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Heather O'Reilly
Heather O'Reilly with her 2012 Olympics gold medal
Personal information
Full name Heather Ann O'Reilly[1]
Date of birth (1985-01-02) January 2, 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth East Brunswick, New Jersey, United States
Height 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Position(s) Midfielder/winger
Team information
Current team
 North Carolina Courage U23
Number 9
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2006 North Carolina Tar Heels
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2005 New Jersey Wildcats 9 (8)
2009–2011 Sky Blue FC 50 (4)
2012–2014 Boston Breakers 44 (14)
2015–2016 FC Kansas City 27 (3)
2017–2018 Arsenal 24 (3)
2018–2019 North Carolina Courage 21 (1)
2022 Shelbourne 4 (0)
2023– North Carolina Courage U23
International career
United States U-19
United States U-21
2002–2016 United States 231 (47)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens Team
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing Team
Gold medal – first place 2012 London Team
FIFA Women's World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2015 Canada Team
Silver medal – second place 2011 Germany Team
Bronze medal – third place 2007 China Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Heather Ann O'Reilly (born January 2, 1985) is an American professional women's soccer player who plays as a midfielder. She played for the United States women's national soccer team (USWNT), with whom she won three Olympic gold medals and a FIFA Women's World Cup. From 2003 to 2006, she played college soccer for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-CH). During her club career, O'Reilly played for the New Jersey Wildcats (USL W-League), Sky Blue FC (WPS), Boston Breakers (WPSL Elite and NWSL), FC Kansas City (NWSL), Arsenal (FA WSL), North Carolina Courage (NWSL), and Shelbourne (WNL).[2][3]

Upon her initial retirement from international play in September 2016, she is one of the world's most capped soccer players with over 230 international appearances to her name. She is a skilled flank player, currently tied for fifth with Julie Foudy in USWNT history for assists. She is also the eighth most capped player in USWNT history. On October 27, 2019, she played her final match for the North Carolina Courage before retiring, winning the 2019 NWSL championship.[4]

She is currently an analyst for Fox Sports. O'Reilly announced on July 28, 2022, that she would be coming out of retirement to play for Women's National League side Shelbourne and take part in their upcoming UEFA Women's Champions League campaign.[3] She scored a match-winning goal against ZNK Pomurje on her debut.[5]

Early life

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Born to Andrew and Carol O'Reilly, Heather O'Reilly is the youngest of four children. Growing up in East Brunswick, New Jersey, O'Reilly attended Saint Bartholomew's School and later played on the girls soccer team at East Brunswick High School.[6] In her four-year career, she scored 143 goals.[7] As a junior in 2001, she led the team to the New Jersey state high school title.

Throughout high school, O'Reilly was a member of the National Honor Society and played on the school's basketball team.[8] During her senior year, she was named All-American and National Player of the Year by Parade Magazine.[8] In 2002, she was named the Gatorade High School National Player of the Year and the National Soccer Coaches Association Player of the Year. She was also named by Soccer America as the top college recruit in the country.[7]

North Carolina Tar Heels, 2003–06

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O'Reilly as a Tar Heel player

O'Reilly was an education major at the University of North Carolina, where she played forward for the North Carolina Tar Heels women's soccer program from 2003 through 2006. She appeared 97 times for the Tar Heels, scoring 59 goals and assisting on 49 others. She led her team to the national Championships in 2003 and 2006.

During her senior year, ESPN the Magazine named her the All-American Player of the Year and was awarded the NCAA's Today's Top VIII Award following her senior year.[citation needed] As a senior, she won the Honda Sports Award as the nation's top soccer player.[9]

In 2008, O'Reilly's No. 20 jersey was retired by the program, joining athletes April Heinrichs, Lorrie Fair, Tisha Venturini, Kristine Lilly and Mia Hamm, along with 13 others.[10]

Club career

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New Jersey Wildcats, 2004–2005

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O'Reilly played for New Jersey Wildcats of W-League from 2004 to 2005, winning the Championship in 2005.[citation needed]

Sky Blue FC, 2009–2011

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O'Reilly playing for Sky Blue FC, 2010

O'Reilly was allocated to Sky Blue FC of Women's Professional Soccer on September 16, 2008, along with fellow U.S. national team players Natasha Kai and Christie Rampone.[11] She appeared in 17 matches as co-captain during the 2009 inaugural season, leading Sky Blue to an unexpected playoff berth. During the Championship 2009 Women's Professional Soccer Playoffs match against Los Angeles, she scored the only goal helping her team clinch the Championship title.[citation needed]

Boston Breakers, 2012–2014

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Following her husband's enrollment in Harvard Business School, O'Reilly trained with and played two matches with the Boston Breakers of the Women's Premier Soccer League Elite in 2012 after the WPS folded and during breaks with her national team duties. She was allocated to the Breakers in 2013 at the initiation of the new National Women's Soccer League.[citation needed]

FC Kansas City, 2015–2016

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On October 27, 2014, FC Kansas City announced that it had acquired O'Reilly in a trade that sent Morgan Marlborough and Kassey Kallman to the Breakers.[12]

Arsenal, 2017–2018

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On January 18, 2017, Arsenal announced they had signed O'Reilly.[13] The club is a member of the top division of the Football Association Women's Super League, the highest level of women's professional soccer in England. After 38 appearances in all competitions and four goals, it was confirmed by Arsenal that she would leave the club in the summer of 2018.[14]

North Carolina Courage, 2018–2019

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After FC Kansas City ceased operations, the Utah Royals FC maintained O'Reilly's NWSL rights. On June 28, 2018, the Courage traded Makenzy Doniak and a 2019 3rd round pick for O'Reilly and a 2019 2nd round pick.[15] O'Reilly appeared in 8 regular season games and both playoff games for the Courage. North Carolina won the NWSL Shield & NWSL Championship.[16]

North Carolina participated in the 2018 Women's International Champions Cup, O'Reilly started in the Championship Game and scored a goal in the 10th minute. The Courage defeated Olympique Lyonnais 1–0 to win the inaugural edition of the tournament.[17]

On April 12, 2019, O'Reilly announced via social media that she would retire from professional soccer at the conclusion of the 2019 NWSL Season.[18]

Shelbourne, 2022

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On July 28, 2022, O'Reilly announced that she would be coming out of retirement to play for Irish champions Shelbourne, fulfilling her dream of playing in the UEFA Women's Champions League (UWCL). During her participation at Soccer Aid 2022, Arsène Wenger had suggested O'Reilly continue her playing career, which prompted her to look for a suitable UWCL club. She found Shelbourne's offer attractive because she is an Irish American.[3][19]

O'Reilly made her Shelbourne debut on July 30, 2022, against Sligo Rovers.[20][21]

On August 18, 2022, O'Reilly started for Shelbourne in their UEFA Women's Champions League qualifier against Slovenian side Pomurje. O'Reilly scored the only goal of the game, a header in the fourth minute.[22] Following Shelbourne's elimination from the UEFA Women's Champions League, O'Reilly took temporary leave of the team, stating that she would be "joining back with the team later [in the] season."[23]

O'Reilly joined back up with Shelbourne in October 2022,[24] returning to action in the side's 2-0 victory against Sligo Rovers.[25] O'Reilly enjoyed playing for Shelbourne and was pleased to contribute to their 2022 Women's National League title win: "I didn't think that the team would mean so much to me, and that I would really want to come back and help them win the league. I kept an eye on things when I went back home and, when the title race was heating up, I wanted to come back and help in any way that I could." She also made a substitute appearance in the 2022 FAI Women's Cup Final, as Shelbourne beat Athlone Town 2–0 to secure a League and Cup Double.[26]

Other post-retirement

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O'Reilly returned to the North Carolina Courage organization in 2023 to serve as a player-coach for its amateur USL W League side, joking that the team would have to change its name from "North Carolina Courage U23" to "North Carolina Courage U39".[27] O'Reilly was rostered for the NC Courage U23 again in 2024, coming into play as a substitute during the team's 3–0 playoff win over the Long Island Rough Riders.[28]

O'Reilly signed a one-day contract with NJ/NY Gotham FC for a friendly game against Chelsea on August 19, 2024, but did not make the matchday roster after not passing her physical.[29][30]

International career (2002–2016)

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In 2002, while still in high school, O'Reilly was named to the U.S. national team. O'Reilly made her first appearance with the United States women's national soccer team on March 1, 2002, against Sweden.

2002 FIFA U-19 Women's World Cup

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O'Reilly was a key member of USA's U-19 World Cup winning team in 2002, scoring four goals and creating seven. This helped the USA youth to win the first World Championship ever for this level.[31]

2004 Athens Olympics

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After recovering from a broken fibula from a match the year before, O'Reilly made the national team roster for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. At nineteen years old, she was the youngest player on the roster. On August 23, 2004, she scored the match winning goal[32] in the Olympic semi-final match against Germany, propelling the United States into the final, in which they defeated Brazil for the gold medal.

2007 FIFA Women's World Cup

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In the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup, O'Reilly scored a critical goal against North Korea in the 69th minute, which tied the match at 2–2 and saved the Americans from a devastating opening-round loss. The United States ended up taking the bronze medal, with O'Reilly scoring a goal during the 4–1 win against Norway. She was nominated as Sports Illustrated's 2007 Sportsman of the Year.[33]

2008 Beijing Olympics

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O'Reilly competed at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympic games. She scored the quickest goal in Olympic women's soccer history against New Zealand to advance to the quarterfinals.[34] She also scored a goal in the semi-final match against Japan. The team went on to defeat heavy-favorites Brazil 1–0 to win the gold medal. Prior to the Summer Games, Time magazine ranked her number 15 on its list of 100 Olympic Athletes to Watch.[35]

2011 FIFA Women's World Cup

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O'Reilly was selected for the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup and in the second match of the group stage scored the first of three goals for USA against Colombia.[36] The goal was later nominated for the FIFA Puskás Award in 2011.

2012 London Olympics

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Playing for the U.S. national team in San Jose, Calif., 2015

At the 2012 Olympics in London, she made a crucial assist in the 123rd minute of the semi-final match against Canada, sending a cross from the right to Alex Morgan who headed the ball into the goal over the hand of Erin McLeod, propelling team USA to the gold medal match against Japan.

2015 FIFA Women's World Cup

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O'Reilly was selected for her third World Cup in 2015.[37] She appeared in the quarter final game against china as a substitute to help the U.S. win 1-0. O’Reilly became a World Cup Champion on July 5, when the United States defeated Japan 5–2 in the Women's World Cup final. O'Reilly joined the national team on a Victory Tour following their World Cup win.

2016 Rio Olympics

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To some controversy, she was left off the team by Jill Ellis and made an alternate for the 2016 Rio Olympics even with having the most caps of the squad at the time (229).[38] The U.S. national team went on to achieve its worst Olympic finish, being knocked out by Sweden in the quarter-finals.

Retirement, 2016

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On September 1, 2016, O'Reilly announced her retirement from the Women's National Team after 15 years.[39] She retired on September 15 after a friendly match against Thailand, held in Columbus, Ohio,[39] after the USWNT scored 9 goals.[m 1]

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Magazines

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In 2008, Time listed profiled O'Reilly as the No. 15 Olympic Athlete to Watch in their list of 100 Olympic Athletes To Watch.[40] She has been featured in Fitness,[41] Shape,[42] Teen Vogue,[43] Sports Illustrated,[44] and Boston Magazine.[45]

Video games

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O'Reilly 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.[46]

Ticker tape parade and White House honors

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Following the United States' win at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, O'Reilly and her teammates became the first women's sports team to be honored with a ticker tape parade in New York City.[47] Each player received a key to the city from Mayor Bill de Blasio.[48] In October of the same year, the team was honored by President Barack Obama at the White House.[49]

Television and film

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O'Reilly has made appearances with her national teammates on Late Night with David Letterman, The Today Show,[50][51] The Rachel Maddow Show[52] and Good Morning America.[53] She was featured in the film, Winning Isn't Everything about the women's soccer program at the University of North Carolina.[54]

Radio and other media

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O'Reilly began cohosting the BBC World Service's BBC World Football program with Mani Djazmi, Pat Nevin, and Peter Odemwingie when the program changed formats in 2018.[55] She is also now the co-host of “Played In” on SiriusXM FC with Lori Lindsey.

Personal life

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O'Reilly married former UNC lacrosse player Dave Werry in 2011, whom she met when the two attended UNC.[56] Their son William was born on June 18, 2020.[57] O'Reilly gave birth to their second child, Jack, on November 26, 2021.[58]

She is nicknamed "HAO," the initials of her name (Heather Ann O'Reilly) and pronounced 'hey-oh'.[1]

O'Reilly has endorsement deals with Adidas. In 2013, she appeared in a commercial for Adidas' Adizero™ running shoe.[59]

Career statistics

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International goals

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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
(c) – captain
Sorted by minutes played

# 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
Light-purple background color – exhibition or closed door international friendly match
Light-yellow background color – match at an invitational tournament
Light-orange background color – Olympic women's football qualification match
Light-blue background color – FIFA women's world cup qualification match
Orange background color – Olympic women's football tournament
Blue background color – FIFA women's world cup final tournament

NOTE: some keys may not apply for a particular football player


Goal 		Date Location Opponent Lineup # Min Assist/pass Score Result Competition
goal 1 2002-10-06[m 2] Cary  Italy 25.

on 66' (off Hucles)

1.1 69 Julie Foudy 5250.02005

2–0

5450.04005

4–0

Nike U.S. Cup
goal 2 2003-01-23[m 3] Yiwu  Norway 24.

on 67' (off Milbrett)

1.1 87 Aly Wagner 5250.03005

3–1

5250.03005

3–1

Four Nations Tournament
goal 3 2003-06-15[m 4] Salt Lake  Ireland 4.

off 4' (on Milbrett)

1.1 2 Julie Foudy 5150.01005

1–0

5250.05005

5–0

Friendly
goal 4 2004-08-23[m 5] Heraklio  Germany 46.

on 75' (off Tarpley)

1.1 99 Mia Hamm 5150.02005

2–1

5150.0200

2–1 aet

Olympics: semifinal
goal 5 2005-07-10[m 6] Portland  Ukraine 14.

on 77' (off Milbrett)

1.1 89 Kate Markgraf 5750.07005

7–0

5750.07005

7–0

Friendly
goal 6 2006-03-11[m 7] Quarteira  Denmark Start 2.1 29 Abby Wambach 5250.02005

2–0

5550.05005

5–0

Algarve Cup: Group B
goal 7 2.2 31 Kristine Lilly 5350.03005

3–0

goal 8 2006-07-23[m 8] San Diego  Ireland 69.

off 69' (on Rapinoe)

1.1 20 Christie Welsh 5150.01005

1–0

5550.05005

5–0

Friendly
goal 9 2007-01-28[m 9] Guangzhou  England Start 1.1 17 Natasha Kai 5150.01005

1–0

5050.01005

1–1

Four Nations Tournament
goal 10 2007-05-12[m 10] Frisco  Canada 29.

on 62' (off Tarpley)

1.1 73 Aly Wagner 5450.06005

6–2

5450.06005

6–2

Friendly
goal 11 2007-08-25[m 11] Carson  Finland Start 1.1 76 Carli Lloyd 5450.04005

4–0

5450.04005

4–0

Friendly
goal 12 2007-09-11[m 12] Chengdu  Korea DPR 92+.

off 92+' (on Kai)

1.1 69 unassisted 5050.02005

2–2

5050.02005

2–2

World Cup: Group B
goal 13 2007-09-30[m 13] Shanghai  Norway Start 1.1 59 Lindsay Tarpley 5350.04005

4–1

5350.04005

4–1

World Cup: third place match
goal 14 2007-10-13[m 14] St. Louis  Mexico Start 1.1 32 Leslie Osborne 5050.01005

1–1

5450.05005

5–1

Friendly
goal 15 2007-10-20[m 15] Albuquerque  Mexico Start 1.1 62 Natasha Kai 5050.01005

1–1

5050.01005

1–1

Friendly
goal 16 2008-03-07[m 16] Alvor  Italy Start 1.1 74 unassisted 5250.02005

2–0

5250.02005

2–0

Algarve Cup: Group B
goal 17 2008-03-10[m 17] Alvor  Norway 70.

off 70' (on Heath)

1.1 65 Leslie Osborne 5350.03005

3–0

5450.04005

4–0

Algarve Cup: Group B
goal 18 2008-04-04[m 18] Juarez  Jamaica Start 1.1 88 Lindsay Tarpley 5550.05005

5–0

5650.06005

6–0

Olympic qualifier: Group A
goal 19 2008-04-09[m 19] Juarez  Costa Rica 83.

off 83' (on Hucles)

1.1 72 Natasha Kai 5250.02005

2–0

5350.03005

3–0

Olympic qualifier: semifinal
goal 20 2008-08-12[m 20] Shenyang  New Zealand 76.

off 76' (on Wagner)

1.1 1 Carli Lloyd 5150.01005

1–0

5450.04005

4–0

Olympics: Group G
goal 21 2008-08-18[m 21] Beijing  Japan Start 1.1 70 Heather Mitts 5250.03005

3–1

5250.04005

4–2

Olympics: semifinal
goal 22 2008-09-13[m 22] Philadelphia  Ireland Start 1.1 86 unassisted 5250.02005

2–0

5250.02005

2–0

Friendly
goal 23 2008-11-01[m 23] Richmond  Korea R Start 1.1 38 Natasha Kai 5250.02005

2–0

5350.03005

3–0

Friendly
goal 24 2008-11-08[m 24] Tampa  Korea R 74.

off 74' (on Dalmy)

1.1 72 Natasha Kai 5150.01005

1–0

5150.01005

1–0

Friendly
goal 25 2008-12-17[m 25] Detroit  China 62.

off 62' (on White)

1.1 32 Lindsay Tarpley 5150.01005

1–0

5150.01005

1–0

Friendly
goal 26 2010-05-22[m 26] Cleveland  Germany Start 1.1 35 Amy Rodriguez 5250.02005

2–0

5450.04005

4–0

Friendly
goal 27 2010-10-02[m 27] Kennesaw  China 62.

off 62' (on Lilly)

1.1 37 unassisted 5150.02005

2–1

5150.02005

2–1

Friendly
goal 28 2011-03-09[m 28] Faro  Iceland Start 1.1 55 Shannon Boxx 5150.03005

3–2

5250.04005

4–2

Algarve Cup: final
goal 29 2011-05-18[m 29] Cary  Japan 72.

off 72' (on Cheney)

1.1 69 Carli Lloyd 5250.02005

2–0

5250.02005

2–0

Friendly
goal 30 2011-07-02[m 30] Sinsheim  Colombia 62.

off 62' (on Heath)

1.1 12 unassisted 5150.01005

1–0

5350.03005

3–0

World Cup: Group C
goal 31 2012-01-20[m 31] Vancouver  Dominican Start 3.1 17 Ali Krieger 5450.04005

4–0

6450.14005

14–0

Olympic qualifier: Group B
goal 32 3.2 31 Lauren Cheney 5750.07005

7–0

goal 33 3.3 64 Amy Rodriguez 6450.14005

14–0

goal 34 2012-01-24[m 32] Vancouver  Mexico Start 1.1 8 unassisted 5150.01005

1–0

5450.04005

4–0

Olympic qualifier: Group B
goal 35 2012-09-01[m 33] Rochester  Costa Rica 45.

on 46' (off Boxx)

1.1 89 Sydney Leroux 5850.08005

8–0

5850.08005

8–0

Friendly
goal 36 2012-09-19[m 34] Commerce  Australia 45.

off 46' (on Rapinoe)

1.1 25 Alex Morgan 5150.01005

1–0

5450.06005

6–2

Friendly
goal 37 2013-10-27[m 35] San Francisco  New Zealand Start 1.1 87 Christen Press 5350.04005

4–1

5350.04005

4–1

Friendly
goal 38 2013-02-08[m 36] Boca Raton  Russia 68.

off 68' (on Tymrak)

1.1 32 unassisted 5250.02005

2–0

5750.07005

7–0

Friendly
goal 39 2013-02-13[m 37] Atlanta  Russia Start 1.1 83 Christen Press 5850.07005

7–0

5850.08005

8–0

Friendly
goal 40 2014-03-12[m 38] Parchal  Korea DPR 45.

on 46' (off Heath)

1.1 88 Carli Lloyd 5350.03005

3–0

5350.03005

3–0

Algarve: seventh place match
goal 41 2014-09-13[m 39] Sandy  Mexico 30.

on 60' (off Press)

1.1 75 Alex Morgan 5850.08005

8–0

5850.08005

8–0

Friendly
goal 42 2015-08-16[m 40] Pittsburgh  Costa Rica Start 2.1 4 unassisted 5150.01005

1–0

5850.08005

8–0

Friendly
goal 43 2.2 59 Christen Press 5650.06005

6–0

goal 44 2015-08-19[m 41] Chattanooga  Costa Rica 45.

off 45' (on Rodriguez)

2.1 13 Carli Lloyd 5250.02005

2–0

5550.07005

7–2

Friendly
goal 45 2.2 23 Abby Wambach 5550.05005

5–0

goal 46 2015-09-20[m 42] Birmingham  Haiti 31.

on 60' (off Klingenberg)

1.1 89 Amy Rodriguez 5850.08005

8–0

5850.08005

8–0

Friendly
goal 47 2016-09-15[m 1] Columbus  Thailand Start; (c) 2.1 5 Carli Lloyd 5350.03005

3–0

5950.09005

9–0

Friendly

Honors

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North Carolina Tar Heels

Sky Blue FC

  • WPS Championship: 2009

FC Kansas City

Arsenal

North Carolina Courage

Shelbourne FC

United States U19

United States

Individual

See also

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References

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Match reports

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  4. ^ "Wambach Scores Twice as U.S. Downs Ireland, 5–0, in Utah". U.S.Soccer. Archived from the original on July 27, 2012.
  5. ^ "U.S. WNT Down Germany 2–1 in Overtime of Olympic Semi-final". U.S.Soccer. Archived from the original on April 25, 2012. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
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Further reading

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  • Crothers, Tim (2010), The Man Watching: Anson Dorrance and the University of North Carolina Women's Soccer Dynasty, Macmillan, ISBN 1429946261
  • Grainey, Timothy (2012), Beyond Bend It Like Beckham: The Global Phenomenon of Women's Soccer, University of Nebraska Press, ISBN 0803240368
  • Lisi, Clemente A. (2010), The U.S. Women's Soccer Team: An American Success Story, Scarecrow Press, ISBN 0810874164
  • Stevens, Dakota (2011), A Look at the Women's Professional Soccer Including the Soccer Associations, Teams, Players, Awards, and More, BiblioBazaar, ISBN 1241047464
  • Stewart, Barbara (2012), Women's Soccer: The Passionate Game, Greystone Books Ltd, ISBN 1926812603
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