If you want to find out more about famous women's soccer players, read this article. It will give a quick overview of Abby Wambach’s incredible accomplishments, Marta Vieira da Silva (Marta Lloyd), and Homare sawa. These women, despite their youth, have had a tremendous impact on the sport. You should take a look at these women's achievements! There are many more! Some of these women made a name outside of soccer, which might surprise some.
Abby Wambach
Abby Wambach of America, a soccer player, has been an international star since 2001. Her achievements include two Olympic gold medals and a Women's World Cup title. She also scored 184 goals. Her fame came with its own problems. She was addicted to alcohol and painkillers. 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 was also a softball, basketball, swimming, and golf player. She has a brother Stephen, and a sibling Ashley. After graduating from Delran High School, she attended Rutgers University where she received her Bachelor of Science degree in Exercise Science and Sports Studies. Brian Hollins is her high school sweetheart.
Marta Vieira da Silva
Marta Vieira da Silva, a Brazilian professional footballer. She was born in 1986 on 19 February. She is a forward for the Orlando Pride of NWSL as well as the Brazilian national team. Six times, she was named FIFA World Player the Year. Five of these consecutively. Marta is now the most prolific goal scorer ever in the history and evolution of the sport. Marta continues her controversial career, and she is often the subject of controversy.
Homare Sawa
Former Japanese professional footballer Homare Sawa became one of the most feared midfielders in history with a career that spanned nearly two decades. Sawa, who was born on 6 September 1978, played at a variety of positions for the Japan national team. In fact, she is considered one of the greatest female footballers ever, having earned 205 caps. In her playing career, Sawa played for both the Nippon TV Beleza and the INAC Kobe Leonessa, earning local fame. When she scored a hat-trick and led the Japanese team to a silver medal at the 2011 World Cup her fame skyrocketed.
Vivianne Miedema
Vivianne Miedema, a senior player for the Dutch national soccer team, made her senior debut in September 2013. On June 5, 2019, she had scored 60 goal for her country. This made her the second most prolific goal scorer of the league's entire history. She played for numerous Dutch clubs including Heerenveen during her impressive career. She scored 24 goals across all games of the 2012/13 UEFA Women's European Championship. In 2013/14, she was part of a BeNe League side that finished second and she scored 41 goals over 26 games. Despite this, her name was not on the Ballon d'Or finalist list or FIFPRO world XI.
Megan Rapinoe
Megan Rapinoe is not only an amazing pitch coach, but she is also a powerful advocate of equality and social justice. She's been known to spar with President Donald Trump via Twitter. She sat down during the national anthem in September 2016 during a match against Thailand. After the 2016 Olympics her kneeling during national anthem was a reason she was kicked out of the team.
Alex Morgan
Alexandra Morgan Carrasco of America is a professional soccer player. She plays as a forward and captains San Diego Wave FC, which is the highest division in women's pro soccer. She is also a member of the United States women’s national soccer team. Morgan is the child of a well-respected football player. Since she was young, Morgan has been involved in the community and has played soccer most of her adult life.
Julie Rodman
New Zealand and Australia host the 2023 FIFA World Cup. It also marks 2024 Olympics. The USA must qualify via the CONCACAF W Championship for either of these events. To qualify for the Olympics, however, they will need to win the CONCACAF Women's Championship, which is an Olympic qualifier. Rodman is just one of many women's soccer players who have won the Olympics.