If you want to find out more about famous women's soccer players, read this article. It will give you an overview of the greatness of Abby Wambach, Carli Lloyd, Marta Vieira da Silva, and Homare Sawa. Despite their young ages, these women have made a huge impact on the sport. Take a look at their achievements! There are many other! Some of these women made a name outside of soccer, which might surprise some.
Abby Wambach
Abby Wambach from America is a successful soccer player who has made her mark internationally since 2001. Her career highlights include two Olympic gold medals, a Women's World Cup championship and 184 goals. However, her fame has also come with its share of problems, including an addiction to painkillers and alcohol. We will take a closer glance at some of her most memorable achievements.
Carli Lloyd
Carli Lloyd is one of the most well-known women's soccer players. As a child, she played soccer with Turkish boys in Delran. She was also a softball, basketball, swimming, and golf player. She is the sister of Stephen and Ashley. After attending Delran High School she attended Rutgers University. She earned her Bachelor in Science in Exercise Science. Brian Hollins was her high school sweetheart and she still lives in South Jersey.
Marta Vieira da Silva
Marta Vieira da Silva is a Brazilian professional footballer. She was conceived on 19 February 1986. She is a forward for the Orlando Pride of NWSL as well as the Brazilian national team. She has been named FIFA World Playerof the Year six times and five of those consecutively. Marta is the all-time top goal scorer in the history the sport. Despite her remarkable achievement, Marta continues to be controversial and faces many controversies.
Homare Sawa
Homare Sawa, a former Japanese professional footballer, was one of the most revered midfielders in history. His career spanned almost two decades. Sawa, born 6 September 1978, was a Japanese national footballer who played in a number of positions. She is one of the most successful female footballers, with 205 caps. Sawa also played for the INAC Kobe Leonessa and Nippon TV Beleza during her playing career. She was an international celebrity. Her popularity soared during the 2011 World Cup. She scored a triple and led the Japanese to a Silver medal.
Vivianne Miedema
Vivianne Miedema was the Dutch national team's senior debutant in September 2013. By June 5, 2019, she had scored 60 goals for her country, making her the second highest goal scorer in the league's history. She played for numerous Dutch clubs including Heerenveen during her impressive career. She scored 24 goals during the 2012/13 UEFA Women's European Championship. She was part of a team that placed second in the BeNe League in 2013/14 and scored 41 goals in 26 games. Despite this, she didn't make the Ballon d'Or list or the FIFPRO International XI.
Megan Rapinoe
Megan Rapinoe excels at pitching and is a strong advocate to equality and social injustice. She's been known to spar with President Donald Trump via Twitter. In September 2016, she sat down at the national anthem while playing against Thailand. After the 2016 Olympics she was removed from team because she kneeled during the anthem once more.
Alex Morgan
Alexandra Morgan Carrasco (American professional soccer player) plays as a striker. She is also a member of the United States women’s national soccer team. Morgan is the daughter of a successful football player and is currently pursuing a degree in sports medicine. She has been a member of the community ever since she was a child and has played soccer her entire life.
Julie Rodman
New Zealand and Australia will host the 2023 FIFA World Cup. It is also the 2024 Olympics year. Both of these events must be qualified for by the USA via the CONCACAF W Championship. If they want to qualify, they have to first win the CONCACAF Women's Championship Olympic qualifying event. Rodman is the most famous of many female soccer stars that have won the Olympics.