Emily Pickering
American soccer player (born 1963)
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Emily Jo Harner (née Pickering; born February 1, 1963) is an American former soccer player, who played on the U.S. women's national soccer team in 1985, the first official U.S women's national team in history.[3] She assisted the first goal for the national team, and scored the second (both against Denmark).[4] Pickering was inducted into the Long Island Soccer Player Hall of Fame in 2015.[5]
Full name
Emily Jo Harner
Birth name
Emily Jo Pickering[1]
Date of birth
February 1, 1963[2]
Place of birth
Massapequa, New York, U.S.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Emily Jo Harner | ||
| Birth name | Emily Jo Pickering[1] | ||
| Date of birth | February 1, 1963[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Massapequa, New York, U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)[2] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1981–1984 | North Carolina Tar Heels | ||
| International career | |||
| 1985–1992 | United States | 15 | (2) |
