Carli Lloyd
American soccer player (born 1982)
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Carli Anne Hollins (née Lloyd; born July 16, 1982) is an American former professional soccer player. She won the 2015 and 2019 editions of the FIFA Women's World Cup with the United States, finished second at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup, and scored the gold medal-winning goals in the finals of the 2008 Olympics and the 2012 Olympics. She also won the bronze medal with the U.S. at the 2020 Olympics. She was named FIFA Player of the Year in 2015 and 2016.
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| Full name | Carli Anne Hollins[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birth name | Carli Anne Lloyd[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | July 16, 1982 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Delran Township, New Jersey, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2004 | Rutgers Scarlet Knights | 83 | (50) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999 | Central Jersey Splash | (11) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000 | New Brunswick Power | (10) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001 | South Jersey Banshees | (10) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004 | New Jersey Wildcats | 1 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | Chicago Red Stars | 16 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010 | Sky Blue FC[a] | 5 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Atlanta Beat | 10 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Western New York Flash | 34 | (16) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | Houston Dash | 27 | (11) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | → Manchester City (loan) | 6 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2021 | NJ/NY Gotham FC[a] | 33 | (13) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2005 | United States U21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2021 | United States | 316 | (134) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of April 29, 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals as of October 26, 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lloyd made 316 appearances for the U.S. national team, placing her second in caps. She ranks third in goals and fifth in assists for the team. During the United States' 5–2 win over Japan in the 2015 Women's World Cup Final, Lloyd became the first player in history to score three goals in a Women's World Cup final and the second player of any gender to score a hat-trick in a World Cup Final. At the conclusion of the tournament, she received the Golden Ball, the Silver Boot and the Best Goal awards.
During her club career, Lloyd played for the Chicago Red Stars, Sky Blue FC[a] and the Atlanta Beat in the Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) league. In the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), she won the league championship with the Western New York Flash, and also played for the Houston Dash and Gotham FC.[a] In 2019, Lloyd was the highest paid female soccer player in the world.[4] Her memoir, When Nobody Was Watching, was published in 2016.
Early life
Born to Stephen and Pamela Lloyd, Carli was raised in Delran Township, a suburban community in New Jersey.[5] She has a brother, Stephen, and a sister, Ashley.[6] She began playing soccer at age five.[7] She attended the opening U.S. match of the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup, which inspired her to play for the national team.[8]
High school career
Lloyd attended Delran High School from 1997 to 2001, where she played soccer under the tutelage of Rudy Klobach. As a high school athlete, she was known for her exceptional ball control and skill at distributing the ball from the midfield.[9] During her senior year, she scored 26 goals and served eight assists while captaining her team to an 18–3 record. The Philadelphia Inquirer named her Girls' High School Player of the Year in 1999 and 2000. She was named to the Star-Ledger All-State First Team twice and received 1999 and 2000 Parade All-American honors. In 2000, she was named the Courier-Post Player of the Year and the South Jersey Soccer Coaches Association (SJSCA) Midfielder of the Year.[10][11] While in high school, Lloyd also played for the semi-professional W-League teams Central Jersey Splash (1999), New Brunswick Power (2000), and South Jersey Banshees (2001).[12]
College career
Lloyd attended Rutgers University from 2001 to 2005, and played for the Scarlet Knights women's soccer team under head coach Glenn Crooks. During her freshman season, she started every match and was the team's leading scorer with 15 goals. She was named to Soccer America's All-Freshman Team and was the first Rutgers player to earn Big East Rookie of the Year honors.[10] As a sophomore, Lloyd was the team's leading scorer for the second consecutive season, with 12 goals and seven assists. The same year, she was a finalist for the Hermann Trophy, widely considered the highest accolade for collegiate soccer players.[10] During her third season with the Scarlet Knights, she scored 13 goals and served 2 assists, and was named a Big East Academic All-Star.[10][13]
In the summer of 2004—just prior to her senior year—Lloyd played one match for the semi-professional W-League team New Jersey Wildcats.[14][10] As a senior at Rutgers, she scored 10 goals and served one assist. She was named the 2004 Big East Midfielder of the Year, and was the first Rutgers athlete to be named First-Team All-Big East for four consecutive years.[10][15] Lloyd ended her college career as the school's all-time leader in points (117), goals (50), and shots.[10] She graduated with a bachelor's degree in Exercise Science and Sport Studies.[16] In 2013, she was inducted into the Rutgers Hall of Distinguished Alumni.[17][18]
Club career
2009–2011: Women's Professional Soccer
In 2008, Lloyd signed with the Chicago Red Stars of the newly-launched Women's Professional Soccer league.[19] During the league's inaugural season, she scored two goals: one during her team's 4–0 win over the Boston Breakers on April 25, and the other during a 3–1 victory over the Los Angeles Sol on August 2.[b] The Red Stars finished the season in sixth place in the league, with a 5–10–5 record.[23] Lloyd was a free agent for the upcoming 2010 season; she signed with her home state club, Sky Blue FC,[a] winner of the 2009 WPS championship.[24][25] In April 2010, Lloyd slipped and broke her ankle during a match against the Red Stars.[26] The injury kept her off the field until September, when she returned for two games.[21]
In December 2010, Lloyd signed with the expansion team Atlanta Beat for the 2011 season.[27] The team's head coach James Galanis described Lloyd as a "fantastic midfielder", and said he expected her to bring professionalism to the team.[28] The Beat finished their first season in last place with a 1–13–4 record, with Lloyd scoring two goals in ten appearances.[c]
2013–2014: Western New York Flash
In January 2013, Lloyd joined the Western New York Flash in the new National Women's Soccer League as part of the NWSL Player Allocation.[32] After recovering from a shoulder injury suffered earlier in the year, Lloyd made her debut for the Flash on May 12, during the team's 2–1 win over FC Kansas City.[33] She scored her first goal for the Flash in a match against her former club, Sky Blue FC, as the Flash won 3–0.[34] During a match against the Washington Spirit on June 28, Lloyd scored a hat trick as the Flash achieved a 4–0 victory.[35] She was named NWSL Player of the Week for her performance.[36][37]
Lloyd finished the 2013 season with 10 goals, the third-highest goal total in the league.[38] The Flash finished first in league play during the regular season with a 10–4–8 record, and advanced to the playoffs.[39] During the Flash's semifinal match against Sky Blue, Lloyd scored two goals to secure a 2–0 win.[40] The Flash were defeated 2–0 by the Portland Thorns FC in the championship final.[41][42]
2015–2017: Houston Dash and Manchester City
On October 16, 2014, Lloyd was traded to the Houston Dash in exchange for Becky Edwards, Whitney Engen and a third-round pick in the 2016 NWSL College Draft.[43]
In February 2017, Lloyd joined the English club Manchester City on loan, for the FA WSL Spring Series.[44] Manchester finished second in the Spring Series and won the 2016–17 FA Women's Cup. Lloyd scored a goal in the final, a 4–1 victory over Birmingham City.[45] Lloyd's final appearance for Manchester came on May 21, when she was ejected from the game for elbowing an opposing player in the face. The three-match ban she received for violent conduct covered the remainder of her loan period.[46]
2018–2021: Sky Blue FC (Gotham FC)
In January 2018, Lloyd was traded to Sky Blue FC,[a][47][48] whose name would be changed to NJ/NY Gotham FC in 2021. Lloyd scored 4 goals in 18 appearances for the team in 2018, including the only goal in a 1–0 victory over the Orlando Pride, which was Sky Blue's sole win of the season.[49] She was named to the 2018 NWSL Second XI.[citation needed]
International career
Youth national team
Lloyd represented the United States on the under-21 team from 2002 to 2005. She played at the Nordic Cup four times, winning consecutive titles from 2002 to 2005 in Finland, Denmark, Iceland, and Sweden respectively. During the first round of the 2003 Nordic Cup, she served the assist in her team's 1–0 win against Denmark. At the 2004 edition, she scored two goals and served one assist. At the 2005 edition, she scored three times, including one goal during the championship match against Norway.[10][50]
Senior national team
Lloyd made her first appearance for the United States women's national soccer team on July 10, 2005, against Ukraine. She scored her first international goal on October 1, 2006, against Taiwan. She first made the starting lineup at the 2006 Algarve Cup, when she started in a group match against Denmark and in the final against Germany.[10]
2007: Algarve Cup and FIFA Women's World Cup
After scoring once in her first 24 matches with the national team, Lloyd scored four goals at the 2007 Algarve Cup, held in March in Portugal. As the tournament's top scorer, she was named Most Valuable Player.[10][51][52] In August, she registered her first two-goal game for the national team during a 6–1 win against New Zealand. In September, Lloyd played in her first Women's World Cup, held in China. The U.S. team finished third in the tournament, with Lloyd starting in three of the five games in which she played. During 2007, Lloyd started in 13 of her 23 matches. She ranked third on the team in scoring, with nine goals and three assists.[10]
2008 Summer Olympics in China
During the championship match of the CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament, Lloyd scored one goal as the U.S. tied with Canada, eventually defeating them in a penalty shootout.[10] Before Lloyd left for China to play in the 2008 Summer Olympics, the mayor of Delran Township—Lloyd's hometown—gave her a key to the city and announced that several soccer fields would be named after her.[11] During the group stage of the Olympics, she scored the only goal in her team's 1–0 defeat of Japan. In the final against Brazil, she scored the game-winning goal in extra time to secure a 1–0 victory and the gold medal for the United States.[53][54] Lloyd was named the 2008 U.S. Soccer Athlete of the Year along with Tim Howard.[55] She was on the starting lineup in all 35 games in which she played in 2008. Her nine goals and nine assists resulted in her best scoring year yet on the national team.[10]
2009–2010: World Cup qualifying and 100th international appearance
At the 2010 Algarve Cup, Lloyd scored the game-opening goal in the final, helping the U.S. defeat Germany 3–2 and win the trophy.[56] She scored two goals and served five assists at the 2010 CONCACAF Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament, and was named the Player of the Match three times.[10] After the U.S. finished third at the tournament, they played in the UEFA-CONCACAF play-off against Italy to compete for a berth at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup. Lloyd scored three goals and served five assists during the two-match series, which saw the U.S. defeat Italy and qualify for the World Cup. Lloyd made her 100th international appearance during the series.[10]
2011: Algarve Cup, Four Nations Tournament, and FIFA Women's World Cup
In 2011, the U.S. team was training for the Women's World Cup, starting with the Four Nations Tournament. Lloyd scored two goals in the tournament, including one during a 2–0 victory over Canada in the championship match, which resulted in her being named Player of the Match.[10] At the 2011 Algarve Cup, Lloyd scored three goals. Her goal in the championship match—in which the U.S. achieved a 4–2 victory over Iceland—was selected as the best goal of the tournament.[57] Lloyd earned a second Algarve Cup Player of the Match award for her performance.[58]
At the Women's World Cup, Lloyd scored her first-ever World Cup goal in a 3–0 win over Colombia in the group stage.[10][59] During the tournament, she also tallied an assist and a penalty goal in the quarterfinal shootout against Brazil.[10][60] The U.S. was defeated in the final against Japan, winning the silver medal.[d]
2012 Summer Olympics in London
The national team opened 2012 with the Olympic Qualifiers in Canada. In their first group stage match, the U.S. defeated the Dominican Republic 14–0 with Lloyd tallying one goal and one assist.[m 1] In the second match, the U.S. achieved a 13–0 victory over Guatemala, with Lloyd scoring once and providing an assist.[m 2] In the final group match, the U.S. prevailed over Mexico 4–0, with Lloyd achieving her first career hat-trick. She was subsequently named Player of the Match.[m 3][64] In the semifinal, the U.S. achieved a 3–0 win over Costa Rica, with Lloyd scoring one goal. She was named Player of the Match for the second game in a row.[m 4] In the final, Lloyd's team defeated Canada 4–0 to qualify for the Olympics as the CONCACAF champions.[65] Lloyd finished the tournament with six goals and three assists, and was the joint-top goalscorer for the United States.[10][66]
At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Lloyd scored the go-ahead goal in the 56th minute of the team's opening match against France, to boost the U.S. to a 3–2 lead; the match ended with a final score of 4–2. She scored her second goal of the tournament against Colombia during the group stage.[67]
During the Olympic gold medal match against Japan, played at London's Wembley Stadium, Lloyd scored both American goals in the team's 2–1 victory.[m 5][68] Her four goals in the tournament tied for the second highest on the U.S. squad.[69][70] She is the only player (of either gender) in history to score the game-winning goal in two separate Olympic gold medal matches; her first occurred during the Beijing 2008 final against Brazil.[10][71]
After scoring her 46th international goal in the 13th minute of a friendly against New Zealand in October 2013, Lloyd became the highest-scoring midfielder in the team's history, passing Julie Foudy, who finished her career with 45 goals.[72][non-primary source needed]
2015 FIFA Women's World Cup
In April 2015, Lloyd was named by head coach Jill Ellis to the 23-player roster for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada.[73] Lloyd captained the team during four of the team's matches, including the quarterfinal against China, in which she scored the winning goal on her 200th cap,[74] semi-final against Germany and final against Japan,[75][76] and scored six goals during the tournament, finishing the tournament on a four-game goalscoring streak that spanned the knockout stage and that culminated in a hat-trick in the game's opening 16 minutes during the final against Japan. The last goal was hailed by Reuters as "one of the most remarkable goals ever witnessed in a Women's World Cup",[77] and featured Lloyd catching Japanese goalkeeper Ayumi Kaihori off her line and chipping her virtually from the halfway line.[78]
For her efforts in leading the United States to a record third World Cup title, and first since 1999, she won the Golden Ball as the best player of the tournament.[79] While Lloyd's six goals were enough to match Célia Šašić as the tournament's top scorer, Šašić won the Golden Boot for playing fewer minutes and Lloyd was awarded the Silver Boot.[80] Lloyd also became the first woman to score a hat-trick in a World Cup final and the first player, male or female, to do so since Geoff Hurst did so for England against West Germany at Wembley in 1966. Only one player has since replicated the feat – Kylian Mbappé for France against Argentina in Lusail, Qatar in 2022. Furthermore, her third goal earned her a nomination for the FIFA Puskás Award, FIFA's annual award for Goal of the Year. Finally, Lloyd is the only player to have scored a hat-trick in normal time of a World Cup final; Hurst scored two goals in extra time and Mbappé one.
2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro
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Lloyd scored the first goal for the U.S. at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[81] Her goal helped lift the U.S. to a 2–0 win over New Zealand in the group stage.[82]
2019 FIFA Women's World Cup
Lloyd scored in her first two games of the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup; one against Thailand and two against Chile. Hence, she became the first player to score in six straight Women's World Cup matches.[83]
Reaching her 300th cap, 2019–2021
On April 10, 2021, Lloyd earned her 300th cap in a friendly match against Sweden to become the third player to achieve that feat after Kristine Lilly and Christie Pearce.[84] On June 14, 2021, she became the oldest player at 38 years and 332 days to score for the United States in a 4–0 win over Jamaica at the BBVA Stadium, and thereby beating the record previously held by Kristine Lilly (38 years, 264 days).[85]
2020 Tokyo Olympics and retirement
On August 5, 2021, she scored twice in a 4–3 win over Australia in the bronze medal match of the 2020 Summer Olympics, to set the U.S. women's record for most Olympic goals, 10 goals in total, surpassing Abby Wambach.[86] Following the Olympics, Lloyd announced she would be retiring from the national team in 2021.[87][88]
In early 2022, she partnered with Teqball USA and one of her retirement plans is to make Teqball an Olympic sport by 2028. She also developed CL10 Soccer Clinic, a program to help people improve their soccer skills.[89] In October 2022, she co-conducted the draw for the 2023 Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand held at the Aotea Centre in Auckland.[90] She also co-conducted the draw for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, held at the Doha Exhibition and Convention Center, in April 2022.
Criticism of USWNT post-retirement
Since retiring, Lloyd has made numerous critical comments regarding the national team, saying she "hated" playing for the team in the final years of her career.[91] Lloyd has said that the culture became "toxic" after the 2015 World Cup victory, alleging that players became more focused on building their brands than winning as a team.[92] During the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, Lloyd criticized the team for celebrating after finishing runners-up in their group, avoiding elimination after being close to losing to Portugal in their last group match, saying, "Players are smiling. They're laughing. It's not good enough."[93] Lloyd's comments created controversy and drew pushback from both current players and former teammates.[94][95]
Later in 2023, she said U.S. Soccer never wanted her to be the star of the team. “That’s just the way the world works as far as showcasing players," Lloyd said. "They’re not always highlighting the best players. They’re oftentimes highlighting the most marketable players.”[96]
Style of play
Although she was criticised for being inconsistent at the beginning of career, and for losing possession too easily, Lloyd later developed into one of the best players in the world, and is highly regarded for her outstanding determination, mental strength, and work-ethic.[97] A tenacious, energetic, and hard-working player,[97] she also is known for her control, technique, and passing accuracy,[additional citation(s) needed][98] and is capable of aiding her team both defensively and offensively, due to her stamina, strength, and tackling, as well as her ability to get into good attacking positions, and either score goals or create chances for teammates.[97][98][99] These abilities, coupled with her tactical versatility, enabled her to be deployed in several midfield positions; although she began her career in the centre, as a defensive midfielder, she was most comfortable when moved to a more advanced role, as an attacking midfielder behind the forwards.[97][100] Lloyd earned a reputation as a "clutch player", due to her tendency to score decisive goals.[97] A powerful striker of the ball, she was capable of scoring from any position on the pitch, and could finish well both with her head and with her feet inside the area.[98][99]
Personal life
Lloyd lives with her husband, golfer Brian Hollins, in Medford, New Jersey.[101] They married on November 4, 2016, in Puerto Morelos, Mexico.[102] On May 1, 2024, the couple announced that they were expecting their first child in October 2024.[103] On October 18, 2024, she gave birth to a girl.[104] Her memoir, When Nobody Was Watching, was published in 2016.[105]
In popular culture
Endorsements
Lloyd has had an endorsement deal with Nike for several years.[106] In 2011, she was the focus of a promotional feature for the sports company entitled, Pressure Makes Us: Carli Lloyd.[107] Following the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, Lloyd starred in a commercial for Xfinity[108] and signed an endorsement deal with Visa.[109] In August 2015, she co-starred in a Nike commercial called Snow Day also featuring Rob Gronkowski and teammate Sydney Leroux.[110] In April 2016, she was named brand ambassador for Lifeway Foods[111] and appeared in a television commercial for Heineken the same year.[112] She has a partnership with Whole Foods Market[113] and appeared in a television commercial for United Airlines.[114] In June 2016, she joined Michael Phelps in partnership deals with Krave Jerky. She also has endorsement deals with Beats by Dre, Kind, and NJM Insurance.[115]
Magazines, television, and video games
Lloyd has been featured in Glamour,[116] Shape,[117] and Sports Illustrated magazines.[118] She was on the covers of Howler Magazine[119] and Sports Illustrated.[120]
In 2012, Lloyd appeared in an ESPN feature called Title IX is Mine: USWNT.[121] She has been interviewed on numerous television shows including: Good Morning America, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, Live with Kelly and Michael, The Today Show, Late Night with Seth Meyers, Fox & Friends, Late Late Show with James Corden. Lloyd also participated in the 2023 reality show Special Forces: World's Toughest Test.[122] She joined Soccer on Fox Sports as a studio analyst in 2022.[123]
Lloyd was featured along with her national teammates in the EA Sports' FIFA video game series in FIFA 16, the first time women players were included in the game.[124] In September 2015, she was ranked by EA Sports as the No. 1 women's player in the game.[125]
Ticker tape parade and White House honor
Following the United States' win at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, Lloyd and her teammates became the first women's sports team to be honored with a ticker tape parade in New York City.[126] Each player received a key to the city from Mayor Bill de Blasio.[127] In October of the same year, the team was honored by President Barack Obama at the White House.[128]
Career statistics
International goals
| Key (expand for notes on "international goals" and sorting) | |
|---|---|
| Location | Geographic location of the venue where the competition occurred Sorted by country name first, then by city name |
| Lineup | Start – played entire match on minute (off player) – substituted on at the minute indicated, and player was substituted off at the same time off minute (on player) – substituted off at the minute indicated, and player was substituted on at the same time |
| Goal in match | Goal of total goals by the player in the match Sorted by total goals followed by goal number |
| # | NumberOfGoals.goalNumber scored by the player in the match (alternate notation to Goal in match) |
| Min | The minute in the match the goal was scored. For list that include caps, blank indicates played in the match but did not score a goal. |
| Assist/pass | The ball was passed by the player, which assisted in scoring the goal. This column depends on the availability and source of this information. |
| penalty or pk | Goal scored on penalty-kick which was awarded due to foul by opponent. (Goals scored in penalty-shoot-out, at the end of a tied match after extra-time, are not included.) |
| Score | The match score after the goal was scored. Sorted by goal difference, then by goal scored by the player's team |
| Result | The final score. Sorted by goal difference in the match, then by goal difference in penalty-shoot-out if it is taken, followed by goal scored by the player's team in the match, then by goal scored in the penalty-shoot-out. For matches with identical final scores, match ending in extra-time without penalty-shoot-out is a tougher match, therefore precede matches that ended in regulation |
| aet | The score at the end of extra-time; the match was tied at the end of 90' regulation |
| pso | Penalty-shoot-out score shown in parentheses; the match was tied at the end of extra-time |
| Green background color – exhibition or closed door international friendly match | |
| Yellow background color – match at an invitational tournament | |
| Red background color – Olympic women's football qualification match | |
| Light-blue background color – FIFA women's world cup qualification match | |
| Orange background color – Continental Games or regional tournament | |
| Pink background color – Olympic women's football tournament | |
| Blue background color – FIFA women's world cup final tournament | |
| NOTE on background colors: Continental Games or regional tournament are sometimes also qualifier for World Cup or Olympics; information depends on the source such as the player's federation.
NOTE: some keys may not apply for a particular football player | |
| Date | Location | Opponent | Lineup | # | Min | Assist/pass | Score | Result | Competition | |
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| 1 | 2006-10-01[m 6] | Carson |  Chinese Taipei |
1.1 | 76 | Abby Wambach |
8–0 |
10–0 |
Friendly | |
| 2 | 2007-03-07[m 7] | Silves |  China |
Start | 1.1 | 38 | Stephanie Cox |
2–1 |
2–1 |
Algarve Cup: Group B |
| 3 | 2007-03-09[m 8] | Ferreiras |  Finland |
1.1 | 46 | unassisted |
1–0 |
1–0 | ||
| 4 | 2007-03-12[m 9] | Santo António |  Sweden |
Start | 1.1 | 44 | Stephanie Cox |
2–0 |
3–2 | |
| 5 | 2007-03-14[m 10] | Santo António |  Denmark |
1.1 | 51 | unassisted |
2–0 |
2–0 |
Algarve Cup: Final | |
| 6 | 2007-07-14[m 11] | East Hartford |  Norway |
1.1 | 66 | Kristine Lilly |
1–0 |
1–0 |
Friendly | |
| 7 | 2007-08-12[m 12] | Chicago |  New Zealand |
2.1 | 34 | Shannon Boxx |
3–0 |
6–1 | ||
| 8 | 2.2 | 60 | Kristine Lilly |
5–0 | ||||||
| 9 | 2007-10-13[m 13] | St. Louis |  Mexico |
1.1 | 84 | unassisted |
5–1 |
5–1 | ||
| 10 | 2007-10-17[m 14] | Portland | Mexico |
1.1 | 87 | Cat Whitehill |
4–0 |
4–0 | ||
| 11 | 2008-03-05[m 15] | Albufeira | China |
Start | 1.1 | 69 | Natasha Kai |
4–0 |
4–0 |
Algarve Cup: Group B |
| 12 | 2008-04-04[m 16] | Juárez |  Jamaica |
1.1 | 16 | Abby Wambach |
1–0 |
6–0 |
Olympic qualifier: Group A | |
| 13 | 2008-04-13[m 17] | Juárez |  Canada |
Start | 1.1 | 107 | unassisted |
1–0 |
1–1 (pso 6–5) |
Olympic qualifier: final |
| 14 | 2008-04-27[m 18] | Cary |  Australia |
Start | 1.1 | 91+ | unassisted |
3–1 |
3–1 |
Friendly |
| 15 | 2008-05-10[m 19] | Washington | Canada |
Start | 1.1 | 63 | Abby Wambach |
4–0 |
6–0 |
Friendly |
| 16 | 2008-07-02[m 20] | Fredrikstad | Norway |
Start | 1.1 | 52 | Natasha Kai |
2–0 |
4–0 |
Friendly |
| 17 | 2008-07-05[m 21] | Skellefteå | Sweden |
Start | 1.1 | 39 | Lindsay Tarpley |
1–0 |
1–0 |
Friendly |
| 18 | 2008-08-09[m 22] | Qinhuangdao |  Japan |
Start | 1.1 | 27 | Stephanie Cox |
1–0 |
1–0 |
Olympics: Group G |
| 19 | 2008-08-21[m 23] | Beijing |  Brazil |
Start | 1.1 | 96 | Amy Rodriguez |
1–0 |
1–0 |
Olympics: gold medal match |
| 20 | 2010-03-03[m 24] | Faro |  Germany |
Start | 1.1 | 18 | unassisted |
1–0 |
3–2 |
Algarve Cup: final |
| 21 | 2010-10-30[m 25] | Cancún |  Guatemala |
Start | 1.1 | 55 | penalty |
8–0 |
9–0 |
World Cup qualifier: Group B |
| 22 | 2010-11-05[m 26] | Cancún | Mexico |
Start | 1.1 | 25 | unassisted |
1–1 |
1–2 |
World Cup qualifier: semifinal |
| 23 | 2011-01-21[m 27] | Chongqing | Sweden |
1.1 | 11 | Lauren Cheney |
1–0 |
1–2 |
Four Nations Tournament | |
| 24 | 2011-01-25[m 28] | Chongqing | China |
Start | 1.1 | 31 | Tobin Heath |
1–0 |
2–0 |
Four Nations Tournament |
| 25 | 2011-03-04[m 29] | Santo António | Norway |
1.1 | 63 | Megan Rapinoe |
2–0 |
2–0 |
Algarve Cup: Group A | |
| 26 | 2011-03-07[m 30] | Quarteira | Finland |
Start | 1.1 | 13 | Tobin Heath |
2–0 |
4–0 |
Algarve Cup: Group A |
| 27 | 2011-03-09[m 31] | Faro |  Iceland |
Start | 1.1 | 10 | Amy Rodriguez |
1–0 |
4–2 |
Algarve Cup: final |
| 28 | 2011-07-02[m 32] | Sinsheim |  Colombia |
Start | 1.1 | 57 | Stephanie Cox |
3–0 |
3–0 |
World Cup: Group C |
| 29 | 2012-01-20[m 1] | Vancouver |  Dominican Republic |
Start | 1.1 | 5 | Abby Wambach |
2–0 |
14–0 |
Olympic qualifier: Group B |
| 30 | 2012-01-22[m 2] | Vancouver | Guatemala |
Start | 1.1 | 33 | Kelley O'Hara |
5–0 |
13–0 |
Olympic qualifier: Group B |
| 31 | 2012-01-24[m 3] | Vancouver | Mexico |
Start | 3.1 | 7 | Rachel Buehler |
1–0 |
4–0 |
Olympic qualifier: Group B |
| 32 | 3.2 | 57 | Lauren Cheney |
3–0 | ||||||
| 33 | 3.3 | 86 | Rachel Buehler |
4–0 | ||||||
| 34 | 2012-01-27[m 4] | Vancouver |  Costa Rica |
Start | 1.1 | 72 | Abby Wambach |
2–0 |
3–0 |
Olympic qualifier: semifinal |
| 35 | 2012-02-29[m 33] | Lagos | Denmark |
Start | 1.1 | 76 | Lauren Cheney |
3–0 |
5–0 |
Algarve Cup: Group B |
| 36 | 2012-04-03[m 34] | Chiba | Brazil |
1.1 | 18 | Rachel Buehler |
1–0 |
3–0 |
Kirin Challenge Cup | |
| 37 | 2012-07-25[m 35] | Glasgow |  France |
1.1 | 56 | Megan Rapinoe |
3–2 |
4–2 |
Olympics: Group G | |
| 38 | 2012-07-28[m 36] | Glasgow | Colombia |
Start | 1.1 | 77 | Megan Rapinoe |
3–0 |
3–0 |
Olympics: Group G |
| 39 | 2012-08-09[m 5] | London | Japan |
Start | 2.1 | 8 | Alex Morgan |
1–0 |
2–1 |
Olympics: gold medal match |
| 40 | 2.2 | 54 | Megan Rapinoe |
2–0 | ||||||
| 41 | 2012-09-01[m 37] | Rochester | Costa Rica |
Start | 1.1 | 84 | unassisted |
7–0 |
8–0 |
Friendly |
| 42 | 2012-12-08[m 38] | Detroit | China |
Start | 1.1 | 50 | Tobin Heath |
1–0 |
2–0 |
Friendly |
| 43 | 2012-12-12[m 39] | Houston | China |
Start | 1.1 | 62 | Megan Rapinoe |
2–0 |
4–0 |
Friendly |
| 44 | 2013-06-15[m 40] | Foxborough |  South Korea |
1.1 | 57 | Heather O'Reilly |
3–1 |
4–1 |
Friendly | |
| 45 | 2013-10-20[m 41] | San Antonio | Australia |
Start | 1.1 | 14 | unassisted |
2–0 |
4–0 |
Friendly |
| 46 | 2013-10-27[m 42] | San Francisco | New Zealand |
Start | 1.1 | 12 | unassisted |
2–0 |
4–1 |
Friendly |
| 47 | 2014-02-08[m 43] | Boca Raton |  Russia |
Start | 2.1 | 29 | Heather O'Reilly |
1–0 |
7–0 |
Friendly |
| 48 | 2.2 | 37 | Stephanie Cox |
3–0 | ||||||
| 49 | 2014-04-10[m 44] | San Diego | China |
Start | 2.1 | 20 | Lauren Holiday |
1–0 |
3–0 |
Friendly |
| 50 | 2.2 | 23 | unassisted |
2–0 | ||||||
| 51 | 2014-08-20[m 45] | Cary |  Switzerland |
Start | 1.1 | 56 | penalty |
2–0 |
4–1 |
Friendly |
| 52 | 2014-10-17[m 46] | Chicago | Guatemala |
Start; (c) | 1.1 | 46 | Sydney Leroux |
2–0 |
5–0 |
World Cup qualifier: Group A |
| 53 | 2014-10-20[m 47] | Washington |  Haiti |
Start | 1.1 | 9 | unassisted |
1–0 |
6–0 |
World Cup qualifier: Group A |
| 54 | 2014-10-24[m 48] | Chester | Mexico |
Start | 2.1 | 6 | Tobin Heath |
1–0 |
3–0 |
World Cup qualifier: semifinal |
| 55 | 2.2 | 30 | penalty |
2–0 | ||||||
| 56 | 2014-10-26[m 49] | Chester | Costa Rica |
Start | 1.1 | 17 | Abby Wambach |
2–0 |
6–0 |
CONCACAF Championship: final |
| 57 | 2014-12-10[m 50] | Brasília | China |
Start | 1.1 | 23 | Megan Rapinoe |
1–0 |
1–1 |
Tournament of Brasilia |
| 58 | 2014-12-14[m 51] | Brasília | Brazil |
Start | 1.1 | 6 | Tobin Heath |
1–0 |
2–3 |
Tournament of Brasilia |
| 59 | 2014-12-18[m 52] | Brasília |  Argentina |
Start | 3.1 | 30 | Morgan Brian |
3–0 |
7–0 |
Tournament of Brasilia |
| 60 | 3.2 | 44 | Lori Chalupny |
5–0 | ||||||
| 61 | 3.3 | 47 | Heather O'Reilly |
6–0 | ||||||
| 62 | 2015-03-04[m 53] | Santo António | Norway |
Start | 2.1 | 43 | Christen Press |
1–1 |
2–1 |
Algarve Cup: Group B |
| 63 | 2.2 | 62 | penalty |
2–1 | ||||||
| 64 | 2015-06-23[m 54] | Edmonton | Colombia |
Start | 1.1 | 66 | penalty |
2–0 |
2–0 |
World Cup: round of 16 |
| 65 | 2015-06-26[m 55] | Ottawa | China |
Start; (c) | 1.1 | 51 | Julie Johnston |
1–0 |
1–0 |
World Cup: quarter final |
| 66 | 2015-06-30[m 56] | Montreal | Germany |
Start; (c) | 1.1 | 69 | penalty |
1–0 |
2–0 |
World Cup: semi final |
| 67 | 2015-07-05[m 57] | Vancouver | Japan |
Start; (c) | 3.1 | 3 | Megan Rapinoe |
1–0 |
5–2 |
World Cup: final |
| 68 | 3.2 | 5 | unassisted |
2–0 | ||||||
| 69 | 3.3 | 16 | unassisted |
4–0 | ||||||
| 70 | 2015-08-19[m 58] | Chattanooga | Costa Rica |
2.1 | 7 | unassisted |
1–0 |
7–2 |
Friendly | |
| 71 | 2.2 | 20 | Megan Rapinoe |
4–0 | ||||||
| 72 | 2015-09-17[m 59] | Detroit | Haiti |
Start; (c) | 3.1 | 6 | Crystal Dunn |
1–0 |
5–0 |
Friendly |
| 73 | 3.2 | 37 | penalty |
3–0 | ||||||
| 74 | 3.3 | 69 | Lauren Holiday |
4–0 | ||||||
| 75 | 2015-09-20[m 60] | Birmingham | Haiti |
3.1 | 16 | penalty |
2–0 |
8–0 |
Friendly | |
| 76 | 3.2 | 22 | Crystal Dunn |
4–0 | ||||||
| 77 | 3.3 | 39 | Megan Rapinoe |
5–0 | ||||||
| 78 | 2015-10-21[m 61] | Seattle | Brazil |
Start | 1.1 | 85 | Meghan Klingenberg |
1–1 |
1–1 |
Friendly |
| 79 | 2015-12-10[m 62] | San Antonio |  Trinidad and Tobago |
1.1 | 22 | penalty |
1–0 |
6–0 |
Friendly | |
| 80 | 2016-01-23[m 63] | San Diego |  Republic of Ireland |
3.1 | 6 | Alex Morgan |
1–0 |
5–0 |
Friendly | |
| 81 | 3.2 | 22 | Alex Morgan |
2–0 | ||||||
| 82 | 3.3 | 28 | unassisted |
3–0 | ||||||
| 83 | 2016-02-10[m 64] | Frisco | Costa Rica |
Start; (c) | 1.1 | 9 | penalty |
2–0 |
5–0 |
Olympic Qualifier – Group A |
| 84 | 2016-02-13[m 65] | Frisco | Mexico |
Start; (c) | 1.1 | 80 | unassisted |
1–0 |
1–0 |
Olympic Qualifier – Group A |
| 85 | 2016-02-15[m 66] | Frisco |  Puerto Rico |
1.1 | 18 | penalty |
2–0 |
10–0 |
Olympic Qualifier – Group A | |
| 86 | 2016-02-19[m 67] | Houston | Trinidad and Tobago |
1.1 | 43 | Morgan Brian |
3–0 |
5–0 |
Olympic Qualifier – semi-final | |
| 87 | 2016-04-06[m 68] | East Hartford | Colombia |
Start; (c) | 1.1 | 39 | Mallory Pugh |
4–0 |
7–0 |
Friendly |
| 88 | 2016-07-23[m 69] | Kansas City | Costa Rica |
Start; (c) | 1.1 | 45+6 | Becky Sauerbrunn |
3–0 |
4–0 |
Friendly |
| 89 | 2016-08-03[m 70] | Belo Horizonte | New Zealand |
Start; (c) | 1.1 | 9 | Tobin Heath |
1–0 |
2–0 |
Olympics: Group G |
| 90 | 2016-08-06[m 71] | Belo Horizonte | France |
1.1 | 63 | Tobin Heath |
1–0 |
1–0 |
Olympics: Group G | |
| 91 | 2016-09-15[m 72] | Columbus |  Thailand |
Start | 3.1 | 1 | Heather O'Reilly |
1–0 |
9–0 |
Friendly |
| 92 | 3.2 | 60 | unassisted |
5–0 | ||||||
| 93 | 3.3 | 81 | Lindsey Horan |
7–0 | ||||||
| 94 | 2016-09-18[m 73] | Atlanta |  Netherlands |
Start | 1.1 | 35 | Tobin Heath |
1–1 |
3–1 |
Friendly |
| 95 | 2016-10-23[m 74] | Minneapolis | Switzerland |
Start | 2.1 | 25 | Kelley O'Hara | 1–1 | 5–1 | Friendly |
| 96 | 2.2 | 51 | unassisted | 2–1 | ||||||
| 97 | 2017-04-09[m 75] | Houston | Russia |
1.1 | 20 | penalty | 1–0 | 5–1 | Friendly | |
| 98 | 2017-11-12[m 76] | San Jose | Canada |
1.1 | 80 | Alex Morgan | 3–1 | 3–1 | Friendly | |
| 99 | 2018-04-05[m 77] | Jacksonville, Florida | Mexico |
1.1 | 54 | Lindsey Horan | 4–0 | 4–1 | Friendly | |
| 100 | 2018-04-08[m 78] | Houston, Texas | Mexico |
Start | 1.1 | 34 | Alex Morgan | 3–2 | 6–2 | Friendly |
| 101 | 2018-09-04 | San Jose |  Chile |
2.1 | 47 | Tobin Heath | 3–0 | 4–0 | Friendly | |
| 102 | 2.2 | 90+3 | unassisted | 4–0 | ||||||
| 103 | 2018-10-07[m 79] | Cary |  Panama |
Start | 3.1 | 23 | Christen Press | 1–0 | 5–0 | 2018 CONCACAF Championship |
| 104 | 3.2 | 29 | Casey Short | 3–0 | ||||||
| 105 | 3.3 | 48 | Rose Lavelle | 5–0 | ||||||
| 106 | 2019-04-07 | Los Angeles |  Belgium |
Start | 2.1 | 14 | Tierna Davidson | 1–0 | 6–0 | Friendly |
| 107 | 2.2 | 19 | Crystal Dunn | 2–0 | ||||||
| 108 | 2019-05-12 | Santa Clara |  South Africa |
1.1 | 90+2 | Mallory Pugh | 3–0 | 3–0 | Friendly | |
| 109 | 2019-05-16[m 80] | St. Louis, Missouri | New Zealand |
2.1 | 61 | Tobin Heath | 3–0 | 5–0 | Friendly | |
| 110 | 2.2 | 83 | Christen Press | 4–0 | ||||||
| 111 | 2019-06-11[m 81] | Reims, France | Thailand |
1.1 | 90+2 | Alex Morgan | 13–0 | 13–0 | World Cup: Group F | |
| 112 | 2019-06-16 | Paris | Chile |
Start | 2.1 | 11 | unassisted | 1–0 | 3–0 | World Cup: Group F |
| 113 | 2.2 | 35 | Tierna Davidson | 3–0 | ||||||
| 114 | 2019-08-03 | Pasadena | Republic of Ireland |
1.1 | 41 | Kelley O'Hara |
3–0 |
3–0 |
Friendly | |
| 115 | 2019-08-29[m 82] | Philadelphia |  Portugal |
Start | 1.1 | 52 | Lindsey Horan |
3–0 |
4–0 |
Friendly |
| 116 | 2019-09-03[m 83] | St. Paul | Portugal |
Start | 2.1 | 22 | unassisted |
1–0 |
3–0 |
Friendly |
| 117 | 2.2 | 32 | penalty |
2–0 | ||||||
| 118 | 2019-10-06[m 84] | Chicago | South Korea |
Start (c) | 1.1 | 37 | Megan Rapinoe | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 119 | 2019-11-07[m 85] | Columbus | Sweden |
Start (c) | 2.1 | 6 | Christen Press |
1–0 |
3–2 |
Friendly |
| 120 | 2.2 | 31 | Tobin Heath |
3–0 | ||||||
| 121 | 2019-11-10[m 86] | Jacksonville | Costa Rica |
1.1 | 4 | Rose Lavelle |
1–0 |
6–0 |
Friendly | |
| 122 | 2020-01-28[m 87] | Houston | Haiti |
Start (c) | 1.1 | 90+3 | Julie Ertz |
4–0 |
4–0 |
Olympic Qualifier – Group A |
| 123 | 2020-03-05[m 88] | Orlando |  England |
1.1 | 55 | Lindsey Horan |
2–0 |
2–0 |
SheBelieves Cup | |
| 124 | 2021-02-24 | Argentina |
1.1 | 35 | Kristie Mewis |
3–0 |
6–0 |
SheBelieves Cup | ||
| 125 | 2021-06-13[m 89] | Houston | Jamaica |
1.1 | 1 | Rose Lavelle |
1–0 |
4–0 |
Friendly | |
| 126 | 2021-07-05[m 90] | East Hartford | Mexico |
1.1 | 11 | Crystal Dunn |
2–0 |
4–0 | ||
| 127 | 2021-08-05[m 91] | Kashima | Australia |
2.1 | 45+1 | Lindsey Horan |
3–1 |
4–3 |
Olympics: Bronze medal match | |
| 128 | 2.2 | 51 | unassisted |
4–1 | ||||||
| 129 | 2021-09-16[m 92] | Cleveland |  Paraguay |
Start | 5.1 | 4 | Mallory Pugh |
1–0 |
9–0 |
Friendly |
| 130 | 5.2 | 6 | unassisted |
2–0 | ||||||
| 131 | 5.3 | 34 | Andi Sullivan |
5–0 | ||||||
| 132 | 5.4 | 38 | Lynn Williams |
6–0 | ||||||
| 133 | 5.5 | 60 | Catarina Macario |
8–0 | ||||||
| 134 | 2021-09-21[m 93] | Cincinnati | 1.1 | 78 | unassisted |
7–0 |
8–0 |
Goals by opponent
| Opponent | Goals |
|---|---|
| Mexico |
12 |
| China |
9 |
| Costa Rica |
8 |
| Haiti |
8 |
| Japan |
6 |
| New Zealand |
6 |
| Paraguay |
6 |
| Norway |
5 |
| Sweden |
5 |
| Australia |
4 |
| Argentina |
4 |
| Brazil |
4 |
| Chile |
4 |
| Colombia |
4 |
| Republic of Ireland |
4 |
| Thailand |
4 |
| Guatemala |
3 |
| Panama |
3 |
| Portugal |
3 |
| Russia |
3 |
| Switzerland |
3 |
| Canada |
2 |
| Belgium |
2 |
| Denmark |
2 |
| Finland |
2 |
| France |
2 |
| Germany |
2 |
| Jamaica |
2 |
| Trinidad and Tobago |
2 |
| South Korea |
2 |
| Dominican Republic |
1 |
| England |
1 |
| Iceland |
1 |
| Netherlands |
1 |
| Puerto Rico |
1 |
| Chinese Taipei |
1 |
| South Africa |
1 |
| Total | 134 |
Honors
Rutgers University
- 2x NSCAA All-American[129]
- 4x NSCAA All-Region student-athlete[129]
- 4x First-Team All-Big East[10][15]
- Soccer America All-Freshman Team[10]
- Big East Rookie of the Year[10]
- Big East Midfielder of the Year: 2004[129]
- No.1 all-time in points (117) and goals (50)[129]
- Rutgers Athletics Hall of Fame: 2018[129]
Western New York Flash
Manchester City
United States
- Algarve Cup: 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015
- CONCACAF Women's Championship: 2014, 2018
- CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament: 2008, 2012, 2016;[131] 2020[132]
- Olympic Gold Medal: 2008, 2012[133]
- Olympic Bronze Medal: 2021[86]
- FIFA Women's World Cup: 2015, 2019[134]
Runner-up: 2011[135] - SheBelieves Cup: 2016;[136] 2018;[137] 2020;[138] 2021
- Tournament of Nations: 2018
Individual
- Algarve Cup Most Valuable Player: 2007[139]
- U.S. Soccer Athlete of the Year: 2008[140]
- FIFA World Player of the Year Shortlist: 2012,[141] 2015,[142] 2016[143]
- FIFA Puskás Award Nominee: 2015[144]
- NWSL Player of the Week: July 2013,[145] July 2014[146]
- NWSL Player of the Month: July 2015[147]
- NWSL Second XI: 2014,[148] 2015,[149] 2018[150]
- CONCACAF Women's Player of the Year: 2015[151]
- CONCACAF Goal of the Year: 2015[151]
- FIFA Women's World Cup Golden Ball: 2015[152]
- FIFA Women's World Cup Silver Boot: 2015[152]
- FIFA Women's World Cup All-Star Team: 2015[153]
- FIFA Women's World Cup Dream Team: 2015[154]
- FIFA Women's World Cup Goal of the Tournament: 2015[155]
- Women's Sports Foundation Sportswoman of the Year Team Sport Award: 2015[156]
- IFFHS World's Best Woman Playmaker: 2015[157]
- FIFA World Player of the Year: 2015[158][159]
- FIFPro: FIFA FIFPro World XI 2015,[160] 2016,[161] 2021[162]
- The Best FIFA Women's Player: 2016[143]
- New Jersey Hall of Fame: 2017
- IFFHS CONCACAF Best Woman Player of the Decade 2011–2020[163]
- IFFHS World Women's Team of the Decade 2011–2020[164]
- IFFHS CONCACAF Women's Team of the Decade 2011–2020[165]
- National Soccer Hall of Fame: 2025[166]
