_058_(cropped).jpg) Press with Angel City in 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Christen Annemarie Press[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | December 29, 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Los Angeles, California | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Angel City | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Slammers FC | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2007 | Chadwick Dolphins | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| College career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2010 | Stanford Cardinal | 98 | (71) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | Pali Blues | 10 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | magicJack | 17 | (8) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012 | Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC | 21 | (17) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Tyresö FF | 26 | (25) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2017 | Chicago Red Stars | 60 | (35) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC | 8 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2020 | Utah Royals | 25 | (10) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Manchester United | 14 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Angel City | 17 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008 | United States U20 | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | United States U23 | 6 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013– | United States | 155 | (64) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 1, 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Christen Annemarie Press (born December 29, 1988) is an American professional soccer player, entrepreneur, and sports journalist. She plays for Angel City FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and the United States national team. She first appeared for the United States national team during an international friendly against Scotland on February 9, 2013. She has made 155 appearances for her country and is currently ninth all-time with 64 goals scored.
Press was the recipient of the Hermann Trophy in 2010 and holds the all-time scoring and assists records at Stanford Cardinal. Following her collegiate career, Press was selected fourth overall by the Washington Freedom in the 2011 WPS Draft, where she was named WPS Rookie of the Year. She was the Damallsvenskan's top scorer in 2013 with 23 goals scored for Tyresö FF and became the first American to earn the Golden Boot award in the history of the Swedish League.
Press has played for the Chicago Red Stars and Utah Royals in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC and Tyresö FF in the Swedish Damallsvenskan, magicJack in Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) and Manchester United of the English FA Women's Super League. She helped the United States win their titles at the 2015 and 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup. In 2019, she co-founded a gender-neutral lifestyle brand, re-inc, with fellow athletes Megan Rapinoe, Tobin Heath, and Meghan Klingenberg.[2] Press co-hosts the podcast, The RE—CAP Show, with Tobin Heath.
- ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019 – List of Players: USA" (PDF). FIFA. July 7, 2019. p. 24. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2019. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
- ^ Schwab, Katharine (July 1, 2019). "Megan Rapinoe's new lifestyle brand is built on inclusive design". Fast Company. Retrieved July 2, 2021.