Carli Lloyd

Carli Lloyd
Lloyd in 2011
Personal information
Full name Carli Anne Hollins[1]
Birth name Carli Anne Lloyd[2]
Date of birth (1982-07-16) July 16, 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth Delran Township, New Jersey, U.S.
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[3]
Position(s) Midfielder, forward
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2004 Rutgers Scarlet Knights 83 (50)
Senior career*
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 5 (0)
2011 Atlanta Beat 10 (2)
2013–2014 Western New York Flash 34 (16)
2015–2017 Houston Dash 27 (11)
2017Manchester City (loan) 6 (2)
2018–2021 NJ/NY Gotham FC 33 (13)
International career
2002–2005 United States U21
2005–2021 United States 316 (134)
Medal record
Women's soccer
Representing  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing Team
Gold medal – first place 2012 London Team
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Team
FIFA Women's World Cup
Winner 2015 Canada
Winner 2019 France
Runner-up 2011 Germany
Bronze medal – third place 2007 China
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 29, 2019
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of October 26, 2021

Carli Anne Hollins (née Lloyd; born July 16, 1982) is an American former professional soccer player. She is a two-time Olympic gold medalist (2008 and 2012), two-time FIFA Women's World Cup champion (2015 and 2019), two-time FIFA Player of the Year (2015 and 2016),[4] and a four-time Olympian (2008, 2012, 2016 and 2021). Lloyd scored the gold medal-winning goals in the finals of the 2008 Summer Olympics and the 2012 Summer Olympics. Lloyd also helped the United States win their titles at the 2015 and 2019 FIFA Women's World Cups, the bronze medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics, and she played for the team at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup where the U.S. finished in second place. After the 2020 Summer Olympics, Lloyd announced she would be retiring from the national team following four final friendly matches in 2021.[5] Lloyd has made 316 appearances for the U.S. national team, placing her second in caps, and has the third-most goals and fifth-most assists for the team. In March 2021, she was named as the highest paid female soccer player in the world.[6] She played her last international match with the USWNT on October 26, 2021, shortly before retiring from professional soccer at the completion of the 2021 NJ/NY Gotham FC season.

During the United States' 5–2 win over Japan in the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup Final, Lloyd became the first player ever to score three goals in a FIFA Women's World Cup final and the second soccer player ever to score a hat-trick in any senior FIFA World Cup Final, after Geoff Hurst. Lloyd scored three goals in the first 16 minutes of the final, with the first two occurring in the first five minutes of the game and within three minutes of each other. She received the Golden Ball Trophy as the best player of the tournament and earned the Silver Boot for her six goals and one assist during the tournament.[7]

She previously played for the Chicago Red Stars, Sky Blue FC (now known as NJ/NY Gotham FC), and Atlanta Beat in Women's Professional Soccer (WPS). In 2013, she was allocated to the Western New York Flash for the inaugural season of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and helped her team win the regular season championship. After two seasons with the Flash, she was traded to Houston Dash prior to the 2015 season and then to Sky Blue before the 2018 season. Her memoir, When Nobody Was Watching, was published in September 2016.[8]

  1. ^ "Women's Olympic Football Tournament Tokyo 2020 Squad Lists" (PDF). FIFA.
  2. ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015 – List of Players: USA" (PDF). FIFA. July 6, 2015. p. 24. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 2, 2020. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  3. ^ "Carli Lloyd". TeamUSA.org. United States Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on December 1, 2021. Retrieved January 11, 2018.
  4. ^ "FIFA Football Awards 2016 – Voting Results" (PDF). FIFA. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 10, 2017. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
  5. ^ Linehan, Meg; Yang, Steph. "USWNT star Carli Lloyd announces retirement: 'A true legend'". The Athletic. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
  6. ^ Shields, Aaron (March 13, 2021). "Top 10 Richest Female Soccer Players Ever". Casino.org. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
  7. ^ "Lloyd, Solo and Sasic lead the way". FIFA. July 6, 2015. Archived from the original on July 7, 2015. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
  8. ^ "How Carli Lloyd Became A Soccer Star 'When Nobody Was Watching'". NPR. September 29, 2016. Retrieved September 29, 2016.