Read this article to learn more. It will give you an overview of the greatness of Abby Wambach, Carli Lloyd, Marta Vieira da Silva, and Homare Sawa. These women are young but have made a significant impact on the sport, despite being so young. You should take a look at these women's achievements! There are many others! You might be surprised to learn that some of these women actually made a name for themselves outside of soccer!
Abby Wambach
Abby Wambach, an American soccer player, is one of the most accomplished athletes of her generation. Her career highlights include two Olympic gold medals, a Women's World Cup championship and 184 goals. Her fame has not been without its challenges, such as an addiction to painkillers or alcohol. We will take a closer glance at some of her most memorable achievements.
Carli Lloyd
Carli Lloyd is the most prominent female soccer player in the world. She was raised in Delran (New Jersey) and played soccer as a young girl with Turkish boys. She has also been involved in softballs, swimming, basketball and golf. She has a brother Stephen and a sister Ashley. Before attending Rutgers University, she graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science & Sport Studies. Brian Hollins is her high school sweetheart.
Marta Vieira da Silva
Marta Vieira da Silva in Brazil is a professional footballer. She was born 19 February 1986. She plays forward with the Orlando Pride and Brazilian national teams. She was named FIFA World Player-of-the Year six times, five consecutively. Marta is the all-time top goal scorer in the history the sport. Marta's remarkable feat is not without controversy. She still faces many controversies.
Homaresawa
Homare Sawa, an ex-professional Japanese footballer, became one the most famous midfielders of all time with a career that spanned nearly twenty years. Sawa, born 6 September 1978, was a Japanese national footballer who played in a number of positions. She has 205 caps and is considered one the greatest female footballers. Sawa earned local fame playing for the INAC Kobe Leonessa as well the Nippon TV Beleza. Her fame skyrocketed during the 2011 World Cup when she scored a hat trick and led the Japanese to a silver medal in the game.
Vivianne Miedema
Vivianne Miedema, a senior player for the Dutch national soccer team, made her senior debut 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 in the same number of games at the 2012/13 UEFA Women's European Championship. In 2013/14, she played for a side that finished second in the BeNe League and she scored 41 goals in just 26 appearances. Despite this, her name was not on the Ballon d'Or finalist list or FIFPRO world XI.
Megan Rapinoe
Megan Rapinoe excels at pitching and is a strong advocate to equality and social injustice. She has been a Twitter sparring partner of President Donald Trump and supports the taking the Knee campaign against racial inequality. She took a knee in September 2016, during the Thai national anthem. After the 2016 Olympics, she was removed from the team for kneeling during the anthem again.
Alex Morgan
Alexandra Morgan Carrasco is an American professional soccer player who plays as a striker and captains the San Diego Wave FC in the National Women's Soccer League (the highest division in women's professional soccer in the United States). She is also a member of the United States women’s national soccer team. Morgan is the son of a former football player. She has been an active member of the community since she was a young child, and she has played soccer for most of her 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 not the only woman's soccer star who has won the Olympics.