Personal information | |||
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Full name | Meghan Elizabeth Klingenberg[1] | ||
Date of birth | August 2, 1988 | ||
Place of birth | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States | ||
Height | 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) | ||
Position(s) | Left back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Portland Thorns | ||
Number | 25 | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2007–2010 | North Carolina Tar Heels | 70 | (18) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011 | magicJack | 2 | (0) |
2011 | Boston Breakers | 10 | (0) |
2012 | Western New York Flash | 3 | (2) |
2012–2014 | Tyresö FF | 32 | (2) |
2014–2015 | Houston Dash | 19 | (0) |
2016– | Portland Thorns | 151 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2004[2] | United States U-16 | ||
2005[2] | United States U-17 | ||
2008[2] | United States U-19 | ||
2009–2010[2] | United States U-23 | ||
2011–2018 | United States | 75 | (3) |
Medal record | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 3, 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of September 3, 2024 |
Meghan Elizabeth Klingenberg (born August 2, 1988) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Portland Thorns in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).[3] A former member of the United States women's national soccer team, she is a one-time FIFA Women's World Cup champion. She has also played for three teams in the Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) league, for Tyresö FF in Sweden's Damallsvenskan and for the Houston Dash in the NWSL.