Hope Solo

Hope Amelia Solo (born July 30, 1981, in Richland, Washington) is an American former soccer goalkeeper. She plays for the United States women's national soccer team, and for the Seattle Reign FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), the top division of women's soccer in the United States

Hope Solo
Hope Solo USA Training (edited).jpg
Solo training with the
U.S. women's national team in 2012
Personal information
Full nameHope Amelia Stevens[1]
Birth nameHope Amelia Solo[2]
Date of birth30 July 1981 (aged 44)
Place of birthRichland, Washington, U.S.
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Playing positionGoalkeeper
Youth career
1996–2000Richland High School
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1999–2002Washington Huskies68(0)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2003Philadelphia Charge8(0)
2004Kopparbergs/Göteborg19(0)
2005Lyon7(0)
2009–2010Saint Louis Athletica23(0)
2010Atlanta Beat16(0)
2011magicJack4(0)
2012Seattle Sounders Women3(0)
2013–2016Seattle Reign54(0)
Total134(0)
National team
1996–1997United States U16
1998United States U19
1999–2000United States U21
2000–2016United States202(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

During the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup, she got 2 official awards. The Bronze Ball and the Best Goalkeeper award.[3] Her father Jeffrey, died on June 15, 2007, because of heart failure.[4] She was part of the USA women's soccer team that won gold at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.

Honors and awards

High school

  • Parade Magazine All-American: 1997, 1998
  • Washington State Championship: 1998

College

  • NSCAA All-American: 2000, 2001, 2002
  • Pac-10 Selection: 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002

Club

International

United States

Individual

Other

Hope Solo Media

References

  1. "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.
  2. "FIFA Women's World Cup Germany 2011 – List of Players: USA" (PDF). FIFA. July 28, 2014. p. 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 22, 2019. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  3. "FIFA Women's World Cup Germany 2011 - Awards". FIFA. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
  4. "Hope Solo's World Cup quest was for her father". USA Today. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
  5. "Solo Named WPS Goalkeeper Of The Year". Washington Huskies. September 3, 2009. Archived from the original on June 10, 2015. Retrieved October 12, 2013.
  6. "Javier Hernandez and Carli Lloyd Named 2015 CONCACAF Players of the Year". concacaf.com. January 22, 2016. Archived from the original on August 19, 2017. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
  7. "2015 FIFPro Award". Archived from the original on July 28, 2017.
  8. "2016 FIFPro Award". Archived from the original on March 12, 2017.
  9. "Former Results". IFFHS. Archived from the original on January 10, 2014. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
  10. "IFFHS WORLD'S WOMAN TEAM OF THE DECADE 2011–2020". IFFHS. January 25, 2021. Archived from the original on June 12, 2021. Retrieved June 12, 2021.
  11. "IFFHS WOMAN TEAM – CONCACAF – OF THE DECADE 2011–2020". IFFHS. January 29, 2021. Archived from the original on June 12, 2021. Retrieved June 12, 2021.
  12. "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.

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