Lindsey Horan

Lindsey Horan
Horan with the United States in 2017
Personal information
Full name Lindsey Michelle Horan[1]
Date of birth (1994-05-26) May 26, 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Golden, Colorado, United States
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s) Forward, Attacking midfielder,
Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
Lyon
Number 26
Youth career
2005–2012 Colorado Rush
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012 Colorado Rush 3 (2)
2012–2016 Paris Saint-Germain 58 (46)
2016–2023 Portland Thorns 87 (25)
2022–2023Lyon (loan) 19 (5)
2023– Lyon 15 (6)
International career
United States U-17 17 (15)
United States U-20 24 (26)
2013– United States 159 (36)
Medal record
Women's soccer
Representing  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris Team
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Team
FIFA Women's World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2019 France Team
CONCACAF W Championship
Winner 2018 United States
Winner 2022 Mexico
CONCACAF W Gold Cup
Winner 2024 United States
CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship
Winner 2014 Cayman Islands
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 17, 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of October 30, 2024

Lindsey Michelle Horan (/həˈræn/ hə-RAN; born May 26, 1994)[2] is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Première Ligue club Lyon and captains the United States national team.

She previously played for the Portland Thorns FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), the highest division of women's professional soccer in the United States, and won the league's most valuable player award in 2018. Horan was a leading player for the Thorns during their 2017 championship season, scoring the winning goal in the championship game. Before that, she was a prolific scorer for Paris Saint-Germain, scoring 46 goals in 58 appearances.

She is currently the captain of the US Women's National Team. She was the leading scorer for the United States U-17 team at the 2010 CONCACAF U-17 Women's Championship.[3][4][5] She was on the team that won the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, won bronze at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, and captained the team to win gold at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "HORAN Lindsey". Paris 2024 Olympics. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
  3. ^ "Lindsey Horan player profile". US Soccer. Archived from the original on August 19, 2012. Retrieved November 19, 2012.
  4. ^ "Lindsey Horan: She Won't Shy Away From Goals". US Soccer. Archived from the original on August 19, 2012. Retrieved November 19, 2012.
  5. ^ "Lindsey Horan | USWNT | U.S. Soccer Official Site". www.ussoccer.com. Archived from the original on July 7, 2016.