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The Women's Sports Foundation named her Sportswoman of the Year in 19. Soccer Female Athlete of the Year five years in a row and won three ESPY awards including Soccer Player of the Year and Female Athlete of the Year.

Twice named FIFA World Player of the Year in 20, Hamm and her teammate Michelle Akers were hailed by Pelé as two of FIFA's 125 greatest living players when he included them in the FIFA 100 to celebrate the organization's 100th anniversary. national team for international caps (276) and first for career assists (144). She ranks third in the history of the U.S. Hamm held the record for most international goals scored until 2013 and remains in third place behind former teammate Abby Wambach and Canadian striker Christine Sinclair as of 2017. She completed her international career having played in 42 matches and scored 14 goals at these 7 international tournaments. She led the team at three Olympic Games, including: 1996 in Atlanta (the first time women's soccer was played), 2000 in Sydney, and 2004 in Athens.

She played college soccer for the North Carolina Tar Heels women's soccer team and helped the team win four NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Championship titles.ĭuring her tenure with the national team, Hamm competed in four FIFA Women's World Cup tournaments: the inaugural 1991 in China, 1995 in Sweden, 19 in the United States.

#Freedom high school football score professional

Hamm was the face of the Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA), the first professional women's soccer league in the United States, where she played for the Washington Freedom from 2001 to 2003. Hailed as a soccer icon, she played as a forward for the United States women's national soccer team from 1987 to 2004. Mariel Margaret Hamm-Garciaparra ( née Hamm born March 17, 1972) is an American former professional football player, two-time Olympic gold medalist and two-time FIFA Women's World Cup champion. ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of June 29, 2007

*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of June 28, 2007