994-98) and was inducted into the Buffalo Hall of Fame … he went on to play professionally overseas … her aunt, Rachel Kruze, played soccer at West Virginia (1999-02) and went on to be drafted in the WUSA with the Philadelphia Charge and overseas … Martinho was a member of the Spanish Honor Society and received All A Honor Roll accolades each year of high school.