Shannon Boxx

Shannon Boxx
Personal information
Full name Shannon Leigh Boxx Spearman[1]
Birth name Shannon Leigh Boxx[2]
Date of birth (1977-06-29) June 29, 1977 (age 47)[3]
Place of birth Fontana, California, United States
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1998 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 101 (39)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994 Ajax of Los Angeles
1999 Boston Renegades
1999–2000 1. FC Saarbrücken
2000 Ajax of Los Angeles
2001–2002 San Diego Spirit 41 (5)
2003 New York Power 21 (1)
2005 Ajax of Los Angeles
2009 Los Angeles Sol 19 (3)
2010 Saint Louis Athletica 6 (1)
2010 FC Gold Pride 14 (0)
2011 magicJack 10 (0)
2013–2015 Chicago Red Stars 7 (0)
International career
2003–2015 United States 195 (27)
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
Bronze medal – third place 2003 United States Team
Bronze medal – third place 2007 China Team
Silver medal – second place 2011 Germany Team
Gold medal – first place 2015 Canada Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Shannon Leigh Boxx Spearman (née Boxx; born June 29, 1977) is an American retired soccer player and former member of the United States women's national soccer team, playing the defensive midfielder position. She last played club soccer for the Chicago Red Stars in the American National Women's Soccer League. She won gold medals with the United States at the 2004 Athens Olympics, 2008 Beijing Olympics, and 2012 London Olympics. She has also finished third place or better with the US at the 2003, 2007, 2011 and 2015 FIFA Women's World Cups. She was a finalist for the 2005 FIFA World Player of the Year award, and won an NCAA Women's Soccer Championship with Notre Dame in 1995. Shannon Boxx announced her retirement from international and club soccer after winning the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.[4] She played her last game on October 21, 2015, when the USWNT tied with Brazil as part of their victory tour.[5]

Boxx is the younger sister of Gillian Boxx, who won a gold medal at the 1996 Olympics with the United States softball team.[6]

Boxx was diagnosed with lupus in 2007 when she was 30 years old, and went public with her diagnosis shortly before the 2012 London Olympics at which she won gold with the United States team.[7]

In 2020, Boxx joined the ownership group of Angel City FC of the National Women's Soccer League.[8]

In 2022, Boxx was inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame.[9]

  1. ^ "WNT Battles Back to Draw in First of Two Victory Tour Show Downs vs Brazil". United States Soccer Federation. Seattle. October 22, 2015. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
  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 June 8, 2019. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
  3. ^ "Boxx, Shannon". Current Biography Yearbook 2011. Ipswich, Massachusetts: H. W. Wilson. 2011. pp. 73–76. ISBN 9780824211219.
  4. ^ "I'm Home". July 27, 2015. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
  5. ^ Bird, Liviu. "Shannon Boxx bids farewell as USWNT looks ahead to Rio with new players". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved November 5, 2015.
  6. ^ "Shannon Boxx: USA's cool-headed heroine". FIFA.com. November 30, 2005. Archived from the original on January 17, 2008. Retrieved January 26, 2008.
  7. ^ "Olympic soccer player Shannon Boxx's battle with lupus". August 16, 2012. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
  8. ^ "Shannon Boxx". Angel City FC. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
  9. ^ "Clint Dempsey, Hope Solo, Shannon Boxx Headline the National Soccer Hall of Fame's 2022 Class | National Soccer Hall of Fame". Clint Dempsey, Hope Solo, Shannon Boxx Headline the National Soccer Hall of Fame’s 2022 Class | National Soccer Hall of Fame. Retrieved December 18, 2023.