Lauren Bella (born 12 September 2000) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Gold Coast in the AFL Women's competition (AFLW).

[1] Her father, Anthony, was a professional rugby league player for the South Queensland Crushers,[2] and her uncle, Martin, also played rugby league professionally, representing Queensland in State of Origin as well as Australia in international competitions.

[5] Despite finding success in netball, she returned to play football for Bakers Creek in the local AFL Mackay competition in 2017, and accepted an invitation to join the Gold Coast Suns Academy in 2018.

She relocated to the Gold Coast in early 2018 to play club football for Bond University in the QAFLW competition and fulfil her academy commitments with the Suns.

[6] Bella made her debut in the Lions' round-one game against Greater Western Sydney at Moreton Bay Central Sports Complex on 3 February 2019.